How to Keep Your Home Running While You're Away with Shelly

Smart Home Automation for a Worry-Free Summer

Long weekends, summer holidays, and spontaneous getaways often mean spending less time at home. With the right Shelly automations, your home and garden continue taking care of everyday tasks in the background - from scheduled irrigation and remote access to awareness and monitoring. Stay connected to what matters most while enjoying everything summer has to offer.

Know Who’s Coming and Going

Whether it's a neighbor checking on your home, a gardener, or a delivery, access can still be managed when needed. Install Shelly Pro 1PM with an electric strike on your outdoor gate and create automations through the Shelly Smart Control app to manage access remotely. For additional awareness, place Shelly BLU Motion near your front door to receive notifications about activity inside your home. This way, you stay connected to what’s happening at home wherever your summer plans take you.

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Prevent Water Damage While You're Away

A small leak can turn into a major problem when no one is home to notice it. Place Shelly Flood S Gen4 in leak-prone areas, such as under sinks or near refrigerators. Connect it to the Shelly Smart Control app to receive notifications if water is detected, so you can react quickly while you're away. For added protection, create an automation in the Shelly Smart Control app that switches off connected appliances through Shelly Pro 2 when water is detected, helping limit potential damage.

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Set Up Smarter Garden Irrigation

A few days away from home can be enough for your garden to need attention during the summer. Set the FrankEver Sprinkler Controller FK-06X to water automatically across up to six zones and let the Weather API adjust irrigation based on changing conditions. In the Shelly Smart Control app, you can create an automation that uses temperature and humidity data from Shelly BLU H&T ZB to trigger additional watering during hotter, drier periods. This way, your garden stays maintained while you stay in control from anywhere.

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FrankEver Sprinkler Controller FK-06X

$129.99

Shelly BLU H&T ZB Ivory

$23.99

Keep Your Pool Ready for Your Return

A pool still needs regular circulation and filtration, even when no one is around to enjoy it. Create schedules in the Shelly Smart Control app to manage pool pumps, filtration systems, or lighting automatically throughout your trip. Using Shelly Pro 4PM, multiple pool circuits can be controlled from a single device, while Shelly Flood Gen4 keeps an eye on the equipment area and alerts you if water is detected. This way, both operation and awareness remain under control while you're away.

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Turn Off the Unnecessary Before You Leave

Before a summer trip, create a "Vacation Mode" scene in the Shelly Smart Control app that turns off selected lights, appliances, and other non-essential loads throughout your home. Using Shelly Pro 4PM and Shelly Shelly Plug US Gen4, multiple devices can be managed through a single automation, helping reduce unnecessary energy use while keeping remote control just a tap away.

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Shelly Pro 2

$84.99

Shelly Plug US Gen4 White

$24.99

The best summer plans start with a home that takes care of the essentials. Make it happen with Shelly - explore the full range of solutions here.

Summer Mode Activated: How to Keep Your Home Running While You're Away with Shelly

Know Who’s Coming and Going

Prevent Water Damage While You're Away

Set Up Smarter Garden Irrigation

Keep Your Pool Ready for Your Return

Turn Off the Unnecessary Before You Leave