ᐅ Smart Home Standard Roller Shutter Motors in New Construction?

Created on: 13 Jun 2021 16:05
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Simon-L
Hello everyone,

My girlfriend and I are currently in the middle of building our house. Since last week, the shell is basically weather-tight – roof on, windows installed! Unfortunately, there has been a misunderstanding with the window installer and, consequently, also with the electrician, and I’m a bit unsure how to solve this best.

I have been reading through the forum for a while now but feel somewhat overwhelmed 🤨

Here’s the situation:
The window installer installed Somfy ILMO WT motors as well as three "Roma Elero JA Soft blind motors." We didn’t know the exact model names beforehand and assumed the motors could be controlled wirelessly, as this was our understanding during the consultation. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and we are left with standard motors.

The electrician, during the rough-in, pulled all the necessary cables from the distribution board through the ceiling to each room and installed several empty conduits inside the rooms.
There is no direct connection from the blinds to the distribution board; instead, there is only an empty conduit running from each blind to the door.

Now the question is, how can we implement a proper, up-to-date control system with moderate effort and without extremely high costs?
We don’t want to have to operate everything manually all the time...

Do we need a bus system? And can this still be properly wired? Is there a simpler way?
I have also come across flush-mounted receivers, but as I understand it, we would need a switch for each blind.

Or should we even replace the motors?! (Assuming we will have to bear the costs ourselves!)

What we would actually like:
- Standard pushbuttons to control the blinds in SOME rooms, but not all.
(Bedrooms, study, living room for the patio door… but not, for example, in the bathroom or stairwell)
- Time-based control of all blinds/shutters (up in the morning, down in the evening)
- A remote control (or even an app), so we can still operate each blind individually if needed

Thanks in advance! 🙂

Best regards
Simon
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netuser
16 Jun 2021 14:13
I have the Arotherm plus 75/6 and will most likely wait for the Eltako 64 🙂
But you probably meant the OWL, right?
OWLer16 Jun 2021 14:21
Okay, I can see what’s happening. We’re basically forming a support group here for the thermal balancing of our heat pumps and the optimal control of our roller shutters.
Tolentino16 Jun 2021 14:36
Yes, I meant OWLer, but I’ll keep you in mind as well regarding the heat pump.
OWLer12 Aug 2021 14:21
By the way, the electrician has now installed Shellys behind all the switches for the roller shutters. One is placed in the control cabinet because it only wanted to go down anymore.

Currently, the signal is passed through for up/down, and the house is full of 12 Shelly Wi-Fi hotspots. Once the fiber optic connection is installed and their router is delivered, I will sit down at the construction site with my laptop and integrate them one by one.

So far, I am very satisfied. Thanks for the tips!
kurzy24 Aug 2021 18:11
The Eltako 64 models were introduced at the beginning of 2020 but are still not available; at least, I haven’t found any listings. Are they expected to be released soon?
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netuser
25 Aug 2021 08:42
kurzy schrieb:

The Eltako 64 units were introduced in early 2020 but are still not available; at least I haven't found any offers. Will they still be released?

I am also waiting for their market launch and hope they will come out eventually.
Apparently, it is expected to happen "by the end of this year," but who knows.

I assume there were issues with certification, which is likely causing the delay.