5 Creative Home Automation Ideas For Ocala

One of the perks of buying a Vivint home security system in Ocala is that you can sync it with home automation. Items like a smart thermostat will make your house more comfortable and eco-conscious. Smart locks empower you to remote control your doorways. And you won’t forget that you left the garage door up again once you get your automated garage door sensor.

However, as convenient as these devices are on their own, they can have an even more significant impact when employed together with your security system. Here are just 5 life-changing home automation ideas for Ocala that will make your house much more responsive to your wishes:

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

Along with a before bed schedule, you can designate your automation rules to set when your home is not currently occupied. With the Vivint App, you can protect your living space through one button touch. Now you can guarantee that every entryway is secured, every light is no longer on, the alarms are set, and your cameras are on duty. You can even close the garage door via the app if it’s accidentally left wide open.

You don't have to keep your home locked up the whole day. Open the doors for incoming family or service folk with the mobile app. Or place your home on guard without even lifting a finger. By setting a geofence around your house, your network of devices arms each time you leave the driveway. Then when you come home, your alarms switch off, and your doors unlock when you come up to the garage.

Home Automation Idea #2: Put your home down for bed

Your before bed schedule has become routine: shut off the lights, lock the doors, change the thermostat, and arm your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to find that you forgot to lock the front door or left the kitchen light on? And after you neglect to do one thing on your nightly routine, it's easy to overlook it the next night, as well. Before you know it, your neglected checklist becomes a habit.

But you can ensure that your living space is prepared for bed every evening when you automate your bedtime program. Through your Ocala home security system, you can generate templates that fine-tune all your gadgets without you traveling room to room. With a tap of a screen, you can lock the doors, power off the lights, lower the thermostat, and set your alarm. Or don't worry about failing to remember to hit a button. Program your automation to trigger at a predetermined time -- such as 10pm.

Home Automation Idea #3: Remain safe during a fire

While your home automation tech makes your day less stressful, it can also assist in a fire or other situations. When your smoke detectors sense a fire, your home can spring into action! Tell your smart thermostat to instantly power on the ventilation fan to hinder the spread of harmful smoke. Then have the system switch on all your smart lights to show the way away from the fire, and open all the doors for emergency responders.

In fact, you can set automated protocols to any emergency events. Switch on your smart lights when a glass break sensor triggers. Blare your high decibel speakers when the medical panic pendant is pressed. Or get video snippets sent to your phone when your smart locks activate. Nearly all of your systems can be networked to work in tandem in any way you think will help shield your home and family.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get updates to your smartphone

Always be aware of what's going down in your home through automated notifications delivered to your smartphone. Whenever a motion sensor on a security camera detects unusual motion, you'll hear about it through a text or mobile pop-up. Fire and CO alarms will send an alert so that you won’t return home to an unknown emergency. Or have your smart locks text you when your kids come home from school. Once you get a notification, you can determine how to act.

Talk with anyone at your front door with the doorbell cameras to tell them where to hide a parcel. See through your smart cameras to see if the unusual activity facilitates a phone call to the police. Or remotely turn on your smart lighting to scare away any suspicious visitors.

Home Automation Idea #5: Match moods for watching tv and everything else

Exiting your house and going to bed may be just one option on your home automation system. You can also customize rules for all types of activities. Change the lights just a dash while dropping your motorized shutters for the premiere movie theatre atmosphere. Create a dimly lit aisle from your bed to the kitchen for an evening snack.

You can craft a "party" preset that automatically lowers the lights and temperature to accommodate the extra body heat. Then when someone new comes to your door, you can ask them to enter through your doorbell camera. And if you decide you just have to get another cutting-edge Vivint component you don’t already use, you can simply add it to your existing system.

Turn your home automation ideas into reality with your Vivint system

When you desire a security network that takes full advantage of home automation, turn to the experts at Vivint. They’ll help you determine your needs and tailor-make a system that surrounds your living space and makes it more efficient. Just call (352) 922-3678 or complete the form below today!