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It doesn’t happen to often, but when it happens it’s the most annoying thing ever; locking yourself out of your own house. Your mind starts racing. Where are the people who also own a key of your place? Your looks become one of a burglar. Didn’t I leave the backdoor unlocked? Isn’t there a window open somewhere? What will be the smallest damage to my house when I brake into it?

Of course you could have hidden a key somewhere in your garden. But is that something you really want? Maybe today, it is something you want. But you would be worried for the rest of your life, worried if not somebody saw you picking up that key or hiding it away.

There is a simple solution however to your problem, a Smart Code Deadbolt.

The Smart Code Deadbolt can be as simple as a deadbolt which can be unlocked by a key as well as with a code. The bolt is a true locking dead bolt due to its motor driven bolt inside. The activation code is set by a 4 to 8 digits string of numbers. Locking is done by pushing one simple button and the code is not needed for this action. Nothing new so far, this technology has been on the market for a while and is used all around.

The true Home Automation System connection comes with the Smart Code Wireless Z-Wave Deadbolt. The bolt is able to talk wireless to your installed Home Automation System. This is home automation taken to the level it should be taken to. Imagen while unlocking your house with a simple code, the lights turn on, the alarm system disarms, the thermostat goes to high and the entertainment system turns on. Coming home has turned into a real coming home feel.

The system even takes it a step further. What about locking your house from your smart phone. Or receiving a message on your smart phone telling the children just came home. Or what in case of an emergency to be able to unlock all the doors of your house (remote if you need to) with only one command. Features which will make your life easier and saver.

Installing the system is a matter of minutes. The Smart Code Deadbolt runs on 2 AA batteries and no extra wires are needed to install the bolt. Simply remove the current bolt and mount the Smart Code Deadbolt in the door and the job is done. Remember the Z-Wave products are fully incorporated with the X10 Home Automation System. Which runs over existing electrical wires in your house. All in all, no extra wires are needed.

The bolt comes in brass, nickel, bronze, or just a simple black colour.

Next time when locking yourself out of your own house, a simple code lets you get back in.

The three major home automation technologies that are in the top of the ranks are Insteon, X10 and Z-Wave. The difference between them is worth pondering over when it comes to the decision which Home Automation System to use.

The X10 technology
It is the oldest system and is the pioneer when it comes to home automation. Originally started with Sears to automate their facilities, now the major player in home applications. The X10 technology is based on existing electrical wires and doesn’t interfere with other radio frequency system in a house. It is the most widespread and mature  system, but its reliability is not always the best.

The Z-Wave technology
The company Zensys, in the need for speed and range, developed the Z-Wave RF radiation technology. It has proven a worth while technology that is faster than the X10 technology. Its is a very new technology and the amount of modules is still limited.

The Insteon technology
The Insteon system takes advantage of both the power line controller (PLC) and RF radiation method in controlling all the equipments in the home. The system is backwards compatible with the X10 technology, meaning that Insteon and X10 modules can coexist on the same power line network and Insteon modules can be setup to respond and transmit X10 as well as Insteon commands. Still developing, but this system might be the future.