Many intrusion motion detectors include instructions to 'walk test' once per year to confirm function:
This is normally associated with UL installs, but is sometimes just recommended as a general check.
What process or procedure do you use for a 'walk test'? Do you follow a standard or just step off distance?
I cannot find a conclusive answer to this. Recommendations vary, but generally look like this:
The way I read this:
- Start at the far range of the PIR, walk in a perpendicular horseshoe pattern out of, into, and out of sensor range until you finish close to the sensor. The goal is to confirm the sensor is working.
The problem with this is there is so much subjectivity here. How fast do you walk? How many passes? How far away do you test?
Do you know?