It’s January, the minus degrees have landed, and there’s a good chance that you’re working from home because of the virus, and because of the curfew you donu2019t even leave the apartment after work hours – no wonder you’re worried about the end-of-month bills! Fortunately, in Flatco’s newly built apartments in Budapest, you don’t have to be afraid of the increased living costs. We’ll show you why!
Unfortunately, various urban legends still claim that in some rentals the heating bill jumps to the sky during winter, the electricity consumption multiplies, and the resident canu2019t really do anything else than to reach deep into his pocket. It is normal if youu2019re worried, but if youu2019re a Flatco tenant, weu2019re telling you now, sit back and relax!
In most cases, outdated heating systems, crappy insulation, ancient windows, and doors are to blame for the extra costs u2013 any of these are out of the question when we speak about affordable premium apartments! Newly built or refurbished, sophisticated, modern Flatco apartments on any energy-related subjects pass the exam with the highest grades, so you donu2019t have to worry about doing the end-of-month math. Besides the smart home system installed in the properties sorts for you the monthly expenseu2019s taming as well.
Flatco Smarthome magic trick #1: temperature
Zipatileu2019s system really knows everything u2013 ok, almost everything because you still have to make your own morning coffee – but weu2019re sure youu2019ll love it too! You can find the central control panel on the wall of the living room or by the entryway, and you will be able to handle the Hungarian language program easily (if you have any problems, call our colleagues in the Flatco office, they will be happy to help!). There is a good chance that the default settings are right for you, but if you spend a few days testing the settings, you can make the system perfect for your taste.
Zipatile maintains a temperature of 22 degrees during the home-staying time, 20 degrees during the night, and 15 degrees during your absence, holiday time (ie. for longer trips), which means that there is no way to overblow the electricity meter. If it feels cold, you can raise the degrees at any time, and then if you decide that you feel hot, you can easily set the temperature back to the initial setting.
However, you can control the heat of your apartment not only through the radiators: if you want to keep the pleasant climate of your apartment overnight, control the shutters as well! During winter nights the temperature can reach minus 5-10 degrees out there, it can make a big difference if you insulate your windows, and balcony door as well.
Flatco Smarthome magic trick #2: lights and gadgets
With the same detailing, you can also set when the lights in your apartment should be on when they should be turned off when your various electronic devices should be charged. If you havenu2019t started bitcoin mining, your laptop, desktop pc, can stay quiet at night without power, and if you forget several lights on, you can give Zipatile the command to turn all lights off.
u00a0
With these seemingly small settings, you can save yourself a nice little amount by the end of the month. Plus, you didn’t have to do anything other than setting up your smart home system!
Few tips for the professionals
Since your beautiful, premium-quality apartment is light years away from the average, available by-the-dozen rentals in the capital, you donu2019t have to deal with common expenses increasing factors that are typical of hundred-year-old townhouses and block of flats (such as poorly closing windows, over-consuming oil radiators, high ceilings). Then if you really want you can optimize yourself as well.
– Do not use your electrical devices on standby mode – unplug them when not in use!
– If you feel cold while sitting in front of the computer, put on a soft, warm sweater first, do not turn up the heater immediately!
– Use energy-saving light bulbs!
– Do not heat the sky: if you open the windows, turn off the radiators!
– If you leave the room, turn off the lights. Pay close attention for a week to these small details, after which you will do it routinely. Believe us, we tried it, it works!