4 Ways to Avoid Mistakes in Smart Homes

This article is about the main rack of components of a smart home, this is always a problem maker for home builder and interior designer. If you like it, please share it with your coworkers.

To improve the performance of  your Smart Home among other things you might have to be careful with your AV rack design and location. Here are a few things that Architects and Home Builder have to consider, it is very simple yet can have huge impact on the performance of your entertainment system.

A/V Storage Options
While there’s are no home entertainment rules that say you can’t stack A/V components on wooden shelving in a closet (good option) or inside a piece of a/v furniture (better yet), there’s always the risk that your equipment will overheat if the storage space lacks proper ventilation.

Keeping Cool
The lifespan of electronic components can be drastically compromised without adequate ventilation. When heat generated from the equipment can’t escape, fans in the equipment start running to the point where the equipment will shut down. The temperature inside a storage unit should not exceed 82 degrees. For every 10 degrees above this number, the life of a piece of equipment is reduced by 40 percent.

Organized Cabling
This is very important, yet most integrators underestimate this part. A well organized cabling promotes top notch performance from equipment is a builtin cable management system. This prevent interference that can occur when power and low voltage cabling are in close vicinity.

The design of the rack also prevents cabling from being bent too much, which can degrade the audio and video signals. And should you add new components to the rack, its open back and well-organized cabling layout will make connecting the new device a cinch.

Future Expansions
It is highly recommended to buy a rack that is twenty percent larger than what you need based on your current a/v configuration. You’ll have plenty of space for new components without compromising airflow.

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Ignacio @Showtime Audio & Video