When it comes to saving money on utility bills, homeowners are always experimenting with new technology that makes it simpler and more convenient. You might already use a smart thermostat, but what about smart vents? Are they as beneficial an investment as they feel like at first glance?

Desert Husky HVAC/R Services will help you with what you need to understand about smart air vents. You’ll understand pluses and negatives, and if adding smart vent technology to your house is a good decision.

What Is a Smart Ventilation System?

In most houses, your thermostat works with your HVAC system to support one temperature.

Smart HVAC vents offer much greater and more specific control, including:

  • Detecting when someone is entering and leaving an area through motion or proximity sensors.
  • Reaching different temperatures on a room-by-room basis.
  • Using motorized covers to open and close exactly how you want them to.

A smart vent system is more capable of moving airflow than just opening and closing registers on your own.

Four Perks of Installing A Smart Home Vent System

Investing in smart home vents could feel like too much. But you’ll be happy to find out there’s several different perks to getting smart vents.

1. They Can Improve Hot and Cold Spots

You often have a space or room that’s not the right temperature. Smart vents can help direct more airflow to these problem spots.

2. They Link with Other Smart Home Technology

We operate with trusted brands to bring you reliable technology that can function independently or be installed with other smart home systems.

Flair smart vents and Keen smart vents are a couple of the most popular brands. Here’s how they work with two popular smart thermostats.

  • If you own a Nest: Keen smart vents aren’t compatible, but they can run independently. Flair works with Nest via Google Assistant.
  • If you use an Ecobee: Flair and Keen are both suitable with Ecobee via third-party apps.

3. You Can Manage Them from Your Phone

Like other smart utilities, all the most important functions are available using an app for your phone. It can be time-consuming to move louvers on vents manually, especially if they’re out of reach. With a smart vent, you can change the temperature room-by-room quickly and conveniently.

4. They’re Inexpensive

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