Smart home features are quickly becoming essentials, not advanced novelties. Whether it’s being able to see who’s at your front door from your phone, or knowing that your home’s air conditioning will automatically set to cool in the evening – automating and enriching your home with smart technology is a growing trend. At Kish & Sons Electric, we specialize in helping local homeowners get the smart home devices and home automation systems they want fully integrated into their homes. Keep reading to learn more about smart homes and how they benefit your home.
What Is Smart Home Automation?
Smart home automation refers to the technology and control processes powering smart devices and appliances in homes. Homeowners can control automated smart home devices over the internet from a centralized control pad or their smartphones to manage activity, features, and functions, including:
- Security cameras
- Door and window locks
- Air conditioning
- Lights
- Sprinkler systems
- And more!
These systems are integrated to create an easily controlled home environment for greater convenience, security, and efficiency. Some smart home features primarily focus on comfort and wellness, such as dynamic lighting, while others may also offer eco-friendly energy consumption, such as a smart thermostat that evaluates energy consumption. Smart kitchen appliances, sockets, and surveillance installations also provide security. Depending on your home and the scope of your smart automation installations, you might have individual systems you can control remotely, or you may have a comprehensive system from a single manufacturer.
Benefits of Smart Home Automation
Smart home automation offers several benefits to homeowners and residents. Whether you’re installing smart devices for your own use or to update your home before selling it, key advantages of professionally installed systems include:
Cost Savings
Smart home devices allow you to power down lights and sockets when no one is home, set your thermostat at the most energy-efficient settings, and develop other budget-friendly habits. Professionally curated systems also have fewer unnecessary redundancies or incompatibilities, leading to more benefits at a better value.
Sustainability
You can save electricity, monitor water and power consumption, and reduce your carbon footprint through state-of-the-art systems that can gather data about your home’s activities and recommend consumption changes.
Security
Smart doorbells with video and audio functions, security cameras, and security sensors at your doors and windows can keep your home safe, both when you’re there and when you’re away. You can receive automatic alerts, respond to people at your front door, and stay aware of changes on your property.
Convenience and Fun
Smart home devices are more than smart investments. They can noticeably improve your quality of life. You can set your lights to different brightness levels and color spectrums at different times of day, play music on smart audio systems, and even control your appliances remotely.
Top Smart Home Automations in 2023
There are multiple different types of smart home automation options. You can pick one or two devices that provide the most value and add more over time, or you can automate your whole house. Some of the most popular automations in 2023 include:
Smart Thermostat
You can control the temperature, humidity, A/C cycles, and more without having to touch the thermostat. Program a set schedule or let your thermostat optimize your home based on eco-friendly algorithms.
Controllable Lighting
With smart light systems and programmable LEDs, you can control the lighting of every room in your home. Wake up to sunlight-level lighting, have dim lighting while watching a movie, and get rid of blue light as you’re preparing for bed.
Cameras and Security Features
Know what’s happening at home with active and passive security features hooked to your phone. You can watch for packages, greet visitors, and have footage of any disturbances—all automatically.
Discover the Possibilities of a Connected Home With Kish & Sons Electric
Want to learn more about possible smart home devices and systems for your home? Contact us today for a consultation! Our residential electrician team can update your home and install smart automation options built for your lifestyle.
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