How to Upgrade Daylight Saving Time Reminders with Smart Home Products
Smart Products Keep Homes Running Smoothly Year-Round
For years, the seasonal time change for daylight saving time (DST) has served as a built-in reminder for essential home maintenance tasks—testing smoke alarms, checking HVAC filters and ensuring a home’s systems are up to date. But with today’s smart home technology, there is no longer a need to rely on the clock change to stay on top of these important duties. Smart devices can handle the reminders automatically, making home maintenance easier, safer and more efficient all year long.
Smart Smoke and CO Alarms: Always on Alert
Smart smoke alarms eliminate the need for seasonal battery checks and manual testing, providing continuous awareness of their status. Many homeowners use DST as a cue to change batteries and test alarms, but smart smoke alarms eliminate the need for this extra step.
Devices like the First Alert Smart Smoke & CO Alarm send real-time notifications to a smartphone when batteries are low or if an issue is detected. These connected alarms ensure continuous awareness of their status, no matter the time of year. Instead of waiting for a seasonal reminder, proactive alerts are sent when needed.
Smart Thermostats offer modern HVAC Maintenance
A clogged HVAC filter can reduce system efficiency, increase energy costs and lower indoor air quality. Instead of relying on the bi-annual time change as a reminder to check and replace filters, now, smart thermostats—like the Honeywell Home T9 Smart Thermostat—can notify users when it’s time to swap out a dirty filter.
This ensures the HVAC system runs more efficiently and maintains better air quality without relying on seasonal reminders. And – better yet, still – the clock on the smart thermostat automatically adjusts, which means one less clock to ‘spring forward.’
Smarter Homes, Simpler Lives
While DST has traditionally been a convenient marker for home maintenance, many smart products have made those reminders obsolete. With app-connected smoke alarms and thermostats that send maintenance alerts, home operations remain seamless without relying on the changing seasons.
By upgrading to smart home technology, reminders and tasks are streamlined, creating a home that is safer, more efficient and effortlessly maintained, 365 days a year.
For more information on smart home products, visit FirstAlert.com and HoneywellHome.com.
