ᐅ Roller shutter switch / astro function – Jung / Rademacher-Busch-Jaeger / Gira
Created on: 13 May 2017 14:38
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Kaspatoo
Hello,
I want to install a central timer control using an astro switch for our roller shutter system. For this question, it probably doesn’t matter whether each shutter has its own timer or if we use just one central unit (the circuit with relays etc. is already set up by the electrician).
What I want and what the switch should be able to do:
- Astro function, meaning enter the postal code and the switch calculates sunrise and sunset times for all 365 days of the year. At those times, the switch should send the open and close signals.
- Separate offset settings for opening and closing (for example, open one hour earlier than the astro time in the morning and close 30 minutes later than the astro time in the evening)
- As large an offset as possible (2 hours sounds reasonable)
- A lockout time would be nice to have (lockout means: “even if the sun sets at 10:30 p.m., I go to bed at 10 p.m. and the shutter should be closed latest by then,” as well as “open no earlier than 8 a.m. and don’t wake me up even if the sun rises at 6 a.m.”)
- Automatic daylight saving time adjustment
Since in my case the switch will be installed in the basement control cabinet, design is not important to me. Also, features like brightness sensors don’t matter since I only want to work with the calculated sun positions based on postal code.
I found several switches and I am listing the brand names (manufacturers) I know here:
- Rademacher Troll Comfort 5625 (Amazon: "Rademacher Troll Comfort including frame, ultra white, 36500012")
- $85.90
- includes all components (base unit + control module)
- Offset +/- 2 hours?
- adjustable separately?
- currently leaning towards this switch
- Jung CD5232T3WW Cover with timer function Universal
- $91.48
- plus matching insert for electrical connection = $131.86
- Gira 130803 Blind control module 2 System 55, pure white
- $85.90
- plus matching insert for electrical connection = $129.91
- Busch-Jaeger 6455 Comfort timer control element 6455-101
- $86.60
- plus matching insert for electrical connection = $130.81
- Jarolift THOR roller shutter timer Engineered by RADEMACHER
- $39.99
- includes “power supply”
- only +/- 30 minutes offset
Maybe you can share your opinions and experiences about the manufacturers in general or perhaps specifically with one of these products. Have I missed any other very good manufacturer?
Thank you very much.
I want to install a central timer control using an astro switch for our roller shutter system. For this question, it probably doesn’t matter whether each shutter has its own timer or if we use just one central unit (the circuit with relays etc. is already set up by the electrician).
What I want and what the switch should be able to do:
- Astro function, meaning enter the postal code and the switch calculates sunrise and sunset times for all 365 days of the year. At those times, the switch should send the open and close signals.
- Separate offset settings for opening and closing (for example, open one hour earlier than the astro time in the morning and close 30 minutes later than the astro time in the evening)
- As large an offset as possible (2 hours sounds reasonable)
- A lockout time would be nice to have (lockout means: “even if the sun sets at 10:30 p.m., I go to bed at 10 p.m. and the shutter should be closed latest by then,” as well as “open no earlier than 8 a.m. and don’t wake me up even if the sun rises at 6 a.m.”)
- Automatic daylight saving time adjustment
Since in my case the switch will be installed in the basement control cabinet, design is not important to me. Also, features like brightness sensors don’t matter since I only want to work with the calculated sun positions based on postal code.
I found several switches and I am listing the brand names (manufacturers) I know here:
- Rademacher Troll Comfort 5625 (Amazon: "Rademacher Troll Comfort including frame, ultra white, 36500012")
- $85.90
- includes all components (base unit + control module)
- Offset +/- 2 hours?
- adjustable separately?
- currently leaning towards this switch
- Jung CD5232T3WW Cover with timer function Universal
- $91.48
- plus matching insert for electrical connection = $131.86
- Gira 130803 Blind control module 2 System 55, pure white
- $85.90
- plus matching insert for electrical connection = $129.91
- Busch-Jaeger 6455 Comfort timer control element 6455-101
- $86.60
- plus matching insert for electrical connection = $130.81
- Jarolift THOR roller shutter timer Engineered by RADEMACHER
- $39.99
- includes “power supply”
- only +/- 30 minutes offset
Maybe you can share your opinions and experiences about the manufacturers in general or perhaps specifically with one of these products. Have I missed any other very good manufacturer?
Thank you very much.
Hello,
we are using Busch-Jaeger here, and your requirements are almost fully met.
You don’t need to enter a postal code, yet the Astro function works very well and can be shifted by up to 1.5 hours forward or backward. You can also set a lockout period. I really like the whole system, but I don’t have any other devices to compare it with... what do you think about wireless actuators like eq3 or currently Z-Wave?
we are using Busch-Jaeger here, and your requirements are almost fully met.
You don’t need to enter a postal code, yet the Astro function works very well and can be shifted by up to 1.5 hours forward or backward. You can also set a lockout period. I really like the whole system, but I don’t have any other devices to compare it with... what do you think about wireless actuators like eq3 or currently Z-Wave?
souly75 schrieb:
You don’t have to enter a postal code, but what then?
We don’t have anything related to smart home, everything is wired.
Regarding the GIRA, I also learned that Würzburg is fixed, and the offset can be adjusted by +/- 2 hours.
Something similar might be possible with the Busch-Jäger device as well; at least, according to the description above, you can only set the country there.
According to a customer response on Amazon, the Rademacher uses the first two digits of the postal code, allows separate blocking times for mornings and evenings, and also offers an offset.
So, they’re all quite similar and it seems more like a matter of preference.
Something similar might be possible with the Busch-Jäger device as well; at least, according to the description above, you can only set the country there.
According to a customer response on Amazon, the Rademacher uses the first two digits of the postal code, allows separate blocking times for mornings and evenings, and also offers an offset.
So, they’re all quite similar and it seems more like a matter of preference.
In the Rademacher Troll Comfort manual, I found the following:
NOTE ON THE SWITCHING TIME MODE [ASTRO]
◆ If [ASTRO] is selected as the switching time mode, the calculated twilight time can be adjusted to personal preferences by an offset of –60 to +60 minutes.
■ For evening twilight, this can be done in menu 3, see page 51.
■ For morning twilight, this can be done in menu 5, see page 59.
Too bad, I would have preferred 2 hours.
NOTE ON THE SWITCHING TIME MODE [ASTRO]
◆ If [ASTRO] is selected as the switching time mode, the calculated twilight time can be adjusted to personal preferences by an offset of –60 to +60 minutes.
■ For evening twilight, this can be done in menu 3, see page 51.
■ For morning twilight, this can be done in menu 5, see page 59.
Too bad, I would have preferred 2 hours.
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