Electrical Industry Canada: Home Automation - 8

set up a smart device on location but run into
issues with the internet or the app not
working. These added headaches can cause
delays and also cut into profit margins.
Too many choices
Though many people are familiar with and
interested in smart home technology, the
adoption rate is quite low. This is in part due to
an abundance of products available and the
lack of interoperability between different
brands. There are too many dedicated apps
and the products don't necessarily work
together. Alexa, Google Assistant, and other
costly control systems do a good job of
integrating products from different brands,
but none have emerged as the clear winner
yet. Electricians spend so much of their time
keeping up to date with electrical code that
they don't have time to keep up with the
ever-changing smart home industry as well.
Why Swidget?
Swidget's unique modular smart home
platform gives ECs a competitive edge to hold
their position in the market without all of the
headaches of other smart home products. The
outlets or light switches can be installed
" smart-ready " and the homeowner can
purchase the plug and play Inserts from
Swidget or the distributor and install them on
installation service and warranty falls to
Swidget, saving the contractor the hassle of
EL E C TR I C AL I NDU S T RY CANADA
returning to the site to deal with issues.
As many smart products are low voltage and
require very little training to install, it is very
difficult for ECs to compete with low voltage
contractors for these jobs.. Swidget is the
natural choice for electrical contractors that
want to offer smart home products to their
customers but want to differentiate from their
low voltage counterparts.
With all of the choices available,
home-owners are cautious of being tied into a
particular system. Sure Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz and
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 5
8
Z-Wave are the protocols of choice right now
but what happens to all of those smart devices
when 5G or Wi-Fi 6 are available? Will
home-owners be stuck with a bunch of
deprecated devices? Electrical contractors
can capture the broadest customer base by
offering a product that is not tied to any one
system and because Swidget products are
futureproof, they can offer a clear upgrade
path to their customers.
https://www.swidget.com/
Electrical Industry Canada: Home Automation

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Electrical Industry Canada: Home Automation
