Hiring an Electrician in Ahwatukee (Conclusion)

A residential electrician in Ahwatukee can help you in so many ways.  One of the ways he can help you is by saving money. 

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How a Residential Electrician in Ahwatukee Can Save You Money

How can a residential electrician save you money? Well first off, he can save you money by keeping your insurance premiums down.  if you have no electrical injuries or accidents, you won't have to pay all of those premiums.

But there are a lot of other ways that will help you.  Simply installing a ceiling fan for example can lower your house's cooling costs by up to 30%.

As we covered previously, hiring an electrician in Ahwatukee is all about the knowledge and experience that they bring to any electrical project. But what does that mean where your
electrical project is concerned?

Well first off, a professional electrician has access to wholesale pricing on light fixtures and GCFI outlets, not to mention all of the wiring and other equipment.  Another way that he will be able to help you save money is by recommending low energy use appliances and other electrical projects that will help you to see more money in your home.  However there are more surprising ways that an electrician can help you as well

Home Theater Installation and Home Networks

An electrician knows more than just installing a new chandelier in your entry foyer.  He can also wire your home to be a fully functioning home network, or set up a room in your home to be a home theater.

He can help to keep you safe, not just by helping to prevent you from getting hurt by an electrical injury or fire, but also by installing a home security system.  A big new thing that electricians can do is to turn your home into a smart home.  And what is a smart home?  Well a smart home allows you to control your home's air conditioning, alarm system, lights, and more all from your cell phone.  You can even program it to start responding when it detects your phone nearby to start lowering your home's temperature, and opening your garage door for you automatically when you're within just a few feet.

So welcome to the 21st Century.  Do you want someone that can wire your living room, and turn your home into a showpiece?  How about someone that makes your home seem like a tech guru lives there?  There's one person to call then.  Your residential electrician in Ahwatukee.  

Dodge Electric
781 South Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85225
(480) 926-1033
http://www.dodgeelectric.com

Why Install a Home Network Part 3

Part three of our series on home network installation explores it's importance where a smart home is concerned.

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What is a Smart Home?

What is a smart home?  According to this article excerpt from WIKIPEDIA.ORG, a smart home or home automation is: Home automation is the residential extension of building automation. It is automation of the home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security. Home automation for the elderly and disabled can provide increased quality of life for persons who might otherwise require caregivers or institutional care. The popularity of home automation has been increasing greatly in recent years due to much higher affordability and simplicity through smartphone and tablet connectivity. The concept of the "Internet of Things" has tied in closely with the popularization of home automation. A home automation system integrates electrical devices in a house with each other. The techniques employed in home automation include those in building automation as well as the control of domestic activities, such as home entertainment systems, houseplant and yard watering, pet feeding, changing the ambiance "scenes" for different events (such as dinners or parties), and the use of domestic robots. Devices may be connected through a home network to allow control by a personal computer, and may allow remote access from the internet. Through the integration of information technologies with the home environment, systems and appliances are able to communicate in an integrated manner which results in convenience, energy efficiency, and safety benefits." [READ MORE]

Without home network installation, however, it is a lot harder and far more expensive where home automation is concerned, and there is a lot to be said for home automation.

Home Automation in the 21st Century

You're on vacation in the South Pacific. Your home is in Chandler. However, you have a laptop or a tablet PC, so you can check on your home remotely to see that it is okay, from 5000 miles away. Or maybe it is dark, and you want to feel safe when you get home, so how would you like your lights to turn on for you when you get within a block of your home, and the security system to disarm so you don't have to make two trips to get your groceries out of the car. All of this is possible with home automation.

Sounds good so far. But you need to take some steps. First off, you're going to need Internet enabled devices. Next you're going to make sure that everything that's connected has an IP address. And most importantly of all, you need to schedule home network installation today.

For more information on installing a home network, be sure to read part one and part two as well.

Dodge Electric
781 South Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85225
(480) 926-1033

Why Install a Home Network Part 2

Part two of our series on home network installation explores the concept of resource sharing.

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Why Installing a Home Network Makes Sense

In our last article we covered some of the benefits of a network.  Improved signal for your mobile phones and handheld devices such as tablet PCs is one big benefit.  However, the benefit that is even more useful is the concept of resource sharing.  Computer networks developed in the business world and public sector because it helps to keep costs down.  Instead of everyone having a printer, have people share printers as resources on the network.  It also allows for sharing of a resource such as high speed Internet connection.

Take a fairly big family for example: a mother, father, and four kids.  All of the kids need access to the Internet for homework, Facebook, and every other thing out there from social media to email.  The mother works from home with her web design company, and the father sometimes telecommutes.  If the Internet connection is only on one computer, however, there are only two options available to them. One option is to spend an exhausting amount of time preparing a schedule that sooner or later someone is going to go over their time on.  There will be bickering and fighting as a result.  The other option is to share the internet connection.  And the best way to do this is to install a home network.  As long as your connection is fairly high-capacity, you wouldn't even need to worry about crimping your bandwidth.  However, an Internet connection is just one resource to be shared.

Home Networks and Printing

Using the example we provided above, buying everyone in the house a printer is expensive. Even if you go cheap and get low-end inkjets, buying that many printers will cause you to lose money in the long run. Why? Well, every single one of them is going to need paper and print cartridges. However, if you have a printer for the home office, and a printer for the kids, then you can share the resources throughout the home. There is another benefit that is not tied to resource sharing for installing a home network, which we will cover in the next article: having a smart home.

So remember, you want to make your home tech-savvy.  It will help you get the latest streaming media such as your favorite TV shows, and allow you to access the Internet.  And to have a tech-savvy home, you need to arrange for home network installation today.

Fore more information on installing a home network, be sure to read part one of this series too.

Dodge Electric
781 South Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85225
(480) 926-1033
dodgeelectric.com