Lutron Lighting Saves Your Energy Costs & Peace of Mind

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A friend of ours visited our new house today. She walked into our dining room earlier this evening and was surprised to see that the light turned on for her.

Now, as many of you know, we have had our Lutron lighting installed for about a month or so. The light automatically turning itself on and off has become expected and almost second nature for us at this point. With little ones in our home, it has been great not having to worry about whether or not they’ve left the lights on, too. Not only do our Lutron Maestro Occupancy/Vacancy Sensors turn themselves on, but after it detects no motion within the room, it will turn the lights off as well!

The kids, of course, are quite forgetful when it comes to turning off lights that they’ve turned on but I cannot place all of the blame on them. Surely, I’ve asked the question “Who left the lights on?” one too many times in our home but we, too, are guilty of the same forgetfulness and is has cost us – literally. We are pretty good with trying to do our best when it comes to saving energy. However, with lighting being a bit of a necessity, saving energy (and money) there can be a bit difficult. We’ve always used energy efficient bulbs but, still, lighting in your home can account for up to twenty percent of your yearly electricity usage and the bills coincide. Obviously, keeping the lights turned off will save you on energy costs, but did you know that dimming them can save you a good chunk of change as well?

Simply replacing a single light switch in your home to a Lutron Maestro Occupancy/Vacancy Sensor could potentially save you up to $30 per year on your energy costs. Now, once you tie in multiple switches and the combination of Lutron Maestro Occupancy/Vacancy Sensors and Dimmers, you could save yourself boatloads of cash. Wouldn’t that be nice?!

In addition to saving energy and related costs, installing Lutron Maestro Occupancy/Vacancy Sensors within your home is also super convenient. Think about it. How great would it be if you came home with your arms full of shopping bags and instead of having to search for the light switch in the dark, the lights turned on for you? Not having to worry about whether or not your children left the lights on would be pretty nice, too, eh? The added convenience of Lutron Maestro Occupancy Sensors has been a great experience here.

I will admit that it has taken some getting used to but we absolutely love our new Lutron Maestro Occupancy/Vacancy Sensors. They have already saved us a good amount of money as well as peace of mind.

We installed ours in our dining room and at the top of our stairway. With the dining room being at the center of our home, this is one room in which the lights get left on most frequently. Before installing our Lutron Maestro Occupancy Sensor Dimmer, we would pass thorough on our way to another room and often leave the light on in the process. Most of the time, we would exit in the opposite direction, forgetting to flip the switch off in the dining room. Since installing our new Maestro Occupancy Sensor Dimmer, the light gets left on a lot less often and if we do happen to forget it, it will turn itself off.  Having the dimmer option has also been great feature for mealtime. The placement for installation of our Lutron Maestro Occupancy Sensor Switch was based more on the kids. There are a lot of middle of the night potty breaks in our house and with both of our little ones being a bit out of reach of the light switch here, we thought that this would be the most convenient spot for them. Now, instead of having to sleepily attempt to turn on the light with the very real possibility of tumbling down the stairs, the walk to the bathroom is much easier with a light that turns itself on. This has been a lifesaver here – quite literally for the children and in peace of mind for Mommy and Daddy.

Buy:
You can purchase Lutron Maestro Occupancy/Vacancy Sensors directly through the Lutron website at www.LutronStore.com as well as from many home improvement stores nationwide. Now through October 31^st, Lutron is offering a 25% off discount on Maestro Occupancy/Vacancy Sensor Dimmers and Switches. Additionally, you will receive one Claro single-gang wall plate with each qualifying purchase. Simply use the following promo code at checkout: wholeftthelightson

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Speaking of giveaways…

The lovely folk over at Lutron, in partnership with Eighty MPH Mom, would like to gift you with the same savings and convenience that I have been able to experience. And FIVE of you will win!

THE GIVEAWAY:
Five (5) winners will each receive their own Lutron Maestro Occupancy Sensor C.L Dimmer or Lutron Maestro Occupancy Sensor Switch.

Giveaway open to US residents only. Ends 10/12/13. Total ARV of $270.

No purchase necessary. Open to residents of US only. Giveaway ends October 12, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. (PST). ONE ENTRANT PER HOUSEHOLD/IP Address! I check all entries – cheating will not be tolerated. Winner will be notified via email and needs to reply within 48 hours, or a new winner will be chosen. Please make sure you check your spam folder – I will not be responsible if you did not receive winning email notification. Winners name(s) will be displayed on the post, and will also be posted on Winners List shortly after drawing has occurred. Winners will be chosen randomly by Rafflecopter. Screenshots of winners available by request. Prize will be shipped directly from sponsor or their PR Agency unless otherwise noted. Eighty MPH Mom is not responsible for prizes lost in transit, although every attempt will be made for prize delivery.

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