Winter-ready Devices to Keep Homes Warm

2. Focused Warmth Where You Need It: Smart Space Heaters 

Very often, you only need a warm-up in one room. It might be in a drafty bedroom or a cold work-from-home space. The smart space heater is an innovative way to do this, thanks to its strong features and focus on heating.

What It Does: These portable heaters are linked to your home’s network, and you can tell them what to do by voice with Google Assistant or Alexa, or by using an app. It can be turned on/off remotely, follow a schedule, and have the heat level changed.

Main Benefits: Effective Heating: One way to stretch your money and save energy is to warm the room you’re in really well, rather than heating the whole house with central heat.

Reasons to Feel Secure: You can feel confident about using a modern smart heater because it has many built-in safety features. For instance, it automatically shuts off if it overheats or tips over.

Scheduling and automation: preheat your living room heater so it warms up before you get home or warm your bedroom 15 minutes before you get out of bed.

3. Get Cozy with Smart Heated Throws and Blankets

You cannot beat cocooning yourself in a warm blanket. It feels right to improve if you can control how much heat there is, with significant control over heated blankets!

How It Works: These blankets have built-in heating elements, just like regular blankets do. The smart part is voice- or app-controlled, letting you set timers, adjust the temperature, or warm up your bed before you get in.

Main merits: Changeable comfort: many bright blankets offer a range of heat levels so you can get the most comfortable warmth. Double-zone models let you set different heater levels on each side of the bed.

Energy Savings: Giving pain relief, a warm blanket reduces the need to heat the entire house at night, saving energy.

Ease and Safety: Timers and other features automatically turn off, so the screen stays on for the night without overheating.

4. Change Any Heater into a Smart Heater, with Smart Plugs

Want to keep your current space heater where it is? Good news: adding new, innovative capabilities to a dumb appliance is affordable and straightforward with a smart plug.

What It Does: Plug your space heater (or everything else) into the smart plug, then plug it into an outlet. That lets you do things with your connected device remotely, like using your voice or using an app, to turn it on or off.

Main merits: It is easy to update your home for little money with a smart plug without having to change your appliances!

Build a timetable and schedule: Use the app to set up your old heater to turn on and off at the times you want.

Peace of Mind: Did you forget to turn off the space heater when you left the house? You can turn it off and check its status from anywhere with a smart plug.

5. Smart Curtains and Blinds for Windows: 

During the cold season, a window with natural ventilation is an excellent way to lose heat. It’s easy to add extra insulation with smart blinds and curtains that close automatically.

How They Work: You can set these smart window covers to open and close in response to changes in temperature, sunlight levels, or a time-based schedule. They can be used with the spoken word, a remote, or an app.

Better insulation: By opening your blinds to let in heat at night, you can make your heating controls easier to use.

Using Solar Power: Let your blinds open on clear winter mornings to let in natural sunlight and close them when it gets dark to keep your house warm.

Ease and Safety: Using blind automation to make it seem like someone is in your house can make your home safer and add modern flair.