{"id":4674,"date":"2025-03-31T10:51:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemacampos.es\/?p=4674"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:52:16","slug":"home-automation-is-too-complicated-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chemacampos.es\/en\/home-automation-is-too-complicated-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME AUTOMATION IS TOO COMPLICATED FOR ME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2013 <em>\u201cWhy would I want to control the lights from my phone if I have switches? And automatic blinds? I have hands for that. Besides, we already know that the more technology, the more problems\u2026 And I&#8217;m sure that with AI, one day the house will decide it prefers to live in the dark and won&#8217;t let me turn anything on.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve heard hundreds of arguments against home automation. Almost always from those who haggle over the price of an installation\u2026<br \/>\nBut it still never ceases to amaze me that there are installers who try to reason with their clients that the traditional system is the best option.<br \/>\nI&#8217;d almost buy that for apartments or for small home renovations. Almost.<\/p>\n<p>But now go to a big, luxurious house (the one in the photo, believe it or not, is. I swear!). Hundreds of lights, blinds, shutters, climate control, access points&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And the electrician arrives and convinces the builder that home automation is a passing fad and that he, a professional with more than 30 years of experience, will put all his intelligence and know-how into designing a comfortable and intuitive system for the future homeowner. He&#8217;s done it thousands of times.<br \/>\nAnd what you see in the picture turns out:<br \/>\nAs soon as I walked into the house, I was amazed&#8230; I took the photo and left.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, in this house, they didn&#8217;t hire me to manage the installations.<\/p>\n<p>My only option: either we automate the house or I don&#8217;t work on that project.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t understand how what you see in the photo can be done in the 21st century and in a new 350m\u00b2 home with sea views on the Levantine coast.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s no savings here, no design, no foresight: what there is is a lack of knowledge and an unwillingness to retrain. I guess this electrician is going to retire soon&#8230;<br \/>\nWhat do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2013 \u201cWhy would I want to control the lights from my phone if I have switches? And automatic blinds? I have hands for that. 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