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

Maintenance is essential to various aspects of our lives. You go to the gym to keep yourself healthy and take your vehicle to the shop so it operates smoothly. Your Concord smart home is no exception. Although it needs less care than your vehicle, you still must handle a few basic tasks to keep devices functioning properly. It’s not challenging, and we’ll make things even simpler with these smart home maintenance recommendations.

Clean Equipment Is Vital To Reliable Function

Dust and grime are hazards to sensors, surveillance camera lenses, and all electrical components. How well do you believe your exterior surveillance will detect intruders if it’s obscured by cobwebs? Your smart home won’t seem so smart if it’s not working as expected. But you can lend a hand by doing these easy maintenance duties:

• Keep your camera lenses spotless by wiping them frequently with a microfiber towel lightly moistened with an appropriate cleaner. Avoid paper towels that may scratch the lens, and don’t spray a liquid directly on the camera.
• Avoid letting dust accumulate on sensitive electronics. If particles make their way inside the protective exterior, it can impact those sensitive electronics and impede needed airflow. Even your central interface’s flat, narrow top can gather dust.
• When dusting or cleaning, do a short inspection to make sure your tools are connected securely and situated correctly.

It’s not hard to keep your smart home components clean, but you can do a few other things to promote error-free functionality.

Perform a quick check of your Concord security system

Have you not received a smartphone notification in recent weeks? Your system might be fine, and your home safe and secure, but it might also indicate there is an issue. Why not find out by performing a brief inspection of your devices? Here are some suggestions:

• Assume the part of an intruder and try to set off your motion detectors, access point sensors, or additional devices you have. You can usually place your system into “test mode” to avoid alerting your monitoring agents.
• Go into your home security mobile app and examine the video stream. Ensure the images are sharp and the camera is aimed where it is supposed to be.
• If you have automation programmed, test it. Did the smart thermostat change settings at the proper time? Did your lights activate as planned?
• Verify batteries are changed periodically. Many systems will even tell you when replacement is needed.

Assessments can be completed periodically or any time you think a device is not functioning properly.

Is your system firmware up-to-date?

Those smart tools you have across your house don’t just function automatically. These incorporated components have firmware in place, so they perform properly. In many situations, the firmware will self-update, but there may be exceptions. Install the updates as soon as they’re released (your system should inform you) to prevent performance or security concerns.

Get a reliable smart home in Concord from Vivint

Interested in a reliable, low-maintenance smart home in Concord? Consult with the home security professionals at Vivint. Providing you the latest in home automation and exterior surveillance, we have a solution for your residence. Call (802) 909-3379 right away to customize your home security.