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Home automation in The Springs.

Terraced and semi-detached townhouses across Springs 1 to 15, built by Emaar in the early 2000s. We design smart control for the original AC, a smart lock and cameras, Wi-Fi that reaches the back garden, and leak alerts for tired pipes.

  • FromAED 1,500
  • Most installs5 to 7 days
  • Site surveyFree
Aerial view of townhouse rows, trees and a lake, like The Springs townhouses we automate
The Springs at a glance
Homes
Over 4,800 terraced and semi-detached townhouses
Sub-communities
Numbered Springs 1 to Springs 15
Built
About 2003 to 2006, by Emaar
Layouts
Two to four bedrooms, Type codes such as 3M
Cooling
Ducted or split AC on your own DEWA bill
Typical install
5 to 7 days for a three or four bedroom townhouse
Starting price
From AED 1,500 for a single upgrade
The short answer

Dubai Smart Home designs home automation in The Springs, Emaar’s townhouse community of Springs 1 to 15, and coordinates every job. Most jobs cover smart control for the original AC on your own DEWA bill, a smart lock, cameras, Wi-Fi and leak sensors, nearly all wireless, so no party wall gets chased. Single upgrades start from AED 1,500.

Updated 28 September 2026
Pricing

Pick your home, see the price.

What moves the price here: the number of bedrooms, how many AC units you control, how far the Wi-Fi must reach into the garden, and whether the work joins a renovation.

One upgrade

Start with the AC, the front door or the leaks.
  • A controller for your most-used AC unit
  • Or a retrofit smart lock and video doorbell
  • Or leak sensors with a shut-off valve
  • Joins a whole-house system later
Typical price
AED 1,500 to AED 4,500
Time on site
Half a day
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Two bedroom townhouse

Compact Springs layouts and first homes.
  • Smart control on every AC unit
  • Smart lock and video doorbell
  • Mesh Wi-Fi on both floors
  • Leak sensors in the wet areas
Typical price
AED 15,000 to AED 30,000
Time on site
3 to 5 days
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Three or four bedroom townhouse

Family townhouses with a back garden.
  • Room-by-room AC schedules and away mode
  • Cameras at the front and in the garden
  • Wi-Fi that reaches the garden
  • Smart lighting and curtain motors
Typical price
AED 30,000 to AED 60,000
Time on site
5 to 7 days
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Full refresh in a renovation

Owners stripping and refitting the whole house.
  • KNX or Lutron lighting wired in
  • Zoned control for the new AC
  • Network cupboard and structured cabling
  • Audio for the living room and garden
Typical price
AED 40,000 to AED 160,000
Time on site
2 to 4 weeks
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Local know-how

Smart home installation for The Springs townhouses.

The Springs is the townhouse side of Emirates Living. It sits between The Lakes and The Meadows, off Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road, about fifteen minutes from Media City. Over 4,800 homes fill fifteen numbered sub-communities, Springs 1 to Springs 15, each with shared pools and play areas. The homes are two to four bedroom townhouses, terraced or semi-detached, so most share a wall with the house next door. Listings use layout codes such as Type 1E, 3M or 4E. Families, professionals and first-time Emirates Living buyers live here, next to landlords renting to long-term tenants.

Emaar built The Springs between about 2003 and 2006, so the AC, wiring and plumbing are now around twenty years old. Renovation contractors here find circuits too small for modern loads and roof terraces that let water in. There is no district cooling, so the AC runs on your own DEWA bill and smart control saves money you can see. Small plots and party walls rule out most extensions, so owners improve the house they have. That is why smart home installation in The Springs is mostly wireless, with no chased walls and little drilling beside a neighbour’s bedroom.

Old AC, your own bill

The first-build AC in Springs townhouses is past its design life, and every dirham it burns lands on your DEWA bill. A controller on each unit adds schedules and an away mode, so the house holds a warmer setting while everyone is at work or school.

Party walls on both sides

Most Springs homes share a wall with the house next door, and a mid-terrace unit shares two. Chasing cable into a shared wall is loud for both families. Wireless switches, sensors and AC controllers go in without it, so the neighbours barely notice the job.

Roof terraces that leak

After twenty years, contractors find Springs roof terraces and balconies letting water through. A leak sensor by the terrace door, the water heater and each sink sends an alert to your phone. Add a smart valve and the water shuts off before the ceiling below stains.

Circuits from the first build

Springs wiring was sized for how families lived twenty years ago, and contractors report circuits too small for today’s loads. We test the distribution board at the survey and choose low-power devices. If an EV charger or a new AC unit needs a circuit upgrade first, we say so.

Two floors and a garden

A router by the front door rarely reaches the upstairs bedrooms and the garden behind a Springs townhouse. A mesh node on each floor, plus a small weatherproof point facing the garden, keeps cameras, AC controllers and the television online.

Little room to extend

Party walls and compact plots mean most Springs extensions are off the table. Ground-floor rear additions or garage conversions are possible on some end units, with Emaar’s sign-off. So owners make the space they have work harder, with smart lighting, curtains and climate control.

Sub-communities we cover in The Springs
Springs 1
Springs 2
Springs 3
Springs 4
Springs 5
Springs 6
Springs 7
Springs 8
Springs 9
Springs 10
Springs 11
Springs 12
Springs 13
Springs 14
Springs 15
How it works

Four steps, one point of contact.

Smart devices inside a Springs townhouse usually need no approval. Exterior or structural work needs an Emaar community NOC first, and we prepare it for you.

  1. 01
    Free survey
    We check each AC unit, the distribution board, the roof terrace and the wet areas, test Wi-Fi upstairs, downstairs and in the garden, then send a fixed quote.
  2. 02
    NOC only for outside work
    Wireless devices inside go straight to booking. For exterior cameras, structural changes or renovation work, we file the Emaar community NOC, which contractors here say takes one to two weeks.
  3. 03
    Install
    Expect three to five days for a two bedroom townhouse and five to seven for a larger one, room by room, with quiet tools near shared walls.
  4. 04
    Handover
    Each person in the house gets the app and a walk-through, plus a printed guide and one named contact. Any workmanship fault in the first 12 months is covered, though cover on some products differs.
Services

Built for The Springs homes.

Every service we offer, and what each one looks like in a The Springs home.

Smart products

Devices that suit a The Springs home.

The same hardware we specify for homes here, with UAE prices. Buy it yourself, or ask us to arrange professional fitting and configure it for you.

Smart AC & Climate for The Springs homes
Controllers for the ducted and split AC units Springs townhouses have run since the early 2000s.
Networking & Wi-Fi for The Springs homes
Mesh systems and outdoor access points for two floors and a back garden.
Sensors & Safety for The Springs homes
Leak sensors for roof terraces, bathrooms and the water heater, plus door and window alerts.
Smart Locks & Access for The Springs homes
Retrofit smart locks for original front doors, with separate codes for staff and tenants.
Video Doorbells & Intercoms for The Springs homes
Video doorbells that ring your phone when a courier reaches your Springs front door.
Security Cameras for The Springs homes
Compact cameras for the front of a Springs townhouse, the parking space and the back garden.
Smart Switches & Lighting for The Springs homes
Smart switches and bulbs that still work where the old wiring has no neutral.
Smart Curtains & Blinds for The Springs homes
Battery curtain motors and blinds that need no new cable in older walls.
Energy Monitoring & EV Charging for The Springs homes
Meters that show how much of the DEWA bill the AC takes each month.
Smart Pet Care for The Springs homes
Pet cameras and feeders for a pet-friendly community with a dog park in Springs 8.
Smart Garden & Irrigation for The Springs homes
Irrigation controllers for small gardens that still need daily watering in summer.
Robot Vacuums for The Springs homes
Robot vacuums for tiled floors and the dust that blows in from the garden.
FAQs

The Springs questions, answered.

44 questions The Springs owners, tenants and landlords ask us, on cost, installation, devices and day-to-day use.

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How much does home automation cost in The Springs?
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Home automation in The Springs costs AED 1,500 to AED 160,000. One upgrade is AED 1,500 to AED 4,500. A two bedroom townhouse is AED 15,000 to AED 30,000, and a three or four bedroom townhouse AED 30,000 to AED 60,000. A full refresh wired in during a renovation runs AED 40,000 to AED 160,000.
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Is it worth automating the AC in a 20-year-old Springs townhouse on our own DEWA meter?
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Yes, because the saving lands on a bill you pay yourself. The Springs has no district cooling, so the AC is part of your DEWA bill. Our own guide puts the cut in cooling costs at 20 to 30 percent with smart control. Results depend on how you use the house, and a worn unit needs a service first.
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Does our Type code, such as 3M or 4E, change the price?
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Not by itself. The price follows the floor area and the number of rooms, not the letters. A larger layout needs more AC controllers and more Wi-Fi coverage than a compact one. We treat your Type code as a rough guide and confirm the real scope at the free survey.
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Where does a smart home fit in a Springs renovation budget?
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It is a small slice of it. Contractors working in The Springs quote full renovations in the hundreds of thousands of dirhams, and a kitchen or bathroom alone in the tens of thousands. Cable for lighting, cameras and Wi-Fi costs far less while the walls are open than after the painters finish.
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Should we renovate an unrenovated Springs townhouse before adding smart features?
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Not always. If the AC, wiring and plumbing are sound, wireless devices can go in now and move to the new layout later. If you plan to renovate within a year, wait and wire it in then. Unrenovated Springs homes are reported to sell well below renovated ones, so many buyers do both.
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Is a wireless system cheaper than a wired one in The Springs?
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Yes, usually by a wide margin. A wireless system does most of what a wired one does without chasing walls, and in a Springs townhouse those walls are often shared. A wired system only makes sense when a renovation already has the walls and ceilings open.
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What is the most useful first upgrade in a Springs townhouse?
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Smart control on the AC units you use most, inside our AED 1,500 to AED 4,500 band. It pays back on the DEWA bill every summer. The other common first steps here are a retrofit smart lock, or leak sensors with a shut-off valve for an older roof terrace.
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Can we automate our townhouse in stages?
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Yes. A common Springs order is AC control first, then the lock, doorbell and Wi-Fi, then lighting and curtains. We draw up the whole plan at the start, so every later stage joins the same app and nothing bought early goes to waste.
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Why is our summer DEWA bill so high in a Springs townhouse?
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Mostly the AC. Cooling is commonly estimated at 60 to 75 percent of a Dubai home’s summer electricity, and Springs AC runs on your own meter. Ageing units that need a service make it worse. DEWA says each degree you set above 24°C can save up to 5 percent of AC energy, and smart schedules hold that setting.
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Will smart AC control lower the housing fee on our DEWA bill?
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No. The housing fee is fixed and never moves with usage. For tenants it is 5 percent of the annual rent on the Ejari, split across 12 monthly bills. Smart control cuts the electricity part of the bill, which is where a Springs townhouse’s AC sits.
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Does a smart home add value to a Springs townhouse?
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It can help. A 2025 Dubai brokerage survey reported by The National found villas with smart or green features sold for about 4 to 7 percent more and rented for 8 to 12 percent more. That figure covers villas across Dubai, not The Springs alone, so treat it as a guide.
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Who does home automation in The Springs?
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Dubai Smart Home designs and manages jobs across all fifteen sub-communities, from Springs 1 beside Jumeirah Islands to Springs 15. We survey for free and prepare an Emaar NOC when one is needed. We coordinate the fitting and support the system afterwards.
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Do I need Emaar’s approval to add smart devices in a Springs townhouse?
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Not for most interior devices. Locks, AC controllers, sensors, switches and indoor cameras change nothing structural, so they usually need no sign-off. Structural or exterior work needs an Emaar community NOC first, then Dubai Municipality permits where the work calls for them.
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How long does an Emaar community NOC take in The Springs?
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About one to two weeks through the community portal, according to renovation contractors working in The Springs. The contractor must be registered with the community and insured, and a refundable deposit is common. We check the current process on the resident portal before we book your install.
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Our townhouse shares party walls. Does that limit the wiring we can do?
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It limits building work, not smart devices. Party walls and small plots mean extensions are realistic only as ground-floor rear additions or garage conversions, usually on end units. Wireless devices never touch the shared wall, and any new cable stays on your side of it.
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Can I extend my Springs townhouse to make room for smart home equipment?
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Probably not, and you rarely need to. Extensions in The Springs are limited to some end units, where the plot and community rules allow. A compact hub, router and network switch fit in a small cupboard or on a utility room shelf instead.
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How long does a smart home install take in a Springs townhouse?
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One upgrade takes half a day. A two bedroom townhouse takes three to five days, and a three or four bedroom one five to seven days. A wired refresh during a renovation runs two to four weeks, alongside the builders.
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Can we live in the townhouse during the work?
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Yes. The work moves a room at a time, and wireless devices mean very little dust. Each AC unit is only off while its controller goes on, which matters in a Springs summer.
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Will the work disturb the neighbours through the party wall?
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Very little. Most devices fit into existing switch boxes or mount on internal walls, and any drilling is kept to daytime hours. Where a cable has to run, it goes along your side of the house, never through the shared wall.
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Can a smart home go in without rewiring a 20-year-old Springs townhouse?
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Usually, yes. Most devices are wireless or use the existing circuits. Contractors report Springs circuits undersized for modern loads, so we test the distribution board first. If a circuit is already overloaded, we tell you before adding anything to it.
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Can you work alongside our renovation contractor in The Springs?
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Yes. Contractors quote about two to six months on site for a full Springs renovation. Cable for lighting, cameras and access points is run while the walls and ceilings are open. We agree the routes with your contractor, and devices go on once the painting is done.
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Which smart devices are a DIY job in a Springs townhouse, and which need an electrician?
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You can fit plug-in and battery devices yourself. Anything wired into the distribution board, a switch box or the AC controls should be done by a licensed electrician. With twenty-year-old Springs circuits, that line matters more than usual.
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Is The Springs on district cooling?
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No. The Springs is not on the Empower or Emicool coverage lists. Each townhouse runs its own AC, and it shows up on your DEWA electricity bill. That is why the saving from a smart controller appears on the bill every month.
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Our Springs AC has one vent that blows air in and one that pulls it back. Is that normal?
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Yes. That is how ducted AC works: a supply vent pushes cold air out and a return grille pulls warm air back to the unit. If a room still will not cool, the unit probably needs a service. Smart control cannot fix a tired unit, so we check it first.
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Which smart thermostat works with the AC in a Springs townhouse?
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It depends on the unit. Ducted systems take a wired controller or a Wi-Fi gateway made for that AC brand. Wall-mounted split units work with an infrared controller that copies the remote. Thermostats built for American central air, such as Nest, usually do not fit.
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Do Springs townhouses have a neutral wire for smart switches?
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Not always, so we check every room. UAE wiring often loops at the ceiling, leaving only a switched live and earth at the switch. No-neutral smart switches or smart bulbs work without new cable, which suits a Springs townhouse with no spare conduit.
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Will one router cover a two-storey Springs townhouse and the back garden?
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Rarely. Party walls, the stairwell and the distance to the garden all weaken a single router. A mesh node on each floor, plus a weatherproof point facing the garden, keeps cameras, the pool pump and the AC controllers online.
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Do Springs townhouses have private pools we can automate?
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Many do, though not all. Each sub-community has shared pools, and Bayut’s guide says most Springs homes also have a private pool and garden. Where yours does, a controller runs the pump outside DEWA’s 12pm to 6pm peak and warns you if the water level drops.
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Where should leak sensors go in an older Springs townhouse?
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Start with the roof terrace door, the water heater and under each sink. Contractors find Springs roof terraces and balconies leaking after twenty years. A sensor paired with a smart shut-off valve stops the water before it reaches the ceiling below.
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Will a smart lock fit our original Springs front door?
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Usually, yes. If your door has a mortise lock, as most Dubai doors do, a US-style deadbolt smart lock will not fit. A mortise retrofit smart lock replaces the lock body and handle instead, and the door itself stays.
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How many cameras suit a Springs townhouse?
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Two to four is typical: the front door, the parking space and the back garden. On a terraced row, each camera is angled at your own plot, not the neighbours’ gardens or the shared path.
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Can curtains be motorised without chasing new cable?
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Yes. Battery curtain motors and blinds recharge by USB or a small solar panel and need no new wiring. In a Springs townhouse that avoids cutting into old plaster. Blocking the midday sun can also trim cooling costs by roughly 15 to 20 percent.
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Can a Springs townhouse take a home EV charger?
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Often, yes, after a board check. A home charger is a big new load on circuits sized twenty years ago. If the board or the supply needs an upgrade, DEWA gets involved, and we arrange that step for you.
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Is The Springs the same as The Meadows?
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No. Both are Emaar communities in Emirates Living, but The Meadows has only standalone villas on bigger plots, numbered Meadows 1 to 9. The Springs is townhouses, numbered Springs 1 to 15. The Meadows has its own page on this site.
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Is The Springs the same as The Lakes?
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No. The Lakes sits next door and is built around six named lake islands, from Hattan to Deema, with villas and townhouses. The Springs uses numbers rather than names and is almost all townhouses. The Lakes has its own page too.
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Can I automate a Springs townhouse I rent?
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Yes, with devices that leave no trace. Plug-in and battery devices need no permission. For an AC controller, smart lock or switches, get the landlord’s written consent and keep the original parts to refit when you move out.
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I rent out my Springs townhouse. Which smart upgrades make sense for a landlord?
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A smart lock with codes you can cancel, leak sensors with a shut-off valve, and AC controllers. The Springs is a popular first buy for investors, and these three protect the house between tenants and through empty summer months.
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Can our live-in nanny have her own access code?
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Yes. She gets her own code or fob in her name, on the schedule you choose, never the family’s master code. When the arrangement ends, you delete her code alone and nothing else changes.
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Can I run my Springs townhouse as a holiday home with a smart lock?
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Check your Owners’ Association first. Bylaws in family communities such as The Springs often restrict short lets, though not always. If yours allows it, you also need a holiday home licence from Dubai’s DET, and a smart lock then handles guest codes.
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Is The Springs pet-friendly, and can a smart home help with pets?
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Yes on both. The Springs is pet-friendly, with a dog park in Springs 8. A pet camera, a smart feeder and an AC schedule that keeps the house cool while you are out look after dogs and cats, with an alert if a room gets too warm.
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Can we keep an eye on the townhouse while we travel for the summer?
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Yes. Set the AC to 26 or 27°C rather than off, which is DEWA’s own advice for empty homes. The app shows cameras, room temperatures and leak alerts, and DEWA’s free Away Mode emails you if usage suddenly jumps.
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Where can outdoor cameras point on a Springs terraced row?
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At your own front door, parking space and garden only. UAE privacy law protects people who can be identified. On a terraced row, that means masking the neighbours’ doors, their gardens and the shared path in the camera settings.
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The Springs is gated. Is smart security still worth it?
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Yes, for different reasons. The Springs has 24-hour security at its entrances, which keeps most strangers out. A smart home covers what the gate cannot: parcels at your door, a garden door left open, and who used the lock while you were out.
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What stays behind when we sell a Springs townhouse?
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Anything wired in stays, such as switches, cabling and the network cupboard. Battery and plug-in devices, like AC controllers, cameras and speakers, can move with you. If you leave the system, hand the buyer the app access and the programming files.
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