Time of Day Automation

Time based home automation is a system that allows you to control your home appliances based on time. This means that you can set specific times for your lights to turn on and off, your heating and cooling system to adjust, or your coffee maker to start brewing. With time based home automation, you can schedule everything to fit your daily routine and make your life more convenient. You can also save energy and reduce your electricity bill by ensuring that your devices are only turned on when they are needed. Additionally, you can remotely control your home devices using a smartphone app, so you don't have to be at home to make changes to your schedule. Time based home automation is a smart and efficient way to manage your home and enhance your lifestyle.

Examples of time based automations

• It’s getting dark, close the blinds in your home to increase privacy.

• Going on vacation? Have the lights in your home come on at various times so that your home looks like it is occupied.

• Turn your porch light on at sunset to illuminate your home every night.

• Automatically set the time your pool pump cycles every day.

• Lower the thermostat every night in time for bed.

• Add water to the pool once a week automatically.

• Set your sprinkler to come on early in the morning before you wake up.

• Use your bedroom lamp to wake you up every morning.

• Set your music to wake you up every morning.

• Change the colors of your lighting inside your home to warmer light as the sun sets.

• Set your home lighting to change to a certain color as a reminder.

• Set your office lights to come on in time for your employees to arrive.

• Set a lamp in your home or office to come on every day at sunset as a night light.

• Set your coffee pot to make coffee every morning before you get up.

• Set all of your office lighting to a custom color scheme and brightness during work hours.

• Set your landscaping or patio lighting to come on to custom brightness and color at a certain time.

• Have a hot room in your home? Set a circulation fan to cycle on at set times during the day to improve circulation.

• Set your security cameras to record or ignore motion only during certain times of the day.

• Set your holiday lighting to all come on at the same time everyday.

• Enjoy cooking sous vide? Set your device to turn off after so many minutes of cooking.

We’ve only scratched the surface. If you would like for us to take a look at your home and help you configure time based automations, contact us today!