Discover the convenience of operating electric roller shutters

With electric roller shutters, you add comfort to your home. These sun shading systems fend off sunlight and heat, give you privacy, and make your home safer. And with the possibility to electrically control your roller shutters, these sun shading devices are even more convenient than manually operated roller shutters.

Continue reading to discover the benefits of electric roller shutters.

4 ways to control your electric roller shutter

Roller shutters can be bought with manual or electric control, although electric roller shutters are rapidly gaining terrain. They might be more expensive, but they're also much easier to operate compared to manual roller shutters.

Let's look at the four ways to control your electric roller shutter:

1. Switch: The cheapest way to operate your roller shutter is operating it with a switch, which can be attached to the wall.
2. Remote controller: With this remote controller, you can change the position of the roller shutter slats without having to leave your couch.
3. Smartphone: more and more customers choose for smartphone control. They can roll up and roll out their roller shutters with a user-friendly application on their smartphone or tablet.
4. Weather sensor: You can also operate solar shading systems automatically with weather sensors. When you add a weather sensor to your roller shutter, the roller shutter will automatically roll in or roll out, reacting to the weather conditions the sensor is exposed to.

Save more energy with electric roller shutters

Roller shutters are great all-year-round energy savers. During hot summer days, these products keep your home dark and cool by blocking most of the hot sunlight. During winters, a rolled-out roller shutter prevents heat from escaping your home.

If you want to enjoy the benefits of roller shutters to the fullest, you need to open your electric roller shutters at the right times.

For instance, when you close your roller shutter too late during a hot summer day, your home might heat up quickly when it's exposed to too many sun rays. And during a cold winter day, you want to close your roller shutter as quickly as possible after the sun has set. This way, you add an extra insulation layer to your indoor rooms.

All these electric control options allow you to effortlessly open and close your roller shutters at the right times. With the use of a switch, remote controller or smartphone, the position of your solar shading system is changed in no time. On top of that, the following functions allow you to establish a more comfortable room temperature more easily:

1. You can add a sunlight sensor to your roller shutters. This sensor retracts your roller shutters based on the amount of light it is exposed to. This is ideal for minimizing the room temperature increase during summers. Once the sun shines too bright, your shutters will roll out.
2. With a smartphone, you can open and close your roller shutter at set times. For instance, during winters, you can open your roller shutter at 7 AM (right after sunrise) to let in some sunlight and heat, and then pull your shutters down at 5 PM (right after sunset).
3. If you forgot to retract your roller shutters, you can still control them from a distance with your smartphone. This way you'll prevent overheating even when you're not at home.

Electric roller shutters for more safety

Roller shutters also add more safety to your home. They are storng, robust, and difficult to break. With your remote controller or your smartphone, you can easily operate these shutters from a distance, even when you're not at home.

And since you can close your shutters from a distance or at set times, you can make it appear as if you are at home.

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