5 Amazing Home Automation Ideas For Philadelphia

One of the advantages of installing a Vivint home security system in Philadelphia is that you can integrate it with home automation. Items like a smart thermostat should make your house the perfect temperature and energy-efficient. Smart locks empower you to remote control your entrances. And you won’t accidentally leave the garage door open again with an automated garage door sensor.

However, as great as these devices are on their own, they can have an even greater effect when employed in tandem with your security system. Here are just 5 life-changing home automation ideas for Philadelphia that will make your house much more responsive to your lifestyle:

Home Automation Idea #1: Go on the defensive when you travel for work

Along with a before bed schedule, you can program your automation systems to arm when your home is empty. With your Vivint App, you can defend your home with a single button touch. Now you can be sure that every door is secured, every light is off, the alarms are armed, and your cameras are activated. You can even close the garage door through the app if you accidentally left it open.

You don't need to keep your home locked up the whole day. Open the doors for out-of-town friends or service folk with the smartphone app. Or place your home on lockdown without even looking at your phone. By setting a geofence around your house, your network of devices turns on every time you pull out of the driveway. Then when you come home, your alarms disarm, and your doors unlock when you pull up to the garage.

Home Automation Idea #2: Put your home down for the night

Your bedtime ritual has become routine: turn off all the lights, lock the doors, set the thermostat, and arm your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to see that you forgot to lock the back door or left the living room light on? And once you fail to do one section of your evening routine, it's easy to forget it another night, too. Without realizing it, your forgotten checklist becomes routine in its own right.

But you can ensure that your living space is prepared for bedtime every evening when you automate your nighttime ritual. Through your Philadelphia home security system, you can generate rules that set all your tech without you going around the house. With a press of a button, you can lock the doors, turn off the lights, lower the thermostat, and activate your alarm. Or don't worry about forgetting to touch a button. Program your automation to activate at a set time -- like 11pm.

Home Automation Idea #3: Stay safe during a fire

While your home automation system makes everyday life less stressful, it can also aid in a fire or other emergencies. Should your smoke detectors sense a fire, your home automation devices can dive into action! Tell your smart thermostat to automatically switch on the ventilation fan to slow the spread of hazardous smoke. Then have the system turn on all your smart lights to light the way to safety, and open all the doors for emergency crews.

In fact, you can set automated reactions to several emergency situations. Turn on every light if a glass break sensor trips. Sound your high decibel speakers when the medical panic pendant is pushed. Or get video clips sent to your phone when your smart locks trigger. Almost all of your devices can be synced to operate together in any manner you think will help safeguard your home and family.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get updates to your smartphone

Always stay in the know of what's happening in your house with automated alerts delivered to your smartphone. Any time a motion sensor on a security camera detects unusual movements, you'll hear about it via a text or push notification. Fire and carbon monoxide sensors will show an alert so that you'll never return home to an unexpected situation. Or have your smart locks text you when your kids come home from school. Once you get a notification, you can judge how to respond.

Communicate with anyone at your front door through the doorbell cameras to direct them where to hide a delivery. Check your smart cameras to determine if the strange motion facilitates a phone call to the police. Or remotely power your smart lighting to scare away any suspicious trespasser.

Home Automation Idea #5: Create moods for watching tv and the rest of your life

Leaving your house and putting your house to bed may be just one setting on your home automation system. You can also create presets for all kinds of moods. Adjust the lights just a smidge while lowering your motorized shutters for the penultimate movie theatre atmosphere. Illuminate a dimly lit aisle from your living room to the kitchen for an evening snack.

You can devise a ”fun” preset that seamlessly lowers the lights and temperature to account for the additional body heat. Then when a new visitor knocks at your door, you can tell them to come on in through your doorbell camera. And if you determine you want another cutting-edge Vivint component you don’t already own, you can easily add it to your current system.

Realize your home automation ideas with your Vivint system

When you want a security network that takes full advantage of home automation, call the experts at Vivint. They’ll discuss your needs and figure out a system that protects your house and makes it more efficient. Just call (267) 493-0789 or fill out the form below right away!