The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

With storage space always at a premium in your garage, it takes new and innovative ways to create space for your vehicle and to move around. The RacorPro Multi-Rack Space Saving Wall-Mounted Storage System is the ideal solution for taking heavy weight and bulky items such as ladders, snow skis, snowboards, PVC pipe, lumber, and long handled tools and taking them up off of the floor and out of the way. The racks have three tiers which can hold up to 150 pounds each. This tiered design makes it easy to place different items across each of the racks for convenient horizontal storage and access. This heavy duty storage system fastens to existing wall studs in your garage or other storage areas of your home such as the attic, basement or shed.

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Are you still walking around the house to open and close your drapes? Make life easier by using the Add-A-Motor IR Remote Control Drapery Kit, which will allow you to open or close your window coverings from the comfort of your couch or while in bed. It was designed for tracks up to 10 feet long and can support up to 55 pounds. Using a heavy duty motor, your drapes will have an opening speed of about one foot every two seconds. The kit includes everything needed for ceiling and wall mounted applications, as well as a wired keypad controller and a wireless IR remote control. While this product is ideal for window coverings, it can even be used to operate curtains for your wall mounted TV or projection screen. This automated product will bring a modern flair to your home that is sure to impress your family, friends and neighbors. The IR remote control in this kit requires three AAA batteries for operation, included.

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If you already own or are purchasing a Drinkwell 360 Water Fountain for Pets, sold separately, it is important to change your filters about two to four weeks. The Replacement Filters are foam/carbon based filters that take ordinary tap water and inhibit bacteria growth, aerate the water with healthful oxygen and removes bad tastes and odors. There are three filters in the package, which should last you about two months. Using these filters with your fountain will provide clean and fresh water that is essential to maintaining a healthy lifestyle for your pet.

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Water is an essential element for the health of your pet, so purchasing a water fountain for your pet is an important decision. Pets prefer free-falling water to stagnant water in a traditional feeding bowl and the Drinkwell 360 Water Fountain applies this knowledge with a free-falling water fountain that encourages pets to drink more water, it ultimately promotes healthier kidney and urinary tract functioning. A quiet, submersible pump is located in the center of this unique fountain that offers 360 degree access for your pets to drink from any side. The kit includes five interchangeable spout heads in the center that let you customize the flow, from one stream of water up to five, and a flow control on the top cap lets you easily adjust the speed of the water flow. It can hold up to 1 gallon (128 ounces) of water that passes through an activated carbon filter inhibiting bacteria growth, aerating water with healthful oxygen and removing bad tastes and odors. The Drinkwell 360 Water Fountain pumps fresh, filtered water into the bowl and makes a great investment in the health of your pets.

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If you already own or plan to purchase the Surfboard Voice Activated Home Theater Universal Remote Control, you can expect to use several AAA alkaline batteries. The remote control needs to remain powered on at all times to control the volume, change the channels or turn on the TV by the sound of your voice. This AC Adapter/Charger was developed specifically for the Surfboard remote to avoid the constant need to replace batteries. By investing in a set of four AAA re-chargeable batteries, sold separately, the plug-in charger will connect to your Surfboard remote, keeping it supplied with the power necessary to listen to your commands and provide you a voice-response to your commands.

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