Have you ever walked into your house and it feels not you? It feels comfortable, everything, but just not you. Like you have just opened and lights turn on to welcome you.
Curtains are already closed for nightime. You didnât even have to command and your home gets what you want and adjusts itself for it. Cool, calm and peaceful.
I wonât say it is magic but it is nothing less than what we have seen magical homes do in movies.These moments of personalisation, and how your home greets you, how it adapts with your mood and schedule. It is what smart home Automation is all about and making
This blog is not written to sell you advanced tech. This is written to make you feel how voice commands, sensors and simple schedules can make your house more you.
What is Smart Home Automation
If we keep it simple, Home Automation is just your home doing your work for you on your commands. But if we progress it a little further then your Home does your every work by anticipating your schedule or mood. Like turning on lights, closing blinds and curtains, Adjusting AC and heating systems on temperature outside or your preference.
Why bother with such things when I can do it on my own?
Think of the convenience you can have with this. You are not pressing buttons anymore nor are you juggling with five remotes.Rather your home knows based on time, light, motion or a single voice command.Smart solutions are energy saving and sustainable. It reduces your power consumption and bills.
Three Main Pillars of Smart Homes
Voice control
With voice control you can enjoy the luxury of commanding your house and not getting out of your bed in the cold nights. Voice control connects smart devices Virtual assistants like Amazon, Alexa, google assistant or Siri.
Key Functions you can do with Voice commands
Benefits Voice commands
Scenarios in which this works best
Sensor Based Automations
Sensor based Automations use multiple sensors to sense motion, light, temperature, heat, and contact sensors to automatically trigger actions in your home.
Basic sensor types
Benefits Sensors
Scenarios in which sensors work the best
Imagine this: Itâs still dark, you shuffle into the hallway half-asleep.The Smart LED Lights slowly glow on. The curtains stay closed. The room doesnât jolt you awake but it follows your mood and action.
Scheduled Automation
Scheduled automations are really simple. Devices operate on pre-set times, schedules or as per your daily routines.
Common Example of scheduling
Benefits scheduling
Which is best for you Sensor, voice, or Schedule?
If you were to ask me, I prefer to use all three in different scenarios and sometimes combine two features so they can be utilized to their full potential.
Lifestyle based Consideration
Room by Room strategy
You can use different automations for different rooms based on their uses and timings.
Best examples of Combining automation systems.
How to start get started with Home Automation
This is the common mistake people donât consider is that it looks big and complex when you think of completely transforming your whole house.You donât have to automate everything at once. You can start small with lighting in a single room or a single appliance connected with voice assistants.Take small steps and see if it suits your lifestyle and you can change your plan as automations suits you.After starting small and experiencing automation a little you should plan your wants and consider your budget by deciding your priorities.
Why choose Kroire
In a World where Home Automation installers are everywhere you find, Kroire can bring you clarity. With our strong foundation and multitudes of experts we are committed to user centric designs. We donât just deliver technicality but we deliver a beautiful, reliable home to you.
Conclusion
To conclude this blog I would like to say that â Automation is not complicated but itâs smartâ. Donât run toward a complete setup but just plan smartly and layer your progress the right way.It can start with a voice or a sensor and then comes scheduling. It might be step by step and a slow process but it's better to completely blow your money and not find it like you expected.
Are you confused with where to start?
Contact us at Kroire
Kroire help people build smart home setups that make real life easier â from Smart LED Lights to curtain automation, and everything in between.
