There are so many systems in your home, shouldn’t you have quick, convenient control over all of them? You’ve seen touch-screens on popular phones or you’ve used them at airport terminals and ATMs. Imagine being able to control everything in your home from full color, user friendly touch panels that are custom-designed for you and your family.

Turn off the house lights from the bedroom. Adjust the thermostat from the kitchen. Arm the security system from anywhere. Simplify the technology in your home with a complete home control solution. Elegant touch-screen controls allow you to quickly monitor the status of open doors, room temperature, which lights are on and off, and even view security cameras to check on the kids without leaving the kitchen.

In addition, touch-screens eliminate wall clutter by doing away with multiple light switches, audio controls and thermostats. Control it all from one easy-to-use screen.

With a Home Control solution installed by Rely, you’ll have access and energy-saving capabilities in your home that you never thought possible. It’s the best investment you can put into the best investment you own.

So what are the benefits of having a Lighting Control system installed by Rely? The answers might surprise you.

Energy Savings
Did you realize that by dimming your lights by 50% you can reduce your home’s energy consumption by 40%? In fact, by dimming lights, you can extend the life of your light bulbs by up to 20 times their normal life. This is great if you like to leave your foyer, outdoor or kitchen lights on while you are away or asleep at night. Over time, a lighting control system pays for itself in energy savings. Plus, it’s a responsible way to protect the environment.

Convenience
Lighting Controls can be added to the rooms or areas that you use the most in your home and lighting levels can be set to match your activities. We accomplish this by programming lighting “scenes” that fit your lifestyle. All of these scenes can be accessed through a convenient touch-screen or custom engraved lighting control. Here are a few examples of popular lighting scenes:

Welcome: Turn lights on from a master control and never enter a dark house again. Add a wireless controller in your car to trigger the “Welcome” scene and create a path from the garage to the kitchen
Away: Touch one button when you leave for a night out and set all of your lights for an “at home” look
Relax: Set lights just right for relaxing with a book or listening to music
Entertain: Use lighting to create the mood for a dinner party or for entertaining a house full of guests
Hall: Create a lighting path that turns on hall lights at low levels. This is ideal for lighting paths for your children to your room or for creating safe lighting to the kitchen for a late night snack
All On: Light your house with one touch of the All On button, or link lighting to your security system so that all lights turn on when you enter your alarm security code
All Off: Frustrated with lights being left on at night? A single touch on the master control by the bed will turn off every light in the house. Prefer to have some lights on at night? A custom lighting scene can be created to turn on certain lights in the house at low dim levels for security and energy savings.

Elegance
Lighting control transforms your home into the ultimate refuge after a long day. The right lighting levels can make a home feel warm and comfortable and create the perfect mood for whatever activity you choose.

Lighting activities or “scenes” can be customized just for you and allow you to have reliable and total control of your home’s ambience. Here are just a few examples of elegant, activity based lighting scenes:

Dining: With the press of a button, the chandelier above the table lowers to a wonderful warm ambience. Even the food tastes better when the mood is right!
Showtime: Bring a movie to life with lighting that compliments any home theater or living room.
Pool: Provide bright pathway lighting to the pool for safety, but softer mood lighting by the pool house.
Landscape: Create beautiful outdoor lighting environments with one touch of a button. Highlight the features and textures of your outdoor garden and landscaping at night.

We know there are many companies to choose from when it comes to security system installations. Why Choose Rely to install your home’s security system?

We are a total home systems provider
Rely is in the business of integrating all systems in your home into convenient, easy to access system controllers that are designed to match your lifestyle and schedule. We don’t offer cookie-cutter systems that limit your options and make you feel trapped in your home when the system is armed. By combining smart sensors throughout your house and system controller locations that provide easy access to your system, you can relax knowing that you are protected and secure.

Automated events
Rely can tie your security system into your home’s lighting and HVAC systems. For example, in the event of a burglar alarm all interior and exterior lights can turn on at full brightness levels, frightening the intruder away. Or, if a fire alarm is triggered, the outside lights can flash on and off providing easy identification as firefighters arrive and the HVAC system can be turned off, preventing the spread of smoke and fire throughout the home. In addition, the security system can be turned on and off from system touch-screens using scenes such as “Home” and “Away”.


Local emergency monitoring
We partner with local system monitoring companies that can respond more quickly and effectively to notify police, fire or EMS in the event of an emergency. Instead of being sent off to huge monitoring services which support hundreds of thousands of security systems throughout the country, you can have the peace of mind that your system will get the attention that it requires.

Camera monitoring
Camera Monitoring systems give you a new peace of mind. See who’s at the door without having to look out the window or check on the kids outside from any TV or touch-screen. You can even have displays automatically switch from the front camera to the back camera when sensors detect kids opening the pool gate.

Ever wanted to check on your home while you are away? Rely also offers camera monitoring systems that allow you to view any of your home cameras from a PC or web-enabled phone. This feature is perfect for vacation homes or checking in on the babysitter while you are at work.

Did you know that the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of your home is the most costly system to operate, responsible for approximately 70% of your home's utility bill? Automated control of your HVAC system increases efficiency, cuts energy use and protects the environment.

By utilizing smart thermostats that are connected to a Home Control system installed by Rely, the HVAC system can be accessed in many different ways. Here are the most common examples:

Enhanced Control & Monitoring
While you are at home, your automated thermostat can be controlled from an in-wall touch-screen, handheld remote, or from a personal computer that monitors energy usage and controls the temperature. Additionally, motion sensors enable the temperature in a room to rise or fall when you enter it. Your thermostat is controlled and thus, replaced, by your Home Control touch-screens, reducing wall clutter. Hidden temperature sensors are placed throughout the home to detect the indoor temperature.

Timed and Programmed Events
Your home automation system can be programmed to turn the temperature up or down during certain times of the day. This can help you to avoid expensive peak hours, reducing your energy bill. Also, your HVAC system can respond to certain programmed events. For example, as you leave and set your security system, the temperature slowly drops to a more efficient level while you are away. Or if there is a fire alarm the HVAC system is immediately shut down to help prevent circulation of smoke.

Remote Access
Now temperature levels can be monitored and changed from the office or even in another country. Utilizing a phone line or the Internet, homeowners can see what the temperature is on the inside and outside of the home and make changes to reduce energy consumption. This feature is invaluable if you travel often or have a vacation home.

To achieve automated HVAC, Rely replaces standard thermostats with "smart" thermostats which, in turn, are connected to a powerful home control system. Then we program the automation system to control your HVAC system according to your needs and lifestyle. All of our smart thermostats are Energy Star compliant and will operate the HVAC system even in the unlikely event that the home control system goes down.