Smart home maintenance recommendations to keep your Rockford system running properly

Maintenance is crucial to various parts of our lives. You go to the gym to keep your body healthy and take your car to the service shop so it functions properly. Your Rockford smart home is no exception. Although it needs less upkeep than your family SUV, you still need to do several things to keep sensors and other equipment operating as intended. It’s not challenging, and we’ll make the job even simpler with the following smart home maintenance recommendations.

Clean Equipment Is Key To Proper Function

Dirt and dust are enemies to sensors, camera lenses, and all electrical components. How well do you think your exterior surveillance will spot prowlers if it’s covered in cobwebs? Your smart home won’t appear so smart when it’s not working as intended. But you can help by completing these simple maintenance chores:

• Keep your lenses spotless by wiping them periodically with a microfiber towel lightly dampened with glass cleaner. Don’t use paper towels that could scratch the lens, and avoid spraying a cleaner straight onto the camera.
• Prevent dust from settling on sensitive electronics. If debris make their way inside the protective exterior, it can damage those sensitive electrical parts and prevent air from moving through. Even your central command panel's level, narrow top can accumulate dust.
• When tidying up, do a brief inspection to make certain your components are attached securely and positioned correctly.

It’s not challenging to keep your smart home components dirt-free, but you should do a couple of other things to ensure performance.

Do a quick test of your Rockford security system

Have you not gotten a smartphone alert in some time? Your system might be working well, and your house well protected, but it could also signify something is malfunctioning. How about finding out by conducting a quick assessment of your equipment? Here’s what you can do:

• Assume the role of an intruder and see if you can activate your entry point sensors, motion sensors, or whatever devices you have. You can often place your system into “test mode” to avoid contacting your monitoring team.
• Go into your home security smartphone app and examine the video stream. See if the images are clear and the camera is directed where it needs to be.
• If you have automation programmed, check it. Did the smart thermostat change settings at the specified time? Did your lights switch on or off as planned?
• Verify batteries are changed routinely. Some systems will even tell you when they’re low.

Evaluations may be conducted occasionally or whenever you believe a device is not operating correctly.

Is your system firmware current?

Those smart gadgets you have around your house don’t just run independently. These connected components have firmware in place, so they operate as expected. In many situations, the firmware will update automatically, but there may be exceptions. Run the updates as soon as they’re available (your system should notify you) to prevent errors or security issues.

Get a reliable smart home in Rockford from Vivint

Interested in a dependable, easy-to-maintain smart home in Rockford? Connect with the home security experts at Vivint. Offering the best in home automation and surveillance, we have a solution for your family. Reach out to (815) 362-1830 now to customize your home security.