Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor Light Switch Indoor for Bathroom, Garage, Laundry Room, Any Bulbs, Occupancy Vacancy Sensor, Single-Pole, MS-OPS2-WH, White

This review is for: Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor Switch | 2 Amp, Single Pole | MS-OPS2H-2-WH | White (2-Pack) The purchase price at the time I made it was $35 with tax, in June 2023. It is normally over $50, so I would recommend waiting for a holiday sale if possible. I installed this in two locations, my laundry room (for obvious reasons) and a small walled room that just has a toilet alone, situated within a master bathroom. These switches were installed in a newly built home where the builders, for whatever reason, went "balls to the wall" on those cheap toggle switches in every corner under the sun. I suppose it's understandable, and didn't complete the removal and install process overmuch, other than I would recommend having a thin, long metal pin or those foldout pocket screwdrivers with multi-heads, which can be used to push the pin into the back of the toggle switches to remove wiring from them. Tools recommended: + AC/DC voltage tester + flathead screwdriver + metal pin or multi-head pocket screwdriver with a long, thin head (for existing toggle switches) + wire pliers for straightening wires -- not needed, can also use your fingers with a t-shirt or a cloth as a layer of protection to straighten out curled wires + wing-nut wire connectors for wire-nutting wires in box (should be included) Installation steps (which were performed): + Turn off power at the circuit breaker. Recommend having lights on and one person stand in the room with switch, so that they can yell down at you when the lights go off, and you know which switch at the CB is associated with the install location. + Remove wall plate with flat-head screw driver. Remove top/bottom screws of target replacement switch and gently pull it out. Take out Voltage Tester and confirm that current is off -- both black/red wires should not result in a *beep* sound from the VT. If no sound, all is good. + Use metal pin or a thin-head screwdriver and insert in hole in back. Once they go all the way inside, wire should be easy to remove. For the wires curled around screws instead, use screwdriver to loosen those screws, and "uncurl" those wires with a wire plier or like I did, use a t-shirt to wrap your fingers and then straighten them that way. + Make a note of where the red and black wires are coming from -- there should be a wire bundle with tons of similar wires wing-nutted together. Remove the wing nut from each bundle and try to add either of the switch's black wires to it. Cinch them together with existing wing-nut wire connector. If too many wires, as in my case, then disregard that approach. Cap off existing wire bundle. Use included orange wing-nut connectors to tie the existing switch's black/red wire with either of the new Lutron switch's black wire. Twist and cap them off. Use gentle force to shove them into an empty, unoccupied space near the back of the box. + For newer homes, your box should have neutral wires. Disregard black/red wire bundle. Disregard the bare copper wire bundle (wires with no sleeves) -- these are ground wires. The only remaining wire bundle is your neutral wires. These should normally have white sleeves. Remove the existing wing-nut connector, remove the green sleeve from the new Lutron switch, and tie in the white switch wire along with the existing white wires in the bundle. Cap them off. Again, if too many wires, use the included wing-nut connector instead. + Find bare copper (exposed) wire from the existing switch, and group that with the new Lutron switch's bare metal (exposed) wire, which should be at the top. Cap that off, and stick the new bundle at the back of the box. + Now use flathead screwdriver to tighten top/bottom screws into the new Lutron switch -- can use existing switch's screws if preferred. Might need to "force" the switch to fit into the box, but not too much -- remember, this is why positioning the wire bundles into the empty spaces in the back of the box is so helpful. That way, less force is used, and less chance of wires getting crossed and tripping the CB when main power is turned on. + Turn on power at CB. If all is well, circuit won't get shorted out. Try to push the power button on switch. If install was successful, light should turn on. + Finally, turn off power at CB to be safe, and screw the wall plate back onto the wall. If your Lutron switch was replacing a toggle switch -- as mine was -- you will need to invest in a rocker switch wall plate, or a 1-rocker 1-toggle wall plate if you have a 2-gang wall plate as I did. + Turn back power on the CB. + To setup Custom settings, Lutron recommends to leave wall plate removed. In my case, I just needed to update the default timeout from 5 minutes to 1 minute, to save on electricity costs. Thus, it was fine for me to have the wall plate on. In my case, I pressed and held the big button on the new Lutron switch, until it blinked twice, then I released it. I turned it on and off three times fast, then stepped out of the room for about 5 minutes. Once I stepped back inside, the light turned off with a click, and turned off after 1 minute of no motion detected. Seems all is in order! As mentioned, I got the 2-pack and installed the motion switches in two locations. The first location is my laundry room, where the switch is facing in same direction as person entering, so obviously 180 degrees of motion detection is preferable. In practice, I get ~150 degrees of detection, which is good enough as the light turns on with a *click* as soon as I walk into the laundry room. This is helpful if I or someone else is holding a laundry bag or hamper full of clothes, as I don't need to free a hand to fiddle with the light switch -- it just gracefully turns on as soon as I enter, and turns off just as gracefully as soon as I exit the room. This works out perfect for me, and all involved. The second install location is a small cubicle-style room with only a toilet. This room is always dark no matter the time of day as there are no windows in this small enclosure. Further, it is located inside a master bathroom. The switch is facing again in the same direction as the person entering the room, and is a 2-gang with a switch for the bathroom fan. I got a 3-pack of 2-gang wall plates (1 rocker and 1 toggle openings) and installed one of them here. The wall plate looks really good, and in practice the motion switch functions really well. It turns on as soon as someone enters (no need to waste time fiddling with the light) and gracefully turns off after 1 minute of them exiting or no motion being detected, whichever is first. This is excellent and works for my use case, and I fully expect it to translate it into a slightly lower monthly power bill. Huzzah. All in all, highly satisfied with the 2-pack of Lutron motion sensing light switches, and I have installed them in two single-pole light switch locations. I have had them for a few months now, and there are absolutely no problems. I am extremely satisfied with their performance and they have saved time and money most definitely, because even if someone "forgets" to turn off the lights, they are never on overnight, which is excellent in my books. In short, I highly recommend the Lutron brand of light switches for motion detection and automation purposes, especially in a use case such as mine. Installation is relatively straightforward, and you don't need to be a licensed electrician to install one -- though knowledge of electrical wiring certainly helps. Check it out, I guarantee that you won't be disappointed!

I’m very satisfied with this purchase. The item arrived on time and was well packaged, which I really appreciate. The quality is exactly as described, and it works perfectly without any issues so far. It feels durable and well made, and you can tell that attention was given to the details. Setup was straightforward, and everything functioned right out of the box. Overall, it met my expectations and offers good value for the price. I would definitely recommend this product to others who are looking for something reliable and easy to use. I’m happy with my experience and would consider buying from this seller again in the future.

I have the 250w single pole (MS-OPS2-WH) and the 600w 3-way (MS-OPS5M-WH), so this review is for both. I've had these for about a month and I am very happy with them. I put one in an entry way and it is very convenient when walking in at night. I put the other one in a laundry room and that works well when carrying the laundry in. I'm no electrician, but they were easy for me to install. Just follow the instructions and be sure you understand everything you're doing. If you don't understand, watch more youtube videos or hire an electrician. I bought a non-contact voltage tester (fluke brand) to be sure that there was no current in any of the lines while I was working on them. You will also probably need a new switch plate. These do require a ground wire, so check that you have one in the switch box before buying. This is usually a bare copper wire. If you don't have one, this switch may not be worth the hassle of getting one put in. I have them set to auto on and auto off after 1 minute. They always come on right when I enter the room and I've never seen one turn on without someone in the room. One of them is pointed towards a window that has trees blowing in the wind and birds flying by, so it is just the right sensitivity. The sensitivity can be changed to a lower level from the default. They can also be changed to manual on and auto off for situations where you still want to control the light, but want to make sure it is not left on. They are supposed to not turn on if there is enough sunlight, but I have not experienced this. They turn on every time. The rooms I have them in don't get much sunlight, so maybe it just thinks they are always dark enough. It is also supposed to learn how much sunlight is too much by you manually turning it off, but I haven't noticed that either. Maybe they just need more time. There is an audible click when they turn on and off. It is not much louder than flipping a normal light switch. I believe this is because they use a relay to turn the power on and off. This is good because some other brands use a technique that still sends a small amount of current to the light when turned off. This usually causes issues with fluorescent and LED lights. This is not a problem with the Lutron switches and they should work with all lights. I am using them with CFL's and larger florescent lights without any problems. MS-OPS2-WH specific information: This is the one you want if your light is operated by one switch and is less than 250 watts. Besides being cheaper, the on/off click is slightly quieter than the 600w switch. MS-OPS5M-WH specific information: This is for 3-way (two switches for one light) and/or more than 250w, but less than 600w. I used this one to retain the operation of the other regular switch, even though it doesn’t get used anymore. To add this into a 3-way set up, you will need an additional wire nut that is not included for the regular switch. One tip for testing it: You can not use the test setting (15 second timeout) to test the operation of regular switch. Once you use either switch, it resets back to five minutes. You may get some odd behavior if you try using the motion sensor at the same time as the regular switch, but for the most part, either switch can turn the light on or off. As mentioned above, the on/off click is slightly louder than the 250w switch. Some other reviewers have had success with using two of these switches in a 3-way setup, but it is not officially supported.

Features: * Operates in one of three modes: occupancy (turns on and off automatically via motion sensor), vacancy (turns off automatically via motion sensor), and occupancy with ambient light override (like occupancy mode but will not turn on if there is sufficient ambient light). * Works with CFL, LED, incandescent, and halogen lights. * Time-outs can be set be set to 1, 5, 15, or 30 minutes (as well as a "test" mode that is about 15 seconds). * Inexpensive * Easy to install * Light can always be turned on and off via the front switch * Comes with wire nuts and screws to attach to break-out box (but no faceplate). A few (small) cons: * Distinctly audible click when the sensor detects motion and the light turns on. * If you connect the two black wires in the wrong order, the switch will not work (but, simply switch the connections and everything will work) * With the face-plate attached you can change the time-out setting but you cannot change the operational mode (occupancy vs. vacancy vs. light-sensor) or the motion sensitivity. I got tired of yelling at my kids to turn out the bathroom lights, so I bought a couple of these switches. Note that I have installed two of these but have operated them only in occupancy mode. To my ear, the turn-on click is not very loud, but someone not used to it might be (slightly) startled. In summary, I am quite pleased with these switches and will probably buy more. UPDATE (27-Oct-2013): I now have three of these switches. The first two switches I operate in "occupancy" mode, but this latest one I have set to the "occupancy with ambient light override" mode. The instructions that come with the switch say that this mode can be "trained": if you walk in to the room and the light does not turn on because the sensor thinks there is sufficient light, if you press the switch within 5 seconds the switch will "learn" that the threshold for turning on should be lower. As far as I can tell, there is no way to train the switch in the other direction, that is, to raise the light threshold needed to turn on the switch. All-in-all, after almost one year, I am still quite happy with these switches.

I don’t usually rave about light switches, but this Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor Switch (MS-OPS2-SW) is one of the best $23 purchases I’ve made. If you’ve ever walked into a dark closet with your hands full and fumbled for a switch, this is the upgrade you didn’t know you needed. Where I Installed It & How It Performs ✅ First-Floor Walk-In Closet – ON/OFF version • As soon as I enter, the light pops on instantly. • It makes a little click! sound when activating - not a dealbreaker, just noticeable. • Works off heat/motion, so it’s not ultra-sensitive, but it gets the job done. ✅ Master Walk-In Closet – Dimmer version • This version feels much more premium - less plastic, heavier, and no clicking noise. • Instead of snapping on, the light fades in and out gradually, which is a nice touch. • Blends well with the Lutron dimmers I already have throughout my house. One Small Flaw – The Missing “Always-On” Feature For everyday use, this switch is perfect. But there’s one small oversight that might matter in certain scenarios. You can manually turn it on and off, but you can’t force it to stay on indefinitely. 🔸 Example: I was considering putting this in my utility room. Most of the time, I’m just grabbing something and leaving, so an auto-off feature would be perfect. 🔹 The problem: What if a technician is working on my furnace or water heater for an hour? Every 20-30 minutes, they’d have to wave at the sensor or walk by the switch to keep the light on. Annoying. It would be awesome if holding the switch for 5 seconds could override the motion sensor and keep the light on. If I ever sell my house and want to turn on all the lights for a showing, I’d have to manually reset them every time. Final Thoughts – Should You Buy It? ✅ For closets, bathrooms, and utility spaces? Absolutely. ✅ For $23, this is a steal. ✅ Reliable, responsive, and easy to install. ❌ If you need an “always-on” override, this might not be ideal for certain rooms. I already have Radio RA 2 throughout most of my house, and I wasn’t about to drop $300-$500 just for a couple of extra spots like a bathroom closet or utility room. This Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor Switch is a phenomenal solution for a fraction of the price. If you’re debating, just buy it. You won’t regret it.

RESEARCH AND DECISION I purchased a Leviton occupancy sensor (PR180-1LW) from the local Home Depot a couple weeks ago for a recessed LED light in my laundry closet, I didn't install it, and the next day my wife and I went to purchase a dimmer switch for another set of recessed LED lights in our hall. While searching through the dimmers we found a plain looking Lutron switch with dimmer (TGCL-153PH-WH) that worked with the LED lights. At that time it dawned on me that I forgot to check if the PR180-1LW worked with LED lights, checked packaging when I got home and found that it didn't. I returned it and looked to see if they had one that worked with LED lights, they didn't, I went to Lowes, they also didn't have one, so came to Amazon and found this Lutron (MS-OPS2-WH) which after watching the video seemed to be a great choice for the same price as the one I returned with more options. ORDER AND DELIVERY I placed the order for this occupancy sensor on a Tuesday morning via Amazon Prime, order was picked and shipped the next day, and delivered the day after as expected with 2 day shipping. Packaging was in perfect condition and nothing was damaged. Packaging was easy to open and instructions were included in the retail packaging. REPLACING OLD UNIT AND INSTALLATION I purchased this occupancy sensor to replace a SensorPlug Motion Sensor (also great for plug-in lights) that plugs into a socket which we had a florescent tube shop light plugged into. It is still working perfect, but I decided to install a recessed LED and in-wall motion sensor. Since I started from scratch I wired in series from an existing socket to the switch, and from the switch up the wall, through the ceiling to the light. I also added an outlet box where the occupancy sensor would reside. I did this before the switch arrived, and installed a temporary switch in the mean time. Once the sensor arrived all I had to do was switch the breaker off, test to ensure no power was going through, then twist the sensor wires on. The green and bare wire twist to ground, and the black wires twist one to the light and the other to the live line. The installation of everything else took maybe 30 minutes, and the switch itself, maybe 5 min (including the time it took to remove the old one. SETTINGS AND USAGE Once installed, there are several settings you can choose from which are explained thoroughly in the video on Amazon's product page. One setting is for manual on/off, one is for occupancy mode which turns light on when motion is detected and off when no motion is detected for a give time (can also be set to stay off if light is detected), and the last mode is vacancy mode in which you turn the light on manually and it turns off when no motion is detected for a given time. You can also set the duration that no motion is detected before switch turns off: default time is 5 minutes, there is also a setting for 1 minute, 15 minutes, or 30 minutes. There is also a test mode that has a timeout of 15 seconds but only lasts 5 minutes at a time. Since I use it in a laundry closet, I set it to a 1 minute timeout which works out great. It is very simple to set the timeout, you do this by holding the main button and releasing after a certain amount of flashes from the motion sensor. Since the default mode is occupancy mode, I didn't have to change this (although I tested the others), but it is simple to change, all you have to do is remove the face plate and hold the main button and release after a certain number of flashes of the motion sensor. I didn't need the light sensing setting because there is never enough light in my closet to find things. FINAL THOUGHTS The Lutron occupancy sensor works well with my recessed LED light and does exactly as it says it does. Since the laundry closet door blocks the natural light, I need the sensor to turn the light on whenever I open the doors and it does this. It then turns off the light after 1 minute, so when my hands are full with the laundry basket, I can just bump the door with my hip to close it and viola. It is fantastic and it's exactly what I wanted. Although I don't need more time for the timeout, I have good options. Most likely I won't use the manual, vacancy, or light sensing modes, it's nice to have the option for the future. I fully recommend this product if you want a method of turning your lights off and on when you enter or leave a room. For me it doesn't have the full 180 degree line-of-sight because it is being blocked partially by a drawer, but it works great even so.

I love my occupancy switches so much that I would give these 10 stars if I could!!! We just moved into a new house (new construction), and apparently CA code now requires vacancy switches in places like bathrooms and laundry rooms. I've learned a lot since we moved in - I had no idea what the difference was between a vacancy switch and an occupancy switch (or that there were two kinds of switches). I worked in an office where they have occupancy switches in the conference rooms and the light will turn off since everyone was sitting around a table without moving much, and a whole room of professionals in suits and ties will start waving their arms in the air to get the lights to go back on ... it's pretty funny! So I assumed that when there is a motion detector on the switch, that it is an occupancy switch ... I had no idea there was such a thing as a vacancy switch. So we moved into this house with these vacancy switches, and they never seemed to work - they never came on unless you pushed the button, and they never seemed to go off without using the switch. So I started googling, and learned all about vacancy vs occupancy - quick overview: vacancy will turn off a switch after a certain amount of time with inactivity, but it will not turn the lights on; an occupancy switch will turn the lights on when it detects motion, and off after a certain amount of time with no activity. These Lutron occupancy switches can be set up to act as vacancy switches if you want. Since we have no kids, and it is just 2 reasonably responsible adults living in the house, turning off lights is not an issue for us, so vacancy switches don't really make sense in our house ... in fact the ones we had were extra useless because they waited for 30 minutes of inactivity before turning the lights off, so we had lights on much longer than if we turned them off ourselves. Plus, the guest bathroom motion detector faced the mirror, which faced the door, so every time someone (or a dog) walked by the open door the motion detector saw the activity in the mirror, so the switch never turned off ... totally impractical. So ... I switched out the vacancy switches in the bathrooms and laundry room for regular toggle switches ... what a relief! But, all of this put it into my head that occupancy switches would be really nice in several other locations, so I checked the reviews and found these switches, and got 4 of them (2 orders of 2-packs): - I now have one installed in our walk-in pantry ... the light pops on as soon as you step into the room, and it shuts off after 30 seconds (the minimum you can set these switches to). - One installed in our master walk-in closet ... my husband's robe actually hangs on a hook right next to the switch, and tends to cover up the motion detector a little bit, but the side of the motion detector still catches the motion as we walk into the closet, and if it doesn't, we just have to touch his robe and the motion makes the light go on :-) The only issue I have found is when I'm folding laundry in the closet, and the robe is hiding me from the motion sensor, the light goes off ... not that big a deal. I have this one also set to go off after 30 seconds. - The third one is in the laundry room ... this was the hardest to install because it was a 3 way switch, and these occupancy switches are single pole. Since the two switches in the laundry room are literally so close to each other that you can touch them both at the same time, it made no sense to have 2 switches, so I googled it and took out one of the switches and set it up so that the other switch was now a single pole, so that I could replace the switch with the occupancy switch. It worked perfectly, and now when I go in the laundry room with a load of clothes I don't have to find the switch, and when we come in from the garage through the laundry room, the light also comes on, so we can see where we are going. I also have this one set to 30 seconds. - The 4th switch is in the garage ... the location of the switch is such that you actually have to step into the garage to hit the switch, and with the required "automatically closing" garage door, the door closes as you go for the switch leaving you in darkness until you find it. The motion detector has fixed all of that. And a bonus is that when the overhead garage door opens that garage light also comes on, so it is nice and bright in the garage. I've got this one set up to do the daylight sensing, so the lights only come on when it is dark in the garage. I've also got this one set to turn off after 5 minutes. Now I need to put one in the coat closet ... and I'm sure there are other places :-) Loving them!! (Sorry for the long review ... I guess I got carried away)

It’s half the price of it’s more expensive cousin. I needed this to solve an issue in my bathroom for the low-voltage LED vanity lights. Motion sensor that would activate and shut off without any flickering. This did the job. Also, the programming of two or three steps straightforward and it has a feature that prevents the vanity light from coming on if there is enough daylight. Can’t ask for more.