SwitchBot Smart Electric Motorized Blinds Kit – 3Pack with 2.4G WiFi Remote Control, Solar Powered, Compatible with Alexa, Google Home and Siri, Light Sensing Control, Unlimited Group Control

Excellent product with one easily-fixed downside
 I’ve installed four of these SwitchBot Blind Tilts in my home — purchased a three-pack and a one-pack — and couldn’t be happier with them. The one-pack I purchased was a ‘kit,’ also containing Switchbot’s “Hub Mini,” which is a necessary addition if you want to control these via your smart home controller — Alexa / Google Home / so forth. Mine are controlled through Amazon Echos via Alexa routines.Installation instructions are clearly written and the necessary bits and jigs to insure correct alignment are included with each blind tilt in the form of cardboard templates with adhesive. You align the cardboard template with your tilt wand, attach it to your blind’s headrail with the template’s adhesive pads, and it shows you precisely where to attach the wand clamp and the motor mount for a correct fit. At first, opening the package, installation looks daunting, but it’s really quite simple. Just read through the instructions and you won’t have any problems.Others have mentioned trouble keeping these units charged. I haven’t experienced any problems, and all four of my blind tilt units are on a north-facing wall. It’s true that the solar panel doesn’t keep their batteries at 100%, but this is to be expected when the panels are facing north and get zero direct sun. When I first installed these I installed the solar chargers on three but did not install the solar charger on the fourth. After a month, the three with the chargers were at 78% battery, the one without was at 58%. So even facing north, the solar chargers provide a small charge, helping to keep the batteries up. I charged these unit’s batteries to 100% prior to installing them and own a supplemental battery for my iPhone. It’s a simple matter to unplug the solar panel’s USB-C connector from the unit and plug the battery in to top off the blind tilt’s battery. Would it be better if the solar panels did all the work? Of course. But there will always be these minor issues with any tech, and honestly, this is so minor it’s inconsequential.My ONE problem with SwitchBot Blind Tilt was with the unit’s bright whiteness. I have mahogany blinds in my living room and honey maple blinds in my bath. The white motor and wand clamp stood out and not in a good way. I’ve painted mine with solid color deck stain to closely match the blinds and now I don’t even see them. If you want to paint yours, prior to painting tape up the wand clamp and the bottom of the motor unit. The wand clamp contains a latch-release with very close tolerances. Any primer or paint in that latch will make it unworkable. Learn from my mistake — I spent about an hour with an x-acto knife trying to surgically scrape off primer to get the latch operable again. Just tape the clamp portion and leave it white. The bottom of the motor unit contains a button you press to connect the unit to your network. This also needs to remain unpainted, so tape that too before priming. The attached video shows these two areas. Start with a bonding primer and follow-up with the paint or stain color of your choice. Lowe’s sells “sample size” deck stains quite inexpensively. Stop by and pick up a deck stain color sheet, take it home and match your blind color with that sheet, return to Lowe’s and pick up your sample size can of stain. I used solid-color deck stain, but any paint or stain will work.One final note: Alexa only has the ability to close the SwitchBot Blind Tilt with slats facing DOWN. This was unsuitable to me. Here’s a simple fix: in your final installation step — the calibration of the unit — when the app instructs you to fully open the blinds DOWN, fully open them UP. And when it instructs you to fully open them UP, fully open them DOWN. Alexa will now close your blind slats in the UP position.I have mine opening at sunrise and closing at sunset every day through Alexa routines. I couldn’t be happier. For the price, these bring automation to existing blinds very cost-effectively. Go for it!

Very useful I recommend it
It is a bit pricy, but cheaper than other automatic blind options. Easy to install after reading all the instructions or even if you don’t read the instructions it is very intuitive what to do. As far as function, they are working great the battery seems to last a long time, but if you use many automatizations during the day the battery may last less, but the solar charger helps to charge when exposed to enough sunlight. I’m really glad I purchased these items. Initially, I purchased 12 tilters 4 hubs and 4 buttons, but I need to order another two more tilters. Now What I don’t like from them is hat they don’t open and close in a synchronize mode, or sometimes one remain either close or open, so I need to push the switch twice to activate the one or two missing tilters. The other thing that I don’t like is that there is not a push and hold switch that allows to open or close as long as you keep it pushed. Per my talk with the developers they are considering this option, so I really appreciate if they make a switch with this functionality. All in all, I think this is something that everyone should have it if you don’t want to open and close manually the blinds, like in my case I have 12 blinds that I open and close every day. Now they are set and I have different scenes during the day depending on the time of the day they close or open more to get more sunlight.

These handy little devices make automatic sunshine as well as nighttime privacy a simple task. There are a variety of ways to automate but I like the simple sunrise/sunset option to allow the most light in for plants and comfort in the day and ensuring privacy at night.I would highly advise combining with a hub if it doesn’t come as part of the pack to get the full use of the automation and functionality.I have these attached to both standard venesian blinds and a set of vertical blinds. It certainly works better on the properly supported venetian blinds but it is functional for the vertical blinds.It is an expensive outlay but there are often deals and discounts which make a great value proposition.Solar panels just stick to the window and work, no trouble here and the batteries remain well charged especially in the summer months.Overall a good buy and I am becoming quite fond of SwitchBot products.

parowanie łatwe , instalacja łatwa, po tygodniu silniki zapomniały położenia i trzeba było na nowo kalibrować – poprzez usunięcie i ponowne dodanie urządzenia – bo inaczej sie nie dało , baterie słoneczne …..hmmmm tu jest chyba problem bo mimo że okno jest na południe to nad nim jest balkon więc słońce raczej nie pada bezpośrednio na panel – i chyba przez to zupełnie nie działa ładowanie , tak więc spróbuje dać panel na pełne słońce i jeśli wtedy pokaże że nie działa – to robię zwrot