Let Home Automation Be Your Holiday Helper This Season
Learn 3 amazing ways to take advantage of Control4 home automation for a more comfortable and relaxing holiday season
While the holiday season is a festive and happy time, it can also be busy, stressful, and overwhelming. And as we wind down 2020 — a historically stressful year by anyone’s standards — your reserves may be running on low for managing a hectic holiday season on top of everything. This year, take advantage of your Control4 home automation system to make the next month a little smoother, more comfortable and more relaxing in your Park City, UT, home. Keep reading to learn how home automation can help you during the holidays.
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Cuddle Up With Climate Control
Smart climate control can help you stay warm and comfortable during a frosty Utah winter. When you integrate a smart thermostat with your Control4 system, you can set temperatures on a schedule as well as adjust them using voice control or your smartphone app during the day. If you’re at work all day, leave your thermostat in energy-saving mode while you’re away, but schedule the heat to turn on at 5:30 p.m., half an hour before you arrive home. That way, the house is warm and cozy as soon as you walk in the door.
Your smart thermostat can also adjust automatically based on your environment. If you get a fire going in the fireplace after dinner, your thermostat will cool down the house by a few degrees so that it doesn’t get too warm and stifling inside.
Secure Santa’s Special Deliveries
During the holidays, many people worry about porch pirates stealing delivery packages sitting on the porch. And in 2020, more people than ever are forgoing in-store shopping for online shopping, increasing homeowners’ fears of multiple stolen packages during December.
But this year, you can rest easy with Chime video doorbell, the smart doorbell designed for seamless integration with your Control4 smart home. Chime has video recording, a high-definition camera, and two-way audio. When the doorbell rings, you can see and speak to the delivery person from wherever you are using your Control4 smartphone app. And because Chime is integrated with your home automation system, you can unlock the door or garage from the same screen and instruct the delivery person to leave your packages inside.
Deck the Halls With Festive Music
Nothing gets you into the holiday spirit more than a festive playlist. Use your Control4 multi-room audio system to play your favorite holiday songs all month long this December. If your hands are covered in dough while you and the kids bake cookies in the kitchen, issue a voice command and ask Alexa to play your Pandora holiday playlist. On Christmas morning while you open gifts, use your tabletop touchscreen to change the music throughout the morning. There’s no need to interrupt the gift-opening to put in a new CD or change the radio station. When you move into the kitchen to start on Christmas dinner, let the kids control the living room music while you listen to soft carols as you cook.
Let Argenta help you make the holidays easier and more enjoyable! We proudly provide Control4 home automation services to residents in the Park City, UT, area. To learn more, call us at 801-996-3146 or fill out a contact form online.
