Keeping Connected: How to Improve Your Home’s Wi-Fi

These days we depend on Wi-Fi for streaming our favorite shows, gaming online, working remotely, and helping maintain Sense’s connection, which is why it’s so frustrating when the Wi-Fi suddenly stops working...

Empowering a Cleaner Future: Sense’s Mission to Combat Climate Change

The evidence is undeniable: the climate is changing. Every day, we can see in headlines—or outside our own windows—the impacts of a warming planet on our health, well-being, and environment. The science is...

What to Expect When you are Expecting (Detections)

About the Author: Kevin Kranen is a longtime Sense user (6 years!) and volunteer moderator of the Sense Community. He has experienced the successes and, sometimes, frustrations of Sense users over the years...

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Keep your home warm this winter

Colder-than-average temperatures this winter and increased fuel costs will make staying warm this winter a challenge. The price of natural gas, electricity, fuel oils and propane are all on the rise. Higher bills take a bite out of everyone’s budget...

Should You Get Rid of Your Old Fridge?

When most appliances break down, you need to replace them right away, since it’s likely you have just one washer, dryer, stove or dishwasher. Refrigerators are different. Nearly a quarter of American homes have two or more fridges. Sometimes the...

Who Controls Your Thermostat?

People have been fighting over who controls the temperature at home since we lived in caves. Who controls the fire? Who gets to sleep comfortably next to its burning embers on cold nights? Now we call it thermostat wars. One family member likes to...

Sense alerts homeowner to flooding

When Dan first moved into his rural home, he felt overwhelmed by trying to learn about his new house. Previously living in the city, he never had to think about his utilities or worry about how all the systems in his home worked. Sense gave Dan and...

How Electrical Panels Work

The modern electrical panel is like a highway interchange for your house. It performs two important functions: it carries electricity to the outlets and fixtures in your home and it prevents overloads that could cause house fires.  The power to run...

Top 9 Ways to Reduce Your Electric Bill

Even the smallest changes can make the biggest difference in your electricity bill. Say goodbye to high utility costs with these top nine energy saving tips. Start by tackling your heating and cooling costs. 1. Maintain and update HVAC...

Get your house ready for summer!

Follow these steps to reduce your home energy costs and keep indoor air clean this summer. Before air conditioners were widely available, many of us remember the spring ritual of taking down storm windows and replacing them with screens, which let...