Smart Home Life

Which system to adopt in smart Home? Depending on whether you have a boiler or electric heating, you will not choose the same programming system. Here are some indications to direct you to the right choice: If you are equipped with a boiler you can equip the following control systems: The heating programmer: the heating programmers allow regulating the temperature of your house according to schedules and programmed days. Thus, you can choose a different temperature at night or decide to stop and restart the heating when you leave. The outdoor sensor : this system makes it possible to anticipate changes in outside temperatures in order to communicate them to the boiler. The latter then adapts its heating mode so as to obtain a constant temperature inside. If you are equipped with electric radiators, the following regulation systems can meet your expectations: The electronic thermostat: equipped with a probe and connected to the radiator, the electronic thermostat ...

How does Smart home work? To control all the bright spots of your home, it is all connect them together and a control box (a remote most of the time). Thanks to the latter, you will be able to control your own lighting. Here's how it works in a concrete way: The receiver: it is the one who will execute this order. This equipment can be installed either within the electrical panel, either at the switch or directly at the light source. The light source: who will interpret the order. Note that if you want to install a dimmer, it will be necessary to choose suitable light sources. If the home automation is most often controlled using a remote control, there are also systems offering remote control via your smartphone or tablet. You can control your lighting wherever you want it to be at your workplace or your holiday destination! To help you with the installation of your system, know that you can benefit from the reduced rate VAT. Programming of its h...

ZOOM ON THE LIMITATIONS OF SHUTTER AUTOMATION Just like traditional electric shutters, be aware that your automated shutters will not work in case of power failure unless powered by photo voltaic panels. If you want to control your shutters with your tablet or smartphone, note that you will need an internet connection. Shutter automation, how does it work? The automation of your shutters will not be done in the same way depending on whether they are rolling or flying. Here are some explanations: For roller shutters, installation is easier. A tubular motor placed in a winding axis is installed. The latter is placed in a chest in front or (when the construction is new) directly integrated in the masonry. To allow the home automation to work, a radio receiver is then placed in the trunk compartment. For shutters, the installation is a little more complicated since you will have to install electric arms to operate the opening and closing of the shutters. The radio ...

Home automation at the service of your security If many households decide to equip themselves with home automation to make their lives easier, they are also more and more to choose it to feel safer at home. Here's how home automation can work for your security: Home automation protects you from intrusions: thanks to the automatic programming of the lighting but also to control the opening and closing of your shutters, the home automation can easily simulate your presence when you are absent and, as a result, deter possible burglars. Home automation protects you from fires : fires are very often devastating and to avoid the worst, it is necessary to act as quickly as possible. Since 2015, all housing must be equipped with a DAAF (Detector Alarm Smoke Independent). The connected smoke detectors will work in the same way except that they will be connected to your smartphone or tablet permanently to allow you to act as quickly as possible. Similarly, with a connected s...

How to interact remotely with my home? The first home automation systems used a cabling system to connect the different devices together, it is much less the case today which facilitates its implementation. Indeed, from now on you simply need to have a wireless connection (or 4 G) secure connected to a control panel so that your equipment can be managed remotely from your smartphone or tablet. STEERING Home automation allows, thanks to electrical relays, to control the lighting, which is very practical especially in winter. It is also possible to control heating and air conditioning, or to be warned of intrusions or domestic damage. The Smartphone, tablet or wall console can now centralize all these commands to avoid multiplying the remotes, as long as we remain in the same brand, or that we took good care to verify that the communication protocols are compatible. Indeed, each manufacturer often has a security protocol of its own. However, the biggest brands ...