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If you would ask my husband to name one thing {yes, only one!} that I do that drives him crazy, it would be leaving the lights on everywhere. Yes, it’s me not our kids that leaves the lights on throughout the house! I don’t know if I just forget or I’m preoccupied or maybe I’m just scared {definitely at night!} but I do tend to leave the lights on when I leave a room. And unfortunately, our 5 year old is following in my footsteps by also keeping the lights on. You don’t even want to see our electric bill, especially in the summer!
I’m sure there is someone in your household who is always asking, “Who left the lights on?!”. This infographic below is so interesting to me and I’d love to hear where your family stands with these results. Like I mentioned earlier, I’m actually the one who leaves the lights on the most and then my son. For us, the bathroom light is usually left on the most followed by the kitchen.
Thanks to Lutron, no one in our house is saying “Who left the lights on?” anymore! Lutron offers a variety of occupancy/vacancy sensor dimmers and switches for your house that you can easily install yourself!
We received two different switches from Lutron and I immediately knew where we would install them. Our bathroom would be the perfect spot for the Lutron Maestro® Occupancy/Vacancy Sensor as it automatically turns lights on when you enter a room and off when you leave the room.
For the Lutron Maestro Occupancy Sensor C•L Dimmer, the perfect place to install this was my basement. There’s many times that my hands are full when I go into our laundry room and I have to fumble in the dark to find the light switch. Now, I simply walk into the room and the light turns on for me. With the dimmer, you can adjust the lights so they aren’t so bright or if you want it to be a little darker.
We called over our family friend who is a master at anything electrical and he installed Lutron Maestro Occupancy Sensor C•L Dimmer in under 5 minutes. Don’t believe me? Check out the video below to see the installation and of the switch in action!
It’s really that easy! I love not having to worry about turning the lights off or tripping over a laundry basket in the dark.
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Now through Oct. 31, 2013, save 25% off Maestro occupancy/vacancy sensor dimmers and switches on LutronStore.com. You’ll also get one free Claro single-gang wallplate ($4.90 suggested list price) with each qualifying item. Use Promo Code wholeftthelightson at checkout.
I can’t wait to share more with you on ho Lutron is helping us in our household!
Interesting! I’m the culprit in my house, so this really could help my marriage! lol
But really, dimmers are a great idea. I’ve always wanted them!
OMG this is my biggest pet peeve ever!!! Every person except me constantly leaves the lights on in my house.
I’ve seen this before and LOVE IT! Such a great idea. My 3yo is better about turning all the lights off than I am!
I need this! We are always forgetting to turn lights off. Such a waste!
Ok, that is the most brilliant place to install it ever. You are so smart! I can think of a few spots I need this…hmmm, thank you!
Oh gosh, I need this dimmer. Someone is always leaving the lights on around here.
Ugh, I am ALWAYS asking ‘who left the lights on?’ – and of course the ghost of the house did it. I would love to switch these dimmers though.
I would definitely put one in the bathroom! The only thing I would be afraid of is the light turning off on me!!
This looks so easy to install! Anything that helps save energy (and, by default, money) is a good idea in my book!
Awesome! I’m a stickler for lights out, but it’s harder for the kids (they need a step stool for most of the switches)
I love how energy saving, money saving and how many less stubbed toes I’d get!!
The install seems easy enough too, anything we can do ourselves is a huge plus!!
I just got this and I love it!!!!
How cool! We could use these thanks to Gavin. He’s always leaving all the lights on!
We sooo need this! I will check it out! Thanks!
I’m the one who always leaves the light on here. I’m a little afraid of the dark. Embarrassing 😉
I’m always looking for ways to save energy! This would be great for us! Thanks for sharing!
My husband leaves the lights on all the time!