New homes usually incorporate intelligent systems to automate certain aspects, that is, they incorporate home automation to make life easier for those who live in them, but this technology is only available for expensive homes, very expensive. However, today it is possible to make your house smart, although you will have to make a significant investment to achieve it, but you can go little by little prioritizing what interests you the most. Today in RedesZone we are going to show you what aspects of your house you could start to automatize, and all of it connected to home WiFi.
smart home with home automation
Even if your house is not smart right now, by buying the right devices you can turn it into a true Smart Home. Next, we explain what you should buy and how much it would cost to do so.
Lights
Controlling the lights from the mobile or with the Alexa or Google Assistant voice assistant has become one of the first things to automate. We currently have smart bulbs of different types of cap, with the aim of turning them on and off from our mobile or with our voice. In these cases, you will have to change all your current bulbs for WiFi smart bulbs, which have a price around 10 euros about. One brand that we really like is Wiz.
We also have Wi-Fi smart lamps, which are already prepared with a power supply that incorporates a WiFi antenna to connect to the home router. These lamps will allow us exactly the same as light bulbs, but logically we will have to replace our current lamp with one of these, and they are not cheap at all. We are talking about a smart lamp that can be around 150 euros when a normal one can cost around 60 euros with a similar design. If you just bought the house or you are going to change to the lamp, it can be an interesting option, otherwise, pay attention to the last alternative. Wiz brand also have smart lamps.
The Wi-Fi relays they are placed in the registration box that controls a certain lamp, with the aim of turning the lights on or off through the app. This alternative is the most recommended as long as you have a minimum knowledge of electricity, because you will have to open the registration box, locate the lamp cables, wire the relay with phase and neutral, and then configure it properly so that it works with switched lights. or crossed. The price is 30 euros and it allows you to control 2 light circuits.
As you can see, we have different alternatives depending on what is needed.
electronic locks
In recent years, it has become fashionable smart locksin this case, the best brand that exists today is Nuki, both for the different models available, and for the possibilities. This type of lock will allow us to open the door of the house from our smartphone, whether we are next to the door or if we are several kilometers away, because they can be controlled over the Internet very easily and quickly.
Some devices that you can also add to combine the smart lock are the door sensors, which could also be used for the windows of the house.
garage door
If you have a semi-detached or single-family house, you will be able to open the automatic garage door from your mobile, either if you move by car and are close to the garage (about 10 meters), or open it through the Internet from anywhere. One of the most recommended kits is from the HOMYHUB brand, which is worth about 150 euros and will allow us to have a fairly advanced control of the door as well as permissions that we can give:
If you want something cheaper but that works very well, the Parkingdoor alternative is also very good, in this case the opening is done through Bluetooth so it is necessary to be physically close to the door to open it:
There are other similar alternatives from other brands, but these two are the most complete.
Blinds
If you are interested in automating the blinds at home, which have a motor, then you can do it with the same Shelly 2.5PM that we have previously recommended for the lights. In the event that you do not have a motor for the blinds right now, you will have to buy one beforehand, and then use this same WiFi relay to raise and lower the blinds from your mobile.
This is one of the easiest ways to do it, and also one of the cheapest.
