ᐅ Weinor Wireless Receiver: Poor Quality at Excessive Prices

Recently, the radio receiver of my Weinor Opal Design II cassette awning stopped working. The awning had been used very infrequently before, estimated around 200 times extended and retracted. The failure itself is frustrating, considering even the cheapest light bulb can handle more switching cycles. But the real issue is that the replacement part cost 523 EUR (about 523 USD). Including installation, the total cost amounted to 750 EUR (about 750 USD). In other words, each time the awning was extended and retracted, it effectively cost around 3.75 EUR (about 3.75 USD). The price-performance ratio is absurdly high. The warranty period had expired. The company Weinor was not willing to offer any goodwill or other accommodation.

Thank you for warning the builders about the follow-up costs.
That’s why proprietary systems are avoided in favor of a standard like KNX.
With that money, you could easily have gotten a new motor and a 12-channel actuator.

That’s really bold. The purchase price for the unit should be around €100 (approximately $110).
I made my electric awning smart and remotely controllable using a Sonoff Dual for about €10 (around $11).
Technically, there’s not much less behind it than the Weinor device.
You really have to say, with some craftsmen/tradespeople, it’s important to do thorough research beforehand to avoid being sold premium junk at inflated prices.

Especially since you can find Elero Biline Combio 868 radio receivers online for a fraction of the price.

So it is just a supplier part for Weinor as well.
Do they use any special connectors or similar?

@dab_dab : Only cables with a cheap connector are coming from the radio receiver. One of these can be seen in the photo.