5 Amazing Home Automation Ideas For Manchester

One of the perks of installing a Vivint home security system in Manchester is that you can integrate it with home automation. Components like a smart thermostat should make your house the perfect temperature and energy-efficient. Smart locks grant you the power to remote control your doors. And you won’t forget that you left the garage door wide open again once you get your automated garage door sensor.

However, as powerful as these devices are alone, they can have an even larger effect when utilized in tandem with your security system. Here are just 5 life-changing home automation ideas for Manchester that will make your home much more responsive to your needs:

Home Automation Idea #1: Go on guard when you go for work

Along with a before bed routine, you can program your automation parameters to activate when your home is vacant. With the Vivint App, you can protect your home through one button touch. Now you can ensure that every door is secured, every light is no longer on, the alarms are armed, and your cameras are on watch. You can even shut the garage door through the app if you accidentally left it up.

You don't need to keep your living space on guard the entire day. Unlatch the doors for incoming family or service workers with the smartphone app. Or set your house on guard without even pushing a button. By installing a geofence around your house, your network of devices arms every time you roll down the driveway. Then when you return home, your alarms disarm, and your doors unlock when you drive up to the house.

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

Your before bed schedule has become routine: turn off the lights, lock the door, set the thermostat, and arm your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to find that you failed to lock the front door or left the living room light on? And after you forget to do one thing on your nightly routine, it's easy to neglect it the next time, as well. Before you know it, your neglected checklist becomes routine.

But you can ensure that your house is prepared for bed every evening when you automate your nighttime ritual. Through your Manchester home security system, you can create templates that set all your gadgets without you leaving bed. With a press of a screen, you can lock the doors, power off the lights, lower the thermostat, and arm your alarm. Or don't agonize about forgetting to hit a button. Program your automation to trigger at a specific time -- such as 10pm.

Home Automation Idea #3: Stay safe during a fire

While your home automation system makes your day less stressful, it will aid in a fire or other emergencies. If your smoke detectors sense intense heat, your home automation system can spring into action! Program your smart thermostat to automatically power on the ventilation fan to curb the spread of harmful smoke. Then have the system switch on all your smart bulbs to show the way away from the fire, and unlock all the doors for emergency responders.

In fact, you can calibrate automated responses to several emergency events. Switch on your smart lights if a glass break sensor trips. Blare your high decibel sirens when the medical panic pendant is used. Or get video segments sent to your mobile device when your smart locks trigger. Nearly all of your tech can be interconnected to work in tandem in any way you think will help protect your home and loved ones.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get notifications to your smartphone

Always be aware of what's happening in your home with automated notifications delivered to your mobile device. Any time a motion sensor on a security camera detects unwanted movements, you'll hear about it with a text or push notification. Fire and carbon monoxide sensors will trigger an alert so that you'll never come home to an unknown emergency. Or have your smart locks alert you when your kids arrive home from the bus. Once you read a notification, you can determine how to act.

Speak with delivery workers via the doorbell cameras to tell them where to hide a package. See through your smart cameras to judge if the unusual movement is worth a phone call to the authorities. Or remotely power your indoor smart lighting to deter any unwanted intruders.

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

Leaving the house and putting your house to bed may be just one option on your home automation system. You can also make rules for all kinds of activities. Tweak the lights just a touch while lowering your motorized shades for the penultimate movie watching atmosphere. Light a dimly lit path from your bedroom to the kitchen for a nighttime snack.

You can program a ”entertaining” preset that automatically lowers the lights and thermostat to adapt for the increased body heat. Then when anyone arrives at your door, you can tell them to enter through your doorbell camera. And if you determine you just have to get another sleek Vivint smart device you don’t already have, you can easily integrate it to your current network.

Get started automating your home with your Vivint system

When you want a security system that takes full advantage of home automation, call the experts at Vivint. They’ll discuss your needs and figure out a system that surrounds your living space and makes it more accessible. Simply call (802) 944-4500 or complete the form below right away!