We’ve covered Loxone smart home products because 2011 and I’ve always looked at the system with an envious eye. So I’m really pleased to announce that we will be fitting a extensive Loxone system in the new Automated home 2.0!
It probably won’t come as much of a surprise that we’ve chosen Loxone if you’ve been following along with our recent trip to Austria and our stay in theShow home
That experience was extremely helpful and my better half, who has zero interest in tech, saw all the advantages of a proper smart home system. She’s genuinely as thrilled as me now to be installing Loxone in the new house.
Why Loxone
The 2 decades that we lived in our last house certainly cemented my opinion on home Automation technology, as I tried out a multitude of different smart home systems over the years.
The Loxone Miniserver
While some products were genuinely helpful (here are the ones we took with us), numerous others brought disappointment and disappointment. How can tech that’s developed to simplify our lives and save time, so typically do the exact opposite? Hardware failures, incompatibilities, short battery life along with all the general tinkering required to keep things working, typically conspired to make it challenging to live with.
This time we want something much more professional, reputable and unobtrusive. and also something that has much much more genuine automation built-in, rather than just being a remote control.
Most smart home setups fall foul of integration problems. and remember, even choosing a relatively open ‘standard’ doesn’t guarantee compatibility.
So over the years I’ve come to see the proprietary nature of Loxone to be one of its greatest strengths. These are products that are guaranteed to work together, hassle free.
Plans
During the planning stages of our project we have worked closely with Loxone Partner, Scott McMurray from epitome Living. I’ll talk much more about Scott and epitome in a future post, but for now I can say it’s been fantastic to be able to bounce ideas off him and take advantage of all his fantastic Loxone expertise.
Next Time
So there we are, exciting times ahead. There will be plenty of comprehensive Loxone messages coming your way in the weeks ahead as we finalise the plans for the system and work through the first and second fixes. For now though follow us on Instagram to make sure you don’t miss anything.
www.loxone.com
Remember to check out our Instagram to follow the project, read the rest of the Automated home 2.0 blog messages and find the links to all the products we’ve used in our self-build.
Share this:
Facebook
Twitter
Reddit
LinkedIn
Pinterest5
Email
More
WhatsApp
Print
Skype
Tumblr
Telegram
Pocket