Smart home maintenance recommendations to keep your Gulfport system in top shape

Maintenance is crucial to many aspects of our lives. You exercise to keep your body fit and take your automobile to the service shop so it operates properly. Your Gulfport smart home is no different. While it requires less care than your car, you still have to do several things to keep sensors and other equipment running properly. It’s simple, and we’ll make things even easier with our smart home maintenance tips.

Clean Hardware Is Vital To Reliable Function

Dust and grime are enemies to surveillance device lenses, sensors, and all sorts of electronics. How well do you think your outside surveillance will spot trespassers if it’s coated in cobwebs? Your smart home won’t appear so smart if it’s not operating as you expect. But you can help by doing these basic maintenance tasks:

• Keep your lenses dirt-free by wiping them down periodically with a microfiber towel lightly moistened with a safe cleaning solution. Avoid paper towels that could harm the lens, and avoid spraying a fluid right onto the camera.
• Prevent dust from collecting on fragile electronics. If contaminants work their way inside the protective exterior, it can damage those sensitive electrical components and halt needed airflow. Even your central interface’s flat, narrow top can gather dust.
• When tidying up, quickly verify to make certain your devices are attached solidly and placed appropriately.

It’s not challenging to keep your smart home equipment clean, but you should handle a few extra tasks to promote error-free functionality.

Conduct a quick check of your Gulfport security system

Have you not been sent a smartphone notification in a while? Your system may be working well, and your house well guarded, but it might also signify something isn’t working right. Why not find out by conducting a quick assessment of your equipment? Here are some suggestions:

• Assume the role of a burglar and attempt to set off your door and window sensors, motion detectors, or additional devices you have. You can usually set your system in “test mode” to avoid notifying your monitoring company.
• Go into your home security cell phone app and examine the video feed. See if the images are clear and the camera is directed where it needs to be.
• If you have automation programmed, verify it. Did the smart thermostat update settings at the right time? Did your lights illuminate as planned?
• Ensure batteries are replaced periodically. Some systems will even alert you when they’re low.

Assessments may be conducted occasionally or at any point you think a sensor is malfunctioning.

Is your system firmware current?

Those smart tools you have around your house don’t just run independently. These connected instruments have firmware built in, so they operate as intended. In many cases, the firmware will update automatically, but there may be exceptions. Perform the updates as soon as they’re available (your system should notify you) to avoid security or performance problems.

Get a low-maintenance smart home in Gulfport from Vivint

Interested in an intuitive, easy-to-maintain smart home in Gulfport? Consult with the home security professionals at Vivint. Offering the latest in home automation and surveillance, we have the right tools for your family. Dial (228) 338-1467 now to get started.