Less is more: ABB-free@home Wireless from Busch-Jaeger

Convenient control of lights and blinds from your sofa. A warm house to come home to, with comprehensive security. Consistent control of energy use and access to all audio, video and household appliances. What may sound like a Christmas wish list instantly becomes reality with the powerful, central, smart home control from Busch-Jaeger.

Past meets future
This was the positive experience of the Cologne couple Lyn and Frithjof, who didn’t just foresee a thorough renovation of their ageing late-1960s terraced house upon moving in, but above all, sought to equip it with the latest technology and give it a high degree of comfort and living quality. So as not to have to make building alterations, the couple chose the ABB-free@home Wireless system from Busch-Jaeger. The existing light switches, thermostats and much more can simply be exchanged for smart switches from the ABB-free@home range and wirelessly connected with each other – leaving the home’s wiring completely intact.

The great advantage is that, without great effort, existing switches and dimmers can be exchanged for flush-mounted constructions, and the technology thus simultaneously brought up to the most advanced standards. Generally programmed easily by any standard electrician, after relatively few necessary installation and start-up steps, light, heating, air conditioning and blinds will all answer to the command of ABB-free@home Wireless.


A new day, a new way
Lyn and Frithjof were especially impressed by the flexibility of the system, which can be modified at any time and is fully controllable by smartphone. ‘I don’t have to decide today what functions I want to use the switches for in the future,’ says Frithjof enthusiastically. ‘For example, I can designate a given switch for the lights today and, in a couple of years, use it to control the blinds if I want to.’ The openness of the house, in particular, with its gallery spanning three stories, lends itself to the smart home concept. For example, various lighting scenarios can be controlled at the press of a button – one of the many amenities that the new residents valued right from the start.

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