Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Top 5 Benefits of Automating Your Home



We live in a time unlike any other. With so many technological advances available to us, our lives are made easier, which is good considering the fast paced life most of us lead. In recent years, great progress has been made in making homes a little more "expert". This technology allows ultimately the owner to operate your home away via remote control, often on a smartphone or iPad. In fact, these homes have been labeled as "smart" because of the fact that there does not seem to think for themselves. This ability to "think", also known as an automated home, with the owners of several ways. Which means a home automation system can be useful for you?

Benefit # 1 - Add security with cameras and lighting control


You can always check to make sure your daughter turned off her curling iron or ensure that your oven has been flipped off from the morning family breakfast. Your home and family also enjoy an added measure of safety through your ability to control the lights in your home. Not only does this allow you to make sure lights are off when you are gone to save electricity, it also allows you to turn them on at specific times if you would like it to look like you are home.

Benefit #2 – Secures Home Through Automated Door Locks


This quickly eases your mind, so you can focus on your day’s work rather than who may or may not be entering your home. This is also a great benefit for you if you have to leave to work before your children leave for school. Often, children run out the door to catch the bus and forgot to lock the door. You can easily have control of the situation by locking the door from your office each day. The fact that you can be alerted each time someone enters your home also allows you to monitor who is entering your home at all times, even when you are not there.

Benefit #3. – Increases Awareness Through Security Cameras


Unfortunately, we just cannot be everywhere at once. This means that we often miss things that happen, perhaps even in our own home or yard. With a home automation system, you can easily see what is happening. Now you can make sure no unwelcome guests arrive unbeknownst to you or your family. 

Benefit #4 – Increases Convenience Through Temperature Adjustment


Often, we leave for work early in the morning and forget to adjust our thermostat. As a result, we come home to a house that is severely too hot or too cold. This is inconvenient, as it usually takes a good amount of time for the household temperature to increase or decrease after being adjusted. However, with a home automation system, you can simply adjust the thermostat from the convenience of your office a few hours before heading home.

Benefit #5 – Allows You Control When Out of Town

Have you ever gone out of town and given a key to a neighbor? Many do this in order to allow the neighbor to perform household chores that cannot be neglected such as feeding the plant, taking care of the dog, or delivering the mail. A home automation system allows you just a bit more control than simply turning over a key, which is a great relief to some homeowners. You can easily set up a time for the person to enter your home and let him or her in yourself through your smartphone or iPad.




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