ᐅ Roller shutter motor for an exterior roller shutter – Housing blocking the way!
Created on: 29 Dec 2022 00:46
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squier23Hello everyone,
I plan to retrofit our roller shutters with electric motors, and everything is clear so far. However, I keep reading and seeing that the roller shutter curtain must be fully lowered to remove the roller tube for installing the motor. My problem is that the roller shutter box is installed outside the window, basically within the insulation, and the curtain runs along the window. This means I can’t access the box when the curtain is lowered. I also cannot reach it from the outside because it’s the first and second floor.
Is it possible to remove the roller shutter with the curtain rolled up and then, if necessary, unroll and roll it up again on the ground? Or does none of this make sense, and I will need scaffolding to access it from the outside?
I plan to retrofit our roller shutters with electric motors, and everything is clear so far. However, I keep reading and seeing that the roller shutter curtain must be fully lowered to remove the roller tube for installing the motor. My problem is that the roller shutter box is installed outside the window, basically within the insulation, and the curtain runs along the window. This means I can’t access the box when the curtain is lowered. I also cannot reach it from the outside because it’s the first and second floor.
Is it possible to remove the roller shutter with the curtain rolled up and then, if necessary, unroll and roll it up again on the ground? Or does none of this make sense, and I will need scaffolding to access it from the outside?
In general, this probably won’t work because there usually isn’t enough space, and it’s hardly possible to lift out the roller tube along with the blind. Besides, this can be quite unsafe on the upper floors and attic!
You would definitely need a lot of space inside the roller box, which, based on experience, is unlikely to be available. Even if there is enough space, you would still need proper access to lift the blind out. I think you can’t avoid using scaffolding or at least a sturdy ladder for this.
You would definitely need a lot of space inside the roller box, which, based on experience, is unlikely to be available. Even if there is enough space, you would still need proper access to lift the blind out. I think you can’t avoid using scaffolding or at least a sturdy ladder for this.
Hehe, I had the same hesitation at first on the upper floor. But it can be done from the inside and without much risk, as long as your roller shutter boxes look similar to ours. So first, a quick comparison—uh, roller shutter box comparison. This is what ours look like:
At the back, there are two screws in the corners to remove the white metal cover.
Take off the cover, then for the upper and attic floors, remove the stops on the shutter curtain (the word “curtain” is a bit odd for the plastic part; for me, it’s the roller shutter). Pull the roller shutter up further until it comes free from the guide rails on both sides, then lower it out of the box opening.
At the bottom, I hooked one of those balcony box holders from the hardware store (around $5 in cost), facing outward, onto the window frame (or you can bend something similar yourself out of metal or wire, doesn’t matter):
Push the roller shutter slightly away from you (while standing inside the room), unhook it from the shaft at the top, and let it “slide” down into the holder at the bottom, while rolling it up by hand and placing it in the holder. You can do this without the holder as well by laying the shutter inside the room, but the holder mainly makes it easier to reinsert later. The key trick is to get the roller shutter out of its guides and lower it through the box opening, so you can roll it up and access the inside of the box from indoors.
If possible, do it with two people, especially in the attic. I only did it on the upper floor, and it was possible alone without much risk of falling out the window.
Feel free to come by to take a look and chat. Surprisingly, none of the neighbors have shown interest in retrofitting electric operation yet. But you’ll have to bring some good whisky with you for that… ;-)
At the back, there are two screws in the corners to remove the white metal cover.
Take off the cover, then for the upper and attic floors, remove the stops on the shutter curtain (the word “curtain” is a bit odd for the plastic part; for me, it’s the roller shutter). Pull the roller shutter up further until it comes free from the guide rails on both sides, then lower it out of the box opening.
At the bottom, I hooked one of those balcony box holders from the hardware store (around $5 in cost), facing outward, onto the window frame (or you can bend something similar yourself out of metal or wire, doesn’t matter):
Push the roller shutter slightly away from you (while standing inside the room), unhook it from the shaft at the top, and let it “slide” down into the holder at the bottom, while rolling it up by hand and placing it in the holder. You can do this without the holder as well by laying the shutter inside the room, but the holder mainly makes it easier to reinsert later. The key trick is to get the roller shutter out of its guides and lower it through the box opening, so you can roll it up and access the inside of the box from indoors.
If possible, do it with two people, especially in the attic. I only did it on the upper floor, and it was possible alone without much risk of falling out the window.
Feel free to come by to take a look and chat. Surprisingly, none of the neighbors have shown interest in retrofitting electric operation yet. But you’ll have to bring some good whisky with you for that… ;-)
jundb schrieb:
You’re also welcome to come by for a look and a chat. Surprisingly, none of the neighbors have shown any interest in retrofitting electric connections so far. But you’ll have to bring some good whisky.... ;-) Thank you very much for the quick and detailed response! It probably sounds more complicated than it actually is. Where did you build or where do you live? Maybe a "show & tell" would really make sense 😀 (unfortunately, I can’t send you a private message due to permissions..)
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