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Audio Advice is the #1 smart home lighting integrator in North Carolina with an unlimited electrical license. We offer the best lighting control systems and have implemented systems as simple as a single automated light to incredibly advanced systems, over 100,000. Let's start by talking about the different options for controlling home lighting. your house. The most basic solutions are Wi-Fi light bulbs that you can turn on and off with your phone. These tend to be sold online and you can purchase them on Amazon or at Best Buy. They are best suited to smaller residences like apartments and can be fun to play with. As you move into larger or more luxurious homes, systems evolve into much more robust solutions, intended to perform correctly every time and at scale. Lutron and Control4 tend to be some of the biggest players in the lighting control space. Unlike single bulb solutions, these systems don't rely on your WiFi working or leaving your switch on all the time so your app can communicate with the bulb.

There are two different ways to implement major lighting control systems. The first and most common are smart switches and dimmers that replace a traditional light switch. These switches and dimmers are usually very sleek and are able to communicate with each other and turn lights off or on. This has the advantage that you can equip any home with lighting control simply by replacing your old switches with smart switches and dimmers. The second implementation is what is called panel lighting. Typically this is only done for new homes because it requires a different type of wiring in the home. However, if you have the budget, panel controlled lighting is the best solution available. What happens in panel lighting is that each of your lighting loads are controlled from a central panel in the house rather than a local switch. A load is the same thing as a set of lights that turn on when you turn on a switch. This means you can have a single keypad at the entrance to a room that would otherwise have a bank of 4 switches grouped together.

Another advantage of panel lighting systems is that dimming capabilities and other detailed specifications are generally slightly better in panel systems. The reason they have this advantage is that not all the technology has to be integrated into a small wall dimmer switch. There is more room for more robust technology in a lighting panel. This raises a key point: there are several ways to dim a light. Incandescents used forward phase dimming, but now there are reverse phase dimming and other technologies. I won't bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that when LED lights came out they claimed to last 20 years, but many people see them flicker and burn out early. This is often because the LED drivers built into LED bulbs were not as robust for dimming as they claim. I won't go into detail here, but if you're building a true luxury home and want great lighting that isn't harsh on your eyes, doesn't flicker, and looks amazing, you need to consider using high-end recessed lighting fixtures than a builder. would find at Lowes or Home Depot. If you live in North Carolina and have questions about this, you can visit our Raleigh or Charlotte showrooms and view both lighting controls and higher performance LEDs in our service centers. experience.

The best lighting control systems will work perfectly with the best smart home systems. When implemented correctly, it will totally change the way you live. Most Audio Advice customers who have lighting control will tell you that they can't imagine walking around the house turning off light after light at night rather than just pressing a button. The same goes for integration with security systems. When you arm your security system when you leave your house, the lights, TVs, and music should all turn off and a few lights should be turned on for security purposes to make it appear like you are in the house. If you'd like to learn more about how lighting control fits into smart homes, motorized shades, security, and more, head over to the smart home section of the Audio Advice website and we've got buying guides and videos on almost everything you need to know.

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