What should be in a “smart” bathroom
The smart home system should ideally cover all rooms, including the bathroom. Let’s look at what technologies can be used in modern “smart” bathrooms.
Smart Bathroom Features
Improving security
The bathroom is the room most associated with water. Therefore, it is important to protect it from leaks, protecting yourself and your neighbors from below. To do this, it is enough to install several leak sensors behind the walls, next to the water pipes and sewers. If leaks are detected, the smart home will immediately block the water supply and send a distress signal to the host device.
You can also set up automatic plumbing call and plumbing condition monitoring. If the owners are absent for a long time, the smart home can automatically flush unused pipes so that they do not become clogged and the water in them does not become infected.
Saving resources
Many owners of” smart homes ” tend to spend resources wisely, including personal time.
The “smart” bathroom can dose the drain, control the water supply in the tap and in the shower, so that not a single drop is spilled in vain,and utility bills become less.
If a modern washing machine is installed in the bathroom, it can also be connected to the smart home system. This will allow you to remotely control its operation, set the washing mode, and turn it on at a distance.
Another “smart” bathroom can be set up so that you can get a warm bath by the time the owner arrives. This will allow you not to postpone relaxation when it is necessary, for example, after a difficult working day.
Greater comfort and coziness
In addition to the already listed features of the “smart” bathroom, which can make its use more convenient and safe and reduce the cost of paying for utilities, there are others designed to make its use more comfortable and pleasant. For example:
LED illumination of the shower head, the color of which changes depending on the temperature of the running water;
speakers or built-in speakers;
a flat-screen TV on the wall above the bathroom.
Another useful option is to control the microclimate of the bathroom. It makes the procedures of taking a bath and shower more comfortable, maintaining a comfortable temperature: if the room is cool, the heating is turned on, if it gets hot, the ventilation is started.
Also of interest is the control system for the lighting of the bathroom. It also includes the illumination of the mirror with LEDs. Moreover, the “smart” mirror can be upgraded so that it shows videos, gives advice on self-care and pronounces the latest news. All this makes your stay in the bathroom more fruitful and interesting. And to prevent fogging of such a mirror will allow its heating system.
The possibilities of “smart” bathrooms are impressive today, but not yet the limit. In the future, every average homeowner will be able to have a toilet that tells them to take tests from a doctor or do them automatically.