You have to do some math when operating these in HomeKit. To help you visualize this, here are the shades set at various stages and how it shows in both the PowerView app and the Home app.Įxamples of the PowerView app and Home app and how the shades look in real life But, in the Home app, it shows the top 40 percent closed and the bottom 40 percent open - the opposite of reality. For example, if you open the top rail 60 percent, it will move from the top, towards the bottom, opening the top 60 percent of your window. Since the middle rail opens from the top and moves down, the controls in HomeKit are essentially reversed. Where things get tricky is the middle rail. Say "close," and it will promptly move back to just above the bottom sill. Likewise, you tell it to open, and it will zoom to the top. You tell or command it to open it 20 percent, and it will rise from the bottom sill by 20 percent of your overall window height. The bottom rail, just Studio Shade, operates as expected. In HomeKit, by default, it shows our Studio Shade as well as Studio Shade Middle Rail. There is the bottom rail and what Hunter Douglas called the "middle rail," with the fixed mounting bar presumably being the "top" rail. While we prefer HomeKit, we can confirm that these shades work with other smart home systems, including Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and IFTTT.Ībout that HomeKit confusion - our Roman shades have two moving bars. So, you can see in the app which part of the window is covered and which is letting the daylight come through. This is not the case in the Powerview app, because it clearly shows a visual representation of your shades at that very moment.Īnd, in the app, you can drag both the top bar and the bottom bar anywhere you'd like. HomeKit's representation of an open or closed window shade can be obtuse. What we do like about this app is the visual representation of the shade. Hunter Douglas PowerView shades half open Should you measure wrong or make a mistake during the installation, you'll be out a good chunk of dough. It is one thing to order standard shades independently, but smart shades are much more expensive. Hunter Douglas offers both - but recommends the latter.
Some people want a DIY approach, and others want to sit back and have the assurance that everything is being taken care of and appropriately installed. Our tech was prompt, professional, and did an outstanding job throughout the process.
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They advertise a white glove service where aside from you putting in the order, they come and measure to ensure the exact fit, have your shades custom made for you, then return to install them as well as set up all the connectivity features.
Hunter Douglas PowerView shades - Installationįor our installation, Hunter Douglas handled everything for us. However, in practice, having the Roman shades helps with privacy and view and adjusting to the changing light conditions as the day wears on. Overall, it sounds like a little bit of a funky layout. Our window is in a foot-deep recessed portion of the wall, so by mounting them close to the window, we still have the window sill for putting decorations, plants, or, more often than not - our cat. Our installation is mounted inside our recessed window frame, but different options are available based on the window type you have. By having the top move down, we can get some privacy with the bottom of the window covered but still see up the hill to our deck. We installed the shades in our studio, which sits at the bottom of a hill. This allows the top of the shades to drop and the bottom to rise, allowing for more discrete control of light in our home. We also opted for the Duette shade top-down, bottom-up variety. They are semi-light blocking, so they don't fully blackout the room but filter the light and provide privacy at the same time. The fabric we chose was a light grey heathered fabric of the Duette & Applause honeycomb shades.
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