Exterior lights on

[Shem62]

Good day,

I noticed 90% of guests leave the exterior light on all night and all day. While I understand their reasoning behind it being left on during the light might be for security. It is the day time period that gets to me. How do i subtly ask them to turn the lights off during the day?

Should I put a sign below the lights to remind them?

Do I remind them in the welcome message I send? 

Do I message them during their stay to ask them to turn it off?

I already have it in my house rules but I do not believe anyone reads those house rules to begin with. 

[Shelley159]

Hi @Shem62 

I prefer that the exterior lights all around the property stay on at night for security reasons. I use bulbs (do you call them globes?😃) with day/night sensors so guests can just always leave the switch on - the lights turn themselves off, one at a time, as each one detects daylight. You just need to screw them in carefully so the sensor faces outward where it can detect light.

Alternatively - if your exterior lights are all on the same electrical line - you can install one exterior light sensor (they're not expensive) on the line and have it regulate all of the exterior lights together. Then you can carry on with regular bulbs.

Day/night bulbs are more expensive than regular ones, but they're very widely used around here to keep the lights on at night while saving electricity during the day.

[Shem62]

Thank you for your detailed response. I'll try it out. 

[Alex]

Hi @Shem62! 👋

I'm happy to see that Shelley's answer was helpful. 🙂

Would you let us know how everything goes after you try Shelley's advice with future bookings? Hopefully, it will help you reduce light usage.

Best, 

Alex