More and more people turn to home automation for better comfort, energy efficiency and personal security. Not only that, home automation is convenient. If you’re wondering what you can automate in your Lusby, MD, home, keep reading below to learn more.
Automatic Leak Detection
A leak somewhere in the home not only wastes water and drives up your utility bills, but it also creates a hazard to your health and the structural integrity of your home. When you know you have a leak, shut off the water to where the leak is until it gets fixed. The only thing is sometimes you don’t even know you have a leak, which is where automatic leak detection and mitigation helps.
By placing moisture sensors by sinks, toilets and other appliances or pipes that use water, the sensor can automatically detect a problem. When you use a moisture sensor with a smart water valve, the smart water valve will shut off your water after the moisture sensor detects a leak.
Getting Out of Bed
Sometimes getting out of a warm, comfortable bed is the hardest thing to do. It’s easy to hit the snooze button on your phone alarms and keep on sleeping.
You can get a type of alarm that’s an automated wake-up light. It gradually increases the illumination in your bedroom to mimic the rising sun. This helps you wake up naturally, and it can help you feel more rested.
Illumination Adjustment
You can control and program all the lights in the home from your phone. If someone rings a doorbell or walks onto your porch, the outdoor lights automatically turn on or brighten their intensity. You can also program the indoor and outdoor lights to turn on when you come home or if they detect motion outside.
Indoor Air Quality
If you spend most of your time indoors, it only makes sense to ensure your home has good indoor air quality. Smart air purifiers can receive alerts about poor air quality or allergens. When they get a poor air quality alert, they’ll turn on to purify the air within the home.
Maintenance Alerts
Your appliances, HVAC system and water heater are only a few things that need regular maintenance and repairs. It’s only natural you might forget to schedule a maintenance appointment. Automation sends you alerts to tell you about your appliances’ maintenance and repair needs so you can schedule an appointment to service them.
Smart Garage
You may be so busy that you forget to do simple things, such as locking the door, locking your vehicle or even closing the garage door. When you automate your garage door, you can choose to have it close a few minutes after you leave the garage.
Smart Home Climate Control
Whether it’s keeping your home warm during the winter months or maintaining proper humidity levels within the home, your automation system can keep your home’s temperature at a comfortable level. Smart thermostats can use weather forecasts to adjust their programming accordingly.
Smart home climate control systems also allow you to track your energy usage and how it changes over time. You can then change your preferences to see how the changes will affect your energy usage over time.
Smart thermostats will even send you alerts and reminders about HVAC maintenance. Some smart thermostats will even send you alerts about high humidity levels within the home, loss of heating or cooling or even if the temperature in your home is too low or high.
Hancock Refrigeration Heating & Air-Conditioning has experienced HVAC professionals who believe in providing personal attention to your HVAC needs. If you’re interested in switching to home automation to control your lights, security or temperature in your Lusby, MD, home, give Hancock Refrigeration a call. We provide 24/7 emergency service, and we stand behind our products and services with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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