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LiteTouch Repair – A Simple Switch To Lutron

by Jeff Johnson • April 10, 2019 • Electronics Integration, Home Automation, Lutron, Smart Home
LiteTouch Repair - Simple Switch To Lutron

FROM LITETOUCH TO LUTRON

At Bekins, we provide solutions. For example, we offered a simple fix for customers who are left without support from LiteTouch.

Savant bought the company in 2012, then stopped selling all products related to hardwired lighting.

Our technicians recently visited a West Michigan home built in the mid 1990s, which was still using LiteTouch. Several keypads stopped working in the home.

Our technicians provided solutions with the help of Lutron. They did not need to open up any walls, instead our technicians used the wiring already in the home.

Lutron provides keypads, processors and dimi modules specifically designed to upgrade LiteTouch homes.

In conclusion, the homeowners loved the system repair. They upgraded their 20-year old home lighting control system to include more functions plus the option to control it from an iPad.

An example of lighting controlled by Lutron.

VISIT OUR SHOWROOM TO SEE LIGHTING CONTROL IN ACTION

Test examples of lighting control and many of the other features Lutron provides by visiting our showroom. Our Electronics Professionals provide solutions to customers every day.

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Integrating A Microwave Into Your Kitchen Design

by Jeff Johnson • April 10, 2019 • Appliances, Microwaves, Tips and Techniques
Integrating a microwave into your kitchen design

We have heard this question from designers; “Where do you put the microwave?” Some people do not like the look of a counter top or over-the-range microwave in their kitchen.

If you are not building or remodeling your kitchen, the simplest solution is to put the counter top microwave in a different room. Some people put it on the counter of a nearby pantry or on the counter of a kitchenette in another area of the home.

However, we offer a few other options if you are planning to build or remodel your home.

BUILT-IN MICROWAVE OVEN

Bosch Built-In Microwave at Bekins

If you have a wall oven, or plan to have a wall oven in your home, a built-in microwave can integrate with it.

We’ve seen designs where a built-in microwave goes above, below or beside the wall oven.

You should know the built-in microwave is often smaller than a traditional wall oven.

If you install the built-in microwave to either side of your tradition wall oven, you will likely have to offset the size difference with a trim kit.

Countertop Microwave With A Trim Kit

You can have your counter top microwave installed into your cabinetry with a trim kit. This option would integrate your microwave into the design of your kitchen but also cost less than installing a built-in microwave.

Integrate your microwave with a trim kit at Bekins

a microwave drawer

A microwave drawer provides a very similar look to the counter top microwave option with the trim kit, but a much different function.

Instead of opening with a side hinge, a single touch opens the microwave like a drawer.

Some people prefer it, but it’s not for everyone so we would definitely recommend trying it out in our showroom first if you have never used a microwave drawer before.

Get a KitchenAid Microwave Drawer at Bekins
See microwave drawers in action at Bekins

SEE THEM ALL IN OUR SHOWROOM

You can do more than just test appliances in our showroom. We give a variety of custom kitchen design ideas.

You can not only test different microwave options, but you can see them integrated in various ways throughout our state-of-the-art, interactive showrooms.

We recommend you visit us even if you are still deciding on the design of your kitchen.

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Bekins Wins People’s Choice Award

by Jeff Johnson • April 2, 2019 • Appliances, Awards and honors, Bekins News
Best Home Appliances People's Choice Award Winner 2018

We always view ourselves as a service company first and foremost. As a large part of the service we provide, we make sure to offer the best home appliances. However, you don’t have to take our word for it. Our customers voted us “Best Appliances” for the 16th consecutive year. In other words, we have won the Grand Haven Tribune People’s Choice category every year it has existed!

Best HOME Appliances 2019

Thanks to our wonderful customers and our awesome employees, Bekins has earned 21 national and international honors throughout the years. However, this award is special because it comes from our customers.

We would like to thank the Grand Haven Tribune for organizing this honor and tabulating the 96,369 total votes. We would also like to congratulate all of the local companies to receive honors.

Full list of People's Choice winners
Bekins awards and honors

Experience Appliances At Bekins

What makes us truly unique? We service what we sell and you can experience the appliances in our state-of-the-art, interactive showrooms.

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Don’t Clean Your Dishwasher Filter? Get A Maytag!

by Jeff Johnson • March 24, 2019 • Appliances, Maytag, Washers
Maytag Dishwashers at Bekins, 4-blade chopper Dishwasher Cleaning

We recommend many ways to maintain your appliances. However, if you are someone who does not do the little things to maintain them, think about a Maytag brand dishwasher for your home. While other brands ask you to remove and clean their filter, Maytag uses a 4-blade chopper to disintegrate any food particles.

Why Do I Need A Filter Or 4-Blade Chopper?

Maytag 4-blade chopper, get Maytag dishwashers at Bekins.

You will obviously have food and drink particles left on your dirty dishes. Some people don’t know that your dishwasher cleans better when it has particles to latch onto.

However, your dishwasher would struggle to rinse away bigger particles. Larger particles will either collect in a filter so you can wash them away in your sink, or they need to get chopped down to a size that can fit into your drain.

Maytag dishwashers choose to disintegrate larger food particles with a 4-blade chopper. The chopper creates one less element that needs cleaning in your dishwasher.

Use the 4-blade chopper in our showroom

It won’t cost you a dime to test a Maytag dishwasher and compare it to other brands in our state-of-the-art, interactive showrooms. Nor will it cost you anything to let our experts help you determine the best model for your needs.

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still have stains on your dishes after a wash?

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A Box Suite At Home

by Jeff Johnson • March 20, 2019 • Electronics, Electronics Integration, Home Theater, Seymour Screen Excellence, Sony
Home theater systems by Bekins

If you are a sports fan, you have carved out a lot of time for watching basketball the next few weeks. The ideal setup is a box suite at the big game, because it brings the luxuries of home to the stadium. On the other hand, what if you did the opposite? You can bring the feel of the stadium into your residence with home theater systems by Bekins.

How? IT STARTS WITH EYE MOVEMENT

There is a scientific reason why people enjoy big screen TVs. Bigger screens increase your eye movement which increases your engagement.

Our experts can help you secure the biggest TVs, but you might want to think about a projection system. A projector and screen can maximize your space, but also disappear when you don’t need it.

Think you have to keep your room dark to see a projector? Think again.

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PICTURE QUALITY MATTERS TOO

Many people know about 4K TV and how four times more pixels can improve your picture quality. However, HDR TV and screens with a Wide Color Gamut make a big difference too.

HDR TVs with a Wide Color Gamut can achieve a wider range of brightness, darkness and a wider arrangement of colors. If the color more closely resembles what you would see in real life, then the picture on your screen looks more like a window into your event.

With the right projection equipment and installation, you can get that 4K HDR experience on a 120 inch screen! How about a 300-inch screen?

THE DARKHORSE – AUDIO

People in Hollywood get paid a lot of money and win major awards for the sound they produce in a movie. Great sound helps you FEEL the event.

When you attend the game, all of the sounds surround you. It’s not just a tinny sound in front of you. Sounds at a game have bass and hit you from every angle (including behind you and above you).

Bekins has the best equipment for surround sound and the next level, Atmos.

Home Theater Systems By Bekins

GREAT HOME THEATER Systems TAKE TEAMWORK

We like to say that your viewing experience acts like a chain. Your home setup is only as good as its weakest link.

Too many people get a hodgepodge of equipment and then set it up wrong.

Average equipment set up perfectly is better than the best equipment without a plan.

Our installers are internationally-acclaimed for their work on Home Theaters, Media Rooms and more.

Let us make a plan with you to maximize your space and create a box suite experience in your home.

Contact our experts today!

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