With rocketing energy prices in recent years, many households are looking to cut costs by being more careful about their energy consumption. People now turn off items at the wall instead of leaving them on standby, and make efficient use of the oven by batch cooking and baking when it's already on. Another measure people take is nudging the thermostat down by a degree or two or popping on another jumper instead of turning the central heating on at all.
Another way of lowering energy consumption has been the switch to energy saving light bulbs. However with many people feeling that the quality of light offered is poor, the recent innovation of LED bulbs is very welcome. They offer a combination of high quality bright light, long lasting, low energy consumption bulb and are available to fit many different light fittings.
Home automation systems have gone from the stuff of futuristic sci-fi movies to becoming more and more mainstream and affordable.We offer the entire LightwaveRF range of products that make automating the heating, lighting and security in your home simple and efficient. It's an amazingly intuitive plug and play style system involving a series of switches, modified sockets, sensors, dimmers and valves; products that 'just work' together to automate several elements of your house, turning it into a 'smart' home. It can be installed across the whole house or just in a single room and you can add to or update the system at any time, simply by adding more products in the range to the network. There are massive bonuses to a fully automated home system like this which, in addition to convenience, include tailoring your energy consumption to your exact needs, thereby saving money.
Let's look at heating first. In our unpredictable weather the ability to be able to control your central heating from a PC or smart phone app is incredibly convenient. Naturally you can set the heating to work on a regular schedule and tailor this room by room for weekdays and weekends. But in an unexpected cold snap, or if the temperature turns out to be uncharacteristically mild, the benefit of being able to turn down the heating or give it a boost is immeasurably useful. This is especially true if you yourself are not at home but know that other family members will be. The fact that you are able to check in on your system and alter its setting from anywhere in the world can also ensure that you are not using more energy than you need. Keeping on top of energy use also helps to keep on top of the energy bills.
Do you ever feel as you never stop running around your home turning off light switches? And it often doesn't matter how careful you are, or how often you remind your family; frequently you'll come home to find that one solitary light has been burning away all that time which is both a pointless waste of energy and money down the drain. An easy to fit LightwaveRF dimmer switch is the answer to your problems. There are several styles of switch and all control standard or LED lights. It wires directly to a standard back-plate and gives you the option of controlling the main lighting from the Lightwave RF app on your smart phone, iPad or via remote control.
The security range includes infrared sensors, cameras and also a magnetic switch which can be fitted to any door or window in the home and alert the system when it's opened.
In order to take advantage of the LightwaveRF system you'll need a wireless router in your home - that's it. Your LightwaveRF Wifi Hub seamlessly links to it to provide a hub for all your LightwaveRF devices, allowing you to operate them independently or together. You then install the LightwaveRF app on your smart phone or iPad/iPod and the elegant interface gives you complete and customised control over every room in the house, whether you are there or not. You can also access the system via PC.
If you want to be completely in control of your energy consumption or check that the LightwaveRF range is genuinely cutting the energy use in your home, take a look at the LightwaveRF energy monitor. Another simple 'plug and play' device, this one clips on to your mains power supply cable and allows you to view your energy usage minute by minute on the same LightwaveRF interface. There's no better way to be completely in control.