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The Best Smart Home Tech To Save You Money
These days, it's not just our phones that are smart. Our entire houses can be smart and save us money in the process. Here are six smart home upgrades our real estate agents recommend making to your home. At a minimum, they'll make your life more convenient, but they could actually save you money in the long run, too.
- Smart thermostats.
It's no longer a matter of whether someone is an early adopter: Smart thermostats are now commonly found in many South Bend homes for sale. These devices go several steps beyond the traditional programmable thermostat. The smart thermostat is accessible via your smartphone, enabling you to make changes from anywhere in the house, or even while away from home. It learns your habits too, keeping you comfortable with less input from you. Most importantly, it finds ways to save energy and money while staying within your comfort zone. - Smart lights and switches.
One common power drain is leaving lights on, and it's especially likely when you have a lot of people or kids living in the house. Smart lights and switches enable you to check and turn off the lights remotely, put them on timers, or even set them to automatically turn off when a room isn't being occupied. - Smart plugs.
Like smart lights, smart plugs attempt to eliminate wasted power from a common source. Many electronics don't actually power all the way down when you turn them off. Instead, devices like your TV and DVD player stay in standby, continually drawing power even though they appear "off." Smart plugs, on the other hand, enable you to easily kill power to these devices when they're not actually in use. - Smart shades.
The sun can be both a help and a hindrance to energy consumption. In the winter, for instance, opening window shades to let the sun in can actually help to heat your home, reducing your energy bill. In the summer, on the other hand, closing the shades to keep the sun out will prevent your air conditioner from having to work extra hard to cool the home. If you're not home all the time to open and close the shades according to the sun's position, smart shades can do the work for you, helping you to save money on energy even when you're not at home. - Smart sprinklers.
We've all shaken our heads at sprinklers running during a rainstorm, but the truth is that it's difficult to change an automatic sprinkler schedule to account for the weather. Enter smart sprinklers, which actually monitor the weather to make educated decisions about when additional water is needed for your garden or your lawn. Even better, the system can detect leaks, alert you, and shut down that section to avoid running up your water bill. - Leak detectors.
Speaking of leaks, leaking water in your home can be a huge expense, both on your water bill and in the form of damage mitigation. Fortunately, there are a variety of leak detectors on the market than can help prevent complete disaster. Leak detectors range from simple devices that sit near a water source and alarm loudly if they detect water, to those that can alert you on your phone if a leak is detected. Some are even installed on your main water line so that they can shut off water in the event you aren't home to deal with the leak immediately.
Smart tech can be a smart investment in your home, especially if you're planning on selling soon. For more information about how smart tech is changing the housing market, contact us today.
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