I live in a small apartment in Los Angeles and am giving it a makeover. I would really like to add some new lighting fixtures (under-cabinet lights in the kitchen, overhead lights in the closet) but don’t want to use battery operated lights.

How can I tap into my apartments electricity to hardwire some switches?

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So it’s holiday time and who is showing up at your house raring to go? The Grandkids. They are such a joy and you can hardly wait til they get here, but you must childproof the house first. You put all the breakables up high, lock or tie all the cabinets shut, put the cat and dog food out of sight because it is eatable and some of those little ones don’t know the difference. You will need to hide all the remotes or they will hide them from you. Let’s see now they can come and all will be safe. Right?

The grandkids arrive and all goes well until one of them finds a fork. Now why didn’t you think to hide the forks with the remotes? Oh, that’s right; you needed it to set the table for dinner. The little one finds that fork and then decides that it would fit nicely in that little hole in the wall that he has seen his parents put things into. OH OH.

Human kind has been blessed with the harnessing of electrical energy. We sometimes forget how powerful electricity is because we use it every day. We use it in our work and play. The use of electrical energy has made our days longer because we can use it indoors and outdoors during those long dark nights. It makes our life easier, provides fun, and keeps us safe, but it is dangerous if you are not careful.

Here are a few reminders for grandparents. 1. Before grandkids come install those little plastic caps over any outlets that you are not using. Then leave them in even after they are gone because you won’t have to keep doing it. 2. Keep your electric radios, razors and hairdryers away from the sink. Make a habit of putting them up even when the grandkids are not there. That way when they come you don’t have to remember to put them up. 3. Have a fire extinguisher in your kitchen. Oh, I forgot, and hide the forks.

We live 6 to a single family house, 3 generations. I am the daughter in law. In any room we use to ourselves I have everything on power strips, all but 2 desk lamps with dimmers are cfl, I turn off fans, power strips to tv’s, and all lights as much as I can. I use my computer during the day, so it stays on, but I make sure the strip is off before I go to sleep. We had an extra microwave & dorm sized fridge in our living room, I disconnected those & put in the garage because we didn’t expressly NEED them. We have 2 reptiles I have limited to 8 hours a day on incandescent bulb heat (40w) & put their under the tank heaters on a timer for the rest of the time. I just feel like I could do more, but i don;t know what is left to cut, I even got rid of our led nightlight because It wasn’t 100% necessity.
My Father in law is willing to embrace this style of living but my mother in law isn’t. I can count 3 incandescent electric night lights she runs 24/7 in the kitchen alone with 2 led ones, these all have daylight sensors, but she has em unter the cabinet & uses for light there. One of thise incandescent bulb touch lamps runs 24/7 in another room for night light too, also a indoor fountain runs 24/7. 3 tv’s not turned on all the time but not on power strips & left plugged in, mil’s computer runs 24/7 along with the 50 strands if incandescent christmas lights she has running (only for 3 hours a day but still) and 3 outdoor fountains.
I am guilty myself of leaving my husband’s shaver plugged in 24/7 cause I can’t figure out how to get a timer in the bathroom safetly. I leave one power strip truend on 24/7 that has the baby swing plugged in to it. The entiere house has 4-5 things pulgged into battery chargers like power drills 24/7. Mil/fil’s side of the house also has lights on in the garage 24/7
I am stressed because I don;t think we can make out power bill this month even. I have done everything short of go back to handwashing my clothes and turning my mil psycho because I turned off *her* stuff. I just don’t know what else I can cut from my side of the house with out hurting us.
Suggestiions are needed & welcome, please help