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For a small price (probably less than the cost of a "home assistant controlled floor standing lamp") you could buy parts to repair the bathroom lighting? Bette
by giardini 1y ago
For a small price (probably less than the cost of a "home assistant controlled floor standing lamp") you could buy parts to repair the bathroom lighting?
Better yet, pay someone to do it (and maybe show you the hows and the hazards). Then you could be living like a true American.
And without risking the "standing lamp" falling into your bathtub!
- micromacrofoot 1y agoit's the landlord's responsibility, you're a sucker if you pay a dime to fix what they own... especially considering the unfamiliarity with previous work and safety risks involved
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y agoyeah agreed that tenants should buy smart appliances to replace non-functioning fixtures instead!
- micromacrofoot 1y agono, the landlord should fix their property in a timely manner or they should sell it to someone that will a $20 lamp you get to keep is smarter and safer than fixing someone else's property doing unlicensed electrical work at your own cost and without their permission... why does this even have to be explained?
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y ago>unlicensed electrical work Are you from the US? The overwhelming likely fixes to "my bathroom light won't work" are not work that would require skilled electrical work or a permit. The cost is also not likely to be more than a floor lamp, and the tenant can also keep the fixture when they leave. Also many jurisdictions (willing to bet covering a huge plurality of Americans) would let you subtract the cost of necessary repairs from your rent.
- micromacrofoot 1y agoI'm glad you've only ever worked with pleasant landlords who don't have dangerous electrical work in their apartments, but this is not my experience
- ahmeneeroe-v2 1y agoPlugging a floor lamp into a bathroom electrical socket is going to reduce your danger?
- micromacrofoot 1y agocode requires a GFCI socket in a bathroom, which if functioning would be safer than mucking around in an unknown wall receptacle, but YMMV
- RandomBacon 1y agoYou're trusting that someone will follow the law about one receptacle, but expecting them to not follow the law about another nearby receptacle?
- micromacrofoot 1y agogfci will do you the courtesy of flipping instead of killing you
- RandomBacon 1y agoYes, I know what GFCI is and how it works, but what does that have to do with my comment that you replied to? When house shopping, I have found non-GFCI outlets where code said they should be GFCI. A homeowner got a crappy electrician, and you think all landlords will get the best electricians that follow code?
- NewJazz 1y agoThe bulb could have been $15 and the lamp $10 for a grand total of $25. Good luck having someone come out for that much. Good luck buying tools and parts to do the fix for that much.