Five Benefits of a Smart Home
- Jul 30, 2016
- 3 min read
1. You can see what’s going on in your home.
The abilty to see whats going on in your home provide a sense of security while you are away. Regardless if it is indoor or outdoor, products such as Nest will run 24/7 and you can live stream directly to your phone. Nest offers 1080p HD live action with 130 degree wide-angle view and advanced night vision. They also offer playback when you sign up for Nest Aware
The best feature of the Nest camera is the sensor when it sees something or hears something unusual it will alert you on your phone. The Nest camera also has a built in microphone so you can hear what’s going on in your house when you are away.
If you are a pet lover and you see your pet doing something they are not supposed to, you can speak into the app which activates the cameras microphone. Now your pet won’t be able to get away with bad behavior even when you’re gone.
2. You can control ventilation vents
It can be expensive to heat and cool the entire house so why not have a smart ventilation systems where you can open and close the vents of rooms you don’t use all day. Keen Home Smart Vent will help regulate the temperature in your house by moving the flow of air where it needs it most.
The benefits of having smart vents is the ability to control hard to reach vents by a click of a button on your phone.
The best part is it can sync with the Nest thermostat to provide you with the most efficient way to regulate the temperature in each room you are using. It can also be adjusted for individual comfort in everyone’s room.
3. You can control the temperature remotely.
Sometimes we leave the house in a rush and forget to turn off the heating and cooling system and that can cost
a lot of money. With the Nest Learning Thermostat you can start saving money right away. Nest states that independent studies show a savings of 10-12% on heating and 15% on cooling bills. Essentially under two years it will pay for itself.
The benefits of the Nest Learning Thermostat are the automation and ability to be controlled while you are away.
It has the auto-away function so you’re not running your heating or cooling system when you’re not home.
It’s a learning thermostat and will begin to program itself to your ideal temperatures you like in about a week which means one less thing you need to worry about.
4. Get notifications if there is smoke or carbon monoxide in your home.
You never know when there will be a carbon monoxide leak from your heating system or smoke spreading through your home when you are asleep or away. Time is of the essence when it comes to protecting our lives and our assets and the Nest Protect smoke + CO alarm will give you those precious seconds when you least expect it.
5. Your Homeowners’/Renters insurance may be reduced.
The smart home technology not only saves you money and pays for itself over time it may also reduce your insurance costs. When you install these smart home products that deter and protect your home from intruders why wouldn’t your insurance company lower your insurance rates. You are benefiting by making a more efficient home and you are protecting your assets at the same time.
As a homeowner I would gladly spend money on products that will keep my family safe while reducing my insurance cost at the same time. These products will pay for themselves in a few years, they connect to my phone, they protect my family, and they make me feel safe.
I want nothing more than for my clients and future clients to feel the same level of protection as I do by integrating these simple security products into your home.
Not only will you feel safe, you will be saving money with these products.
This is only a glimpse of the many smart technology that are available and we are able to install them all for you at any time. Contact us now and we get started right away.
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