What are the advantages of a home automation system?
At Kimbo Smart we have been living our day to day life with home automation for years. Today we would like to explain the advantages of a home automation system. Our smart homes have adapted so much to us that we couldn’t tell you the last time we left the air conditioning on when we left home. I’m sorry! Yes, we could because your mobile phone tells you, but that’s another matter. Our home is our refuge and we have always been concerned about how to decorate it. Now we can go one step further and here we explain it to you.
Energy efficiency
In the previous post we explained what a home automation system is and its main feature: the connection between devices and their interaction. It is thanks to this that we can control the energy consumption of our home. In this way we can save up to 30% on monthly bills. Once we are clear about the patterns that have to be maintained in our home, home automation comes into play. If we only want the lights to come on when someone is in the room, we can control this with motion sensors. If we also set a temperature and lighting conditions in the house, the home automation brain will calibrate the devices to keep it perfect. The issue of leaving lights on and air conditioning on with a hidden window open is a thing of the past; it’s every mother’s dream. This advantage of the home automation system is one of the most frequently asked about by users.
Sustainable development
If the previous point in favour of home automation was energy efficiency, it is natural that this has a positive reading for the environment. The advantage of home automation in this sense is that it controls energy consumption and logically lowers electricity and gas bills. Consequently, they have less impact on the environment. All the little details add up to improve the current situation and this advantage of the home automation system counts double.
Security
If we have wanted to turn our home into such a comfortable place with home automation, we surely don’t want it to be at risk. That’s why home automation has been on the user’s list of options for years when thinking about the security of their homes. Having access to the cameras that guard your most precious possessions from your mobile phone at any place and at any time gives you peace of mind. On top of that, you can have the police called when the door is opened by someone unauthorised. Being aware of what could happen to your safe haven in the world has never been easier. This is another of the advantages of a home automation system that most users are looking for.
Access
Doors and windows are something that, in some houses, are difficult to control. Turning on the air and realising that you have been throwing cold money out of the living room window for two hours is not a good thing for anyone. Now, with a smart home and its advantages, you don’t have to think about that scenario. Before the air is activated, it checks that everything is as it should be. And if this seemed like a step forward, the door is another level. You no longer have to check whether you have left the entrance open or not. You can check it on your smartphone and even close it! We’ve calculated the time we’ve wasted double-checking whether we’ve locked the house and we’re ashamed to write it down…
Comfort
When it comes to having the perfect scenes for our lives, multimedia devices or the climate come into play. In this way, our moments of relaxation are on another level. Every time the lighting, the TV, the temperature, the speakers… everything will be just as you want it to be with a single command. If watching your team feel the colours is not enough, your home can do other tasks in the meantime. Run the dishwasher or the washing machine without touching a single button. Convenience is implicit in a smart home. And of course, if it’s too hot outside and you want to arrive with the air conditioning on: YOU CAN! This is one of the advantages of a smart home that you will enjoy the most.
Revaluation
The day may come when you need or want to move. Never say never. Your home automation, depending on the technology it integrates, can move or stay in that house. But if that happens and you are a romantic who wants to break with everything, you can put your home up for sale with the whole ecosystem installed. This makes your home revalued. In the same way that a mobile phone and a smartphone are not worth the same, neither is a normal or smart home.
Voice assistants
One of the advantages of technology is its ability to combine with each other to create more powerful solutions. This is the case with home automation and voice assistants. Our perennial companions such as Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, Bixby and other pocket companions are there to make sure you have everything you need. If you come home tired, ask your smart home to make a coffee, turn on the air and start playing your favourite song. Because if you can, enjoy it.
The reasons for converting your home to domotics are very varied, but we are sure we have not been able to tell you all of them. Everyone has advantages, shortcuts and solutions for their home. If you have ideas on how to get yours, contact us and we will explain how to activate your home.
