5 Essential Home Automation Ideas For Binghamton

One of the perks of installing a Vivint home security system in Binghamton is that you can integrate it with home automation. Devices like a smart thermostat can make your living space more comfortable and eco-conscious. Smart locks empower you to remote control your entrances. And you won’t forget that you left the garage door open again once you get your automated garage door sensor.

However, as powerful as these tools are on their own, they can have an even more significant effect when used together with your home security system. Here are just 5 life-changing home automation ideas for Binghamton that will make your living space much more attuned to your lifestyle:

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

Along with a bedtime procedure, you can set your automation parameters to activate when your home is not currently occupied. With your Vivint App, you can protect your living space through a single button tap. Now you can ensure that every entryway is secured, every light is off, the alarms are set, and your cameras are on duty. You can even shut the garage door via the app if you accidentally left it wide open.

You don't have to keep your living space locked up the whole day. Unlatch the doors for incoming friends or service workers through the smartphone app. Or set your house on lockdown without even lifting a finger. By setting a geofence around your house, your network of devices turns on every time you leave the driveway. Then when you come home, your alarms turn off, and your doors unlock when you drive up to the house.

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

Your nighttime ritual has become routine: shut off all the lights, lock the front door, change the thermostat, and prep your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to see that you forgot to lock the front door or left the kitchen light burning? And after you forget to do one part of your bedtime checklist, it's easy to neglect it the next night, too. After a while, your forgotten checklist becomes a habit.

But you can guarantee that your house is prepared for bedtime every night when you automate your nighttime program. Through your Binghamton home security system, you can craft scenarios that adjust all your gadgets without you going around the house. With a touch of a button, you can lock the doors, turn off the lights, lower the thermostat, and arm your security devices. Or don't worry about forgetting to press a button. Set your automation to activate at a specific time -- like 10pm.

Home Automation Idea #3: Stay safe during a fire

While your home automation system makes your life less stressful, it will aid in a fire or other situations. Should your smoke detectors find intense heat, your home automation system can dive into action! Program your smart thermostat to instantly switch on the ventilation fan to hinder the spread of harmful smoke. Then have the system turn on all your smart lights to show the way out, and open all the doors for emergency responders.

In fact, you can program automated reactions to several emergency circumstances. Power on every light when a glass break detector trips. Sound your high decibel speakers when the medical panic pendant is used. Or get video clips sent to your phone when your smart locks trip. Nearly all of your tech can be synced to operate in tandem in any way you think will help protect your home and family.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get updates to your smartphone

Always stay in the know of what's going down in your house with automated alerts sent to your mobile device. Any time a motion sensor on a security camera picks up unusual movements, you'll learn about it via a text or mobile pop-up. Fire and carbon monoxide sensors will send an alert so that you won’t return home to an unknown situation. Or have your smart locks notify you when your kids return home from school. Once you receive a notification, you can judge how to move forward.

Communicate with porch visitors via the doorbell cameras to instruct them where to hide a package. Check your smart cameras to see if the strange activity is worth a call to the authorities. Or remotely power your smart lighting to frighten any unwanted visitors.

Home Automation Idea #5: Match moods for watching tv and other activities

Exiting the house and putting your house to bed may be just one setting on your home automation system. You can also create rules for all kinds of events. Adjust the lights just a dash while dropping your motorized blinds for the penultimate movie watching atmosphere. Illuminate a dimly lit path from your living room to the pantry for an evening snack.

You can devise a ”entertaining” preset that seamlessly lowers the lights and thermostat to accommodate the increased body heat. Then when a new visitor arrives at your door, you can tell them to enter via your doorbell camera. And if you determine you need another sleek Vivint component you don’t already have, you can seamlessly integrate it to your current system.

Turn your home automation ideas into reality with your Vivint system

When you want a security network that makes the most of home automation, call the experts at Vivint. They’ll discuss your needs and tailor-make a system that protects your living space and makes it more accessible. Simply call (607) 600-9610 or fill out the form below right away!