Why you need smart home monitoring

Why You Need Smart Home Monitoring

November 10, 2021 by

Security’s come a long way since the times of high castle walls and moats.

Most of us don’t have nearly such a huge property to protect. For instance, there are many more modern touches that you tend to see as the gold standard for security, such as cameras, fencing, and high-end locks.

However, there’s even further advancement beyond that nowadays. Just as your phone and car have become “smart” one way or another, so too have home monitoring systems.

And while it can be a bit intimidating to jump in at first, this article should help you quickly see and understand why you need to get smart home monitoring set up as soon as possible. 

Staying Connected & in Control

The big thing about smart home monitoring is how much control it gives you regarding safety, management, and knowledge.

For instance, it’s now very easy to control a whole array of smart devices from just a single app. You can even set up customized routines that will automatically turn off lights when you leave, turn down the heat, or flick things on so that you’re not coming home to a dark and creepy house. You can also give the impression that you’re constantly home, reducing the window in which likely home invaders would attempt to attack.

Another bonus to this 24/7 connection is just how knowledgeable you can be about what exactly is going on. For instance, you can live video stream and get instant notifications of your home and what’s going on inside it. If a door or window opens while you’re on vacation, you’ll know right away and can send police/assistance.

The most important thing, of course, is how safe this will all make you. Because security packages featuring smart home devices are so powerful, you can expect professional monitoring to quickly catch break-ins but also fires, carbon monoxide leaks, and anything else that might threaten the sanctuary of your home.

Proactivity

But let’s dive a bit deeper than just these pretty good surface-level reasons. There’s a lot of depth to these features actually and why you might want to consider a smart home monitoring system.

For instance, you’ll find that it can act proactively rather than a reactive one. What does that mean?

Rather than rely on a standard security system that only alerts you of a crisis when it is already happening, you can use smart home monitoring to notify you even earlier or perhaps prevent the problem from happening at all.

Let’s jump back to the alerts that you can receive on your smartphone. By getting messages and notifications from your phone and computer, you can get critical updates on recent occurrences in and around your home, even if they haven’t hit that crisis point. For instance, if your back door was accidentally left open or unlocked, you’ll know right away, so no one has the opportunity to take advantage of this lapse.

Or, if your toddler wanders down to your front door, motion alerts will let you know before they can get outside and before you have to devolve into a panicky mess.

These capabilities and more are what you’ll get as a part of a smart-home monitoring package.

Save Money

But even beyond the obvious security and protective implications, there’s also a budgetary reason to take advantage of smart home devices.

Statistics in 2015 from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine predict that 27.3% of energy usage in the United States residential spaces is meant for heating, while 7.2% is for lighting, and 11.8% for cooling. Taken together, that’s a total energy usage of 46.3%

As we’ve already mentioned, a big advantage of automating your home is the control it gives you over when things turn on and off.

By automating processes like temperature and lighting, you can ensure that your thermostat adjusts and only runs at a higher level when needed when you’re in the home, clicking off when you leave and clicking on when you return.

You can also evaluate temperature changes in the weather forecast and adjust appropriately. The point is that you can essentially control every potential energy waster and fine tune it to operate on a precise automatic schedule so that you won’t have to remember when to turn things on and off.

And not forgetting it means that your energy usage will drop down, potentially dramatically, saving you even more money than you may have used to set up everything in the first place.

You’re almost wasting money by not installing these systems.

The Final Word

There’s a lot of reasons why you need smart home monitoring now rather than later. However, they all tie back to the key tenet of connectivity. By being able to monitor things constantly, you catch problems before they occur. With automatic online control, you can save energy and control things to your liking. This is all accessible through a simple app that leaves you in the driver’s seat for now and forever. 

At this point, you’ve likely learned quite a bit more about smart home monitoring than you initially knew. There’s a lot to consider in this area from the many advantages we’ve discussed and the many ways it can secure you and make your life more convenient.

However, sometimes you need more than to set up a single, smart home monitoring device but need a full set of home security systems in Canada. Thankfully this isn’t a field you have to navigate entirely alone. Canadian Security Professionals can streamline the whole process for you. 

To learn more about smart home monitoring, call Canadian Security Professionals at 1-877-258-5067 or contact us here.

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