Smart home

SmartHome

Smart Home, or smart house and with a fancy word home automation, is becoming increasingly popular. Logical because it is fun, useful and you can save money with it. With a home automation system you can automate and operate all kinds of technologies remotely: the light in your home and in your business, heating and sun blinds, but also audio equipment and kitchen appliances, for example. InElektro offers an extensive range of Smart Home products that allow you to completely adapt your home or business to today's requirements.

A piece of history

Smart solutions used to be mainly systems in industry and office environments that were already automated. In addition, a lot was developed for people with disabilities. At the end of the 20th century, home automation became more widely used, because more and more options became available and there was more and more interest in it. Once it was possible to connect home automation to LAN or WAN, things really got hot. After all, it was now possible to manage such a home automation system via a smartphone, tablet or PC.

Control of Smart Home

You can manage your home automation system in many ways. Usually it is managed with a smartphone or remote control. With the help of software you can program everything according to your own wishes. For example, turning on the lights in certain places in the house at the touch of a button. Or lower your awning, turn on the air conditioning and dim the lights in one go.

Applications

The possibilities of home automation are endless these days. From a door that opens automatically to lighting that switches on automatically when someone rings the doorbell and programming the heating. We give a few examples below and in the following paragraphs we give even more applications and ideas for your Smart Home:

• Lighting (also mood lighting)
  
• Heating
  
• Air conditioning
  
• Placing an order at the supermarket
• Pre-program the oven
  
• Thermostatic mixer tap
  
• Set the sauna so that it is at the right temperature when you get home
  
• Automatic opening of entrance gate or garage door
  
• When you leave, the heating automatically switches to night mode
  
• Automatically switch on sun blinds when the sun is shining and vice versa
  
• Camera and intercom at the door
  
• Forward the burglar alarm to the police

Cost reduction

Purchasing Smart Home products involves costs. However, you can quickly earn that back because everything runs much more efficiently. The heater is not on when you are away, the lighting is the same, so you can use energy much smarter. This is already interesting for the home, but for companies, shopping centers or shops, a home automation system can be very cost-saving.

Relief

When we think of Smart Home, we think of smart lighting. It is therefore extremely convenient and enjoyable. You can effortlessly switch lights on and off, you can pre-program them and often also dim them. Depending on your choices, you can also play with colors. InElektro has an extensive choice in the field of Smart Home lighting.

Audio

Controlling audio, video and television are also popular with Smart Home. If you choose good speakers and place them strategically in your home, you can operate the radio, television, video, DVD, internet and computer using a remote control. Connect the home automation system to the internet and you can log in anytime, anywhere. Even when you're not at home. This also promotes safety by, for example, turning on your television for a while so that it appears as if someone is home.

Safety

A Smart Home can be a very safe home. If you install a camera at the front door, you will always see who is ringing the doorbell. You can turn the lights on and off remotely and give the impression that you are at home. Burglars are of course deterred by this. The same applies to lights that turn on automatically when someone is nearby, i.e. a motion detector. You can set up an alarm, with or without a connection to the police control room. Home automation is therefore a must for companies in terms of safety.

Also very interesting: opening and closing locks with an RFID tag. This way you can immediately see who is coming in or leaving. And of course don't forget: a smoke alarm.

Hygiene

Home automation can also contribute to promoting hygiene. Taps that open and close automatically so that the controls do not have to be touched. This also prevents water wastage.
You can also opt for automatic flushing of the toilet and automatic cleaning of the toilet seat. These types of measures at home, in the office, in restaurants and public places help prevent infections such as legionella contamination.

Quickly switch to the desired atmosphere

Good light while working is very important. When the working day is over, things can be a bit quieter. Very handy if you can arrange this for your entire living room at the touch of a button. Including lighting in the reading corner and above the kitchen table.
While watching a romantic movie, the light can dim a little further and when you go upstairs it is nice to turn off the light at once, while the lights in your bedroom come on.

The future of Smart Home

Home automation is the future. Home automation, as it is also called, is becoming increasingly important in our lives. Not only because it is fun, easy and cost-saving, but also because it is increasingly proving to be a necessity. In the field of safety, for example, a lot is still being developed. With an aging population, more and more elderly people will continue to live at home longer. Home automation allows us to monitor these people with regard to their medical condition and automatically activate emergency services if necessary. More and more is also possible in the field of specialist assistance, such as preparing a meal or assistance with eating using Smart Home products.

Want to know more about Smart Home?

Need help putting together a Smart plan, help with your order or do you have other questions? Contact us. We can be reached by chat and telephone during office hours and also by e-mail outside of office hours. You can also visit our collection point in Veenendaal. Our experienced team, with broad knowledge, is ready to answer your questions.