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March 01, 2022

Bakersfield Smart Home Automation Tips And Tricks

You own smart speakers, but are they complicating your life simpler? Most smart home components should make you become effective and receptive. Here are a few Bakersfield home automation tips and tricks to enable your smart devices work for your family.


Tip: Use Smart Door Locks To Find Out When Your Kids Arrive Home From School

If your family is made up of school-aged adolescents, it's nice to know when they come through the door for the day. Try this Bakersfield home automation concept to get an mobile message when they walk into the door. First, install and then set it to notify your smart watch and phone when they enter their private unlock pin code. Then tell them a quick heads up through the 2-way talk feature on an indoor security camera.

Trick: Link Your Automation Devices

One of the great things about home automation is paring all of your smart components together. For example, don't trouble yourself about remembering to lock your entry way when you leave the house. Instead, use your smart devices mobile app to simply secure your doors when your phone is no longer on your driveway. You can also pre-program routines where your smart lights come on as soon as your security cameras sense unusual motion or have your smart lights turn on the exhaust if your monitored fire alarms go off.

Tip: Program Scenes For Your Home Automation

When you’re a homeowner, you understand how frustrating it is to figure out which breaker manages which area of your home when your break box aren't properly diagrammed. It's the same with your home automation devices. When naming up your components, you don't want to be mistaken about which smart camera is left on or which motion sensor is buzzing. Getting a warning that the primary door has been broken takes the guesswork out of trying to understand which, say, a notification that window three has been breached.

Trick: Protect Your Deliveries with Home Automation

The theft of delivered packages may be a common annoyance. However, by adding a smart doorbell camera with your home security, you can fight these porch pirates. You can schedule your home security to send you notifications when your packages are dropped off, then automatically get a 30-second clip if the smart doorbell is triggered afterward. You might even command it to trigger your smart locks or utilize the 2-way talk feature, so it still appears like you're home.

Let Us Assist You With Some Bakersfield Home Automation Ideas

To use all the Bakersfield home automation tips and tricks, you'll want a state-of-the-art system. We can help. Give us a call today at (661) 231-6886 or fill out the form below to start.