Smart Home Devices Prevent Fire Damage

4/8/2019 (Permalink)

If you’re a cautious homeowner, you want to take smart measures to prevent fire damage to your home.  In the 21^st century, there are new Smart technologies for your home that can make these preventative measures easier than ever to manage.

SERVPRO of Hackensack / Little Ferry is committed to helping homeowners in this community keep their homes and properties safe. That’s why we love these kinds of technological advances that you can hook up to your WiFi network and smartphone to keep you and your family safe. If these devices detect something dangerous, you can get alerted right away so that you can hopefully take care of the issue before it becomes a major disaster

Here smart home devices that can help you prevent fire damage to your home and property:

Smart Fire Detectors and Smart Smoke Alarms

You can set up these cutting-edge fire detectors so that they will automatically send an alert to your smartphone if the temperature reaches a certain point or if there’s a sudden rapid rise in temperature. These devices can even be connected to your centralized security system for greater precision and control.

You can also get Smart alarms that detect smoke or carbon monoxide. Some of these devices will even shut down your HVAC system if smoke is detected to prevent further complications. If you connect these devices with a Smart security system, they can also automatically alert the fire department in case of emergency, no need for anyone to have to dial 9-1-1.

Smart Electrical Outlets

These are outlets that you can turn off remotely using an app on your smartphone.  This can be good protection in case you’re worried you forgot to shut off lights or appliances.

Some of these outlets can even be controlled by voice commands when you are home, so that you can turn off electricity even from another room.

Smart Batteries

If you’re the kind of person who has a tendency to forget to change the batteries in your smoke alarms, you may want to invest in Smart batteries.

Most of these batteries are compatible with multiple kinds of alarms and detectors, and they will send you an alert when the battery gets low.

Smart Kitchen Shut-Off Devices

Kitchen fires are a leading cause of fire damage to homes. These Smart devices can help prevent such fires by automatically turning off the oven or stovetop.

These Smart devices are typically motion sensors that are installed to a kitchen cabinet. If you leave the kitchen, the device will start a timer, and if you don’t return before the timer counts down, the device will automatically shut off your oven.

All this 21-st century tech can go a long way to helping you keep your home and family safe. If, however, you do experience water or fire damage, know that SERVPRO of Hackensack / Little Ferry is always here to help. We have all the advanced equipment, training, and knowledge needed to restore your property ASAP.