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Home Automation Energy Savings Tips

Energy Savings & HOME AUTOMATI ON The average US household spends over $1,300 per year on energy costs. Luckily, with increases in technology and awareness, there are many things the average household can do to mitigate costs. Explore Protection 1's energy saving tips below, categorized by different rooms in a typical home. Home Automation allows you to control many aspects of your home that can lead to huge energy savings. Home Automation allows you to manage and control your home from anywhere, and is perfect for automating daily tasks for better energy savings or remotely controlling areas of your home. *Additional tip: follow the tablet icons to see what small changes can be controlled through home automation Kitchen Faucet Energy Tips: Appliances Energy Tips: :: ............. ............. • Installation of faucet Turn off appliances when not in use aerators cuts water usage by up to 50% • Faucet aerators could also cut up to 50% of water heating costs • Unplug unused electronics & appliances, which use energy even if they are not on or working Dishwasher Energy Tips: ...... .................. • Make sure your dishwasher is fully loaded before washing • Reduce water temperature settings to decrease energy usage Living Room Lighting Energy Tips: Electronics Energy Tips: ............. ............. Dim lights to reduce energy usage & shut lights off when unneeded Turn off electronics when not in use • Unplug unused • Replace standard bulbs with compact fluorescent electronics, which use dn a bulbs to save up to 75% of lighting costs energy even if they are not on or working Basement Water Heater Energy Tips: ...... ...... ........... • Water heating makes up 13% of home energy costs • Tum your water heater setting to 120° when home & the lowest setting when you are away Heating Energy Tips: Laundry Energy Tips: ............. ...... ........ When away from home, adjust temperature lower on higher to save energy Setting your heating 5 lower can save up to 20% in costs • 90% of energy used by laundry machines is to heat the water • Wash clothes in cold water when possible to save energy and money Bathroom Toilet Energy Tips: Shower Energy Tips: ............ • Installation of low-flow shower heads cuts water usage by up to 50% • Low-flow heads will also cut water heating costs and could save up to $300 a year • Standard toilets account for 26% of all indoor water usage • Adding a toilet dam in the back of a toilet tank can save 5 liters per flush Home Automation Benefits A simple way to control the majority of the energy savings above is through home automation. Home automation is the process of automating parts of the home, including controlling appliances, lighting, temperature, security, and more. Check out the benefits that home automation has in respect to energy savings. Appliances Lights Thermostat Save energy by remotely monitoring active appliances, turning them off when you don't need them. Control heat remotely & automatically. Automatically Control lights automatically & remotely. Set to a specific dim setting to save energy, or remotely shut off if you forgot when you left home. having your heat decrease when you are asleep can save energy and money. Protection SECURITY SOLUTIONS SOURCES www.protection1.com www.fypower.org ......... .........

Home Automation Energy Savings Tips

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The four primary features of Protection 1’s home automation are: lighting control, lock control, thermostat control, and alarm system control. The thermostat control gives you the ability to adjust...

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