Electric Blinds

To protect your home from the sun, you can use traditional curtains, and you can modern systems that have appeared on the market recently - it is electric curtain roller blinds. At first, these blinds were a constant attribute of office space. Today, this sunscreen device appears in homes, apartments, cottages. More and more consumers prefer this innovative product using new technologies.

Automatic curtains are practical: they take up little space, are beautiful, fit any interior, they are very easy to use. The remote control unit operates from one to several window designs. If you do not want to get up early and curtain the window, just press the button.

If you are a happy owner of such an innovative model of curtains, you can:

• to control the curtain mechanism just by pressing a button. And this can be done in two ways: remotely or permanently. If there are many windows in the same room, equipped with automatic roller blinds, you can synchronize the control process by making it centralized;
• enable timer You can configure the rolshtor control so that they turn on automatically when the sun's rays fall on the window.

Roller blinds equipped with an electric drive will look good both in a small room and in a large cottage. The use of these models is especially convenient in a private house: such mechanisms allow you to program the device to control all window systems at once or individually.

Main advantages:

• durable operation. The material and fasteners wear out slowly because they are controlled by the same force;
• low price Installation can be done independently and save on it. However, the installation cost is also low;
• automatic control. Using the remote control, you can set the necessary parameters - the curtains will open and close themselves at the programmed time. Equipment with multi-channel control panel;
• control of massive curtains. Very large window openings close heavy massive curtains. To control such heavy structures need an electric drive, as manual adjustment is very tiring because of the heavy weight;
• mini-cassette system. This type of roller blinds is designed specifically for tilt-and-turn opening mechanisms for plastic windows;
• beautiful and durable material. In the manufacture of boxes and guides used laminated aluminum;
• compactness. The design does not contain unnecessary parts, it has no control circuits;

• reliable electric motor. The electric motor is powered by a voltage of 12V, contains a lithium battery;
• high level of functionality. Automatic curtains are part of the technology "smart home" with high-tech equipment.The canvas can stop in any position without additional holders;
• various forms. Rolled curtains are straight, there are curved forms. Models of automatic curtains can be of any size, they can decorate and protect the ceiling or dormer windows, which is the only way to close difficult-to-reach window openings;
• simple installation. The device is easy to install by yourself, drilling the frame is not required;
• silent operation. Open and close the curtains without unnecessary noise;
• Beautiful design. Electric shutters are available in various designs. This is a variety of colors, different textures, drawings, if desired, you can apply photo printing.

Electric roller blinds are driven by a special mechanism that runs on an electric motor. The presence of the remote control allows you to open and close the curtain fabric. When choosing roll automatic systems take into account many factors:

• The power of the drive. It should be sufficient for automatic curtain rods to hold any textile, even very heavy.The design using a low-power electric drive can hold only a light curtain. Decide in advance on the fabric option, the choice of motor power will depend on it. For example, if you plan to make a window with a light curtain, you can limit yourself to a more affordable and less powerful electric drive.

• The level of functionality. Electric curtain rods are equipped with a manual drive, and they can also be controlled from a distance. The design is sometimes equipped with light sensors, temperature and other characteristics. And the more possibilities the product has, the more expensive it will be. You can pre-program the system, which will work in automatic mode.

Today there are many manufacturers of roller blinds on the market that can be oriented on:

• Somfy (France). This is the most popular design due to the fact that the Somfy drive is the shortest compared to other manufacturers. It fits perfectly into a round roller, so it is used to create structures with a small width. In this system can be combined into groups, it is possible to connect the remote.
• Elero (Germany). Economical consumption of electricity.At the same time the engine runs silently. There is the possibility of connecting the radio control.
• Nice (Italy). Very inexpensive option. Such a model can be connected to almost any control system.

Roller blinds control two different systems:

• Stationary. This type of control looks like a button on the wall near the window. Wiring is connected to the motor. The mechanism is activated by pressing a button that is mounted in the wall.

• Remote The process of raising and lowering roller blinds can be programmed using the remote control. You can enable the timer, the system will give commands at the programmed time to open or close windows. This function is very popular, for example, for the bedroom, where it can perform the functions of an alarm clock. There are more complex systems: they allow you to manage with a single remote all the window openings in the house.

Roller blinds differ in system type and material.

By system type:

• Open For decoration of very wide or very high window openings, an open system is used. It represents pieces of matter that are connected in pairs.In this case, the whole structure is visible. This option is the cheapest.

• Cassette. The design of this system is more attractive. The roller of the mechanism is hidden in a special box, which can take different shapes: rectangular, round, it can be single or double.

• Mini-cassette.Such systems completely repeat the size of the window, with any protruding parts missing. This option was specially developed for windows from plastic with the rotary and folding mechanism of opening. The material of the box and guides is laminated aluminum. Attracts the brevity of the system: it does not have a circuit to control and even other protruding parts. This design can be installed independently, for which it is not necessary to drill the frame.

According to the type of material, linen curtains can be divided into the following types:

• fully translucent light;
• transmitting light, but not allowing direct sunlight;
• reflective;
• not transmitting light.

An overview of electric roller blinds can be viewed in the next video.