How to Maximize the Benefits of a Control4 Home Automation System

Occasionally, something you dream about becomes a nightmare in reality. Maybe it's the sports car that spends more time in the shop than on the road or the dream vacation that became the trip from hell. It happens to all of us, and sometimes it happens with technology products too. 

If you’re thinking about a home automation system, the last thing you want is a smart home that doesn’t work the way you think it should. Of course, premier home automation solutions like Control4 systems are great products; nevertheless, sound planning is required to ensure you'll love your Alpharetta, GA, smart home. Please keep reading below for three tips to put you on the path to smart home bliss.

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Design the System Around How You Live

This might seem like common sense, but sometimes people get overwhelmed with too many options and end up with things they don’t use. For example, if you live in Alaska, do you need ventilated seats in your car? Similarly, think about what you want to use in your home. A Control4 system can integrate smart locks and garage doors into your home for remote control or control triggered through some other event. While nice, if these things aren’t important to you, then you don’t need to add them. But you might want simplified AV and lighting control in your family room, as you will use those features every day. 

A System that Works Consistently

What turns a dream smart home into a nightmare? Imagine a party where you have everything planned to the last detail. But in the middle of it, your music cuts out and must be constantly restarted, or your lighting decides to dim or brighten on its own accord. Any technology occasionally has its glitches, but you don’t want a smart home that seems to have a mind of its own. You need a system that works consistently and responds promptly to your inputs, like lights that don’t take 2 seconds to turn on, having you push the button continuously and starting a cycle of on and off that turns into a lighting nightmare.

One way to ensure consistent operation is to minimize custom integration of disparate products. With a Control4 system, that’s minimized from the start, as Control4 has certified integration with popular systems and devices like Lutron lighting, Nest thermostats, and Baldwin smart locks. The benefit of this is that when software is updated, these things continue to work together without custom programming.

Maximizing Your Budget

Smart home systems present many options, but you may not need all of them. For example, whole home audio is terrific for entertainment, but if you only need audio in one or two areas of your home, you may not need it. You might, however, truly value whole home lighting control, with custom presets available through programmable keypads all over the house. Choose the features you want wisely, and you can maximize your budget on the things that genuinely bring luxury and convenience to the way you live.

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