How to install Battery Operated Roller Shutters
Battery-Powered Roller Shutter.
- Looking for the Electric-Powered Rollershutter instructions?
- Looking for the "How To Install" videos?
Tools required:
- Spirit level.
- Drill.
- Hammer.
- 10mm drill bit.
- 5mm drill bit.
- 5 or 6mm Masonry drill bit depending on wall plug size chosen, and screws to suit. For timber frame windows, just screws.
- Battery Rollershutter components: 1 headbox, 2 guides, 2 guide legs, 10mm coloured guide plugs and rivets, 1 battery charger, and 1 battery controller.
Step 1.
Charge your battery. This will take some time, so if you start this now,
it will be ready by the time the rollershutter is.
Step 2.
Mark the top horizontal position of the Rollershutter on the wall above
the window. On this line mark the width of the shutter. From these 2 marks,
vertically level down each side of the window. You will now have the outline
of the Rollershutter marked on the wall. At this stage you can check the
Rollershutter is central to the window and is exactly horizontal and vertical
-- This Is Most Important!
In-Reveal is the same principle but your window is your horizontal and vertical position. Still check that they are exactly horizontal and vertical -- This Is Most Important!
Step 3.
Measure the depth of the headbox. Then from the top horizontal position
of the Rollershutter which you have marked on the wall, measure this distance
down each side. This will then give you the position for the top of the
guide on each side of the window.
For In-Reveal Rollershutters, you can now cut the guide to the exacted length, and angle of the sill.
Step 4.
Hold the guide in the 2 positions marked. Top of guide position (as
in step 3) and the vertical guide position (as in step 2).
You can now mark the best position to fix the guide to the wall and these marks can be transferred to the other side guide.
You can now drill through the front and back of the guide; the drill size is determined by the size of screw you use. The front of the guide will need a 10mm hole in which the 10mm coloured guide plugs are inserted - this then covers up the fixing points.
For In-Reveal: The fixing holes are drilled from the curtain side 10mm to the outside 5mm. No 10mm coloured plug is required.
Step 5.
From inside the house find the desired position of the controller, then
transfer this position to the outside wall behind the guide. Then drill
through the wall. This hole is for the cable to the wallplate.
Step 6.
The headbox comes with pre-drilled holes to attach the headbox cover after
installation. The guide legs can now be slid into position, then slide the
Rollershutter guides on each side leg. Carefully place the Rollershutter
on the outline of the Rollershutter marked on the wall and mark your fixing
points and cable hole. Then drill and plug the wall if masonry; if it is
a timber wall, just a pilot hole to suit the fixing screws. On the back
of the guide drill a large hole to allow the cable to exit the guide.
Step 7.
At the end of the Rollershutter that has the ODS, you will see that the
guide leg has a hole, which must be drilled right through. Remove the rear
rivet and feed the cable through the guide leg and then down the guide to
the cable exit hole. Then replace the removed rivet.
Step 8.
Carefully place the Rollershutter next to the window. Through the cable
hole in the wall insert a piece of wire, then attach the cable from the
Rollershutter to the wire and start pulling the cable into the house. Raise
the Rollershutter to the outline of the Rollershutter marked on the wall
and then screw the Rollershutter to the wall.
On-Wall Installation: Then insert the 10mm coloured guide plugs.
Step 9.
Unwrap the curtain and place the bottom bar of the curtain into the guides
on each side - they will click into position.
Step 10.
The cable can now be clipped into the wallplate. If the curtain runs in
the opposite direction to the indicated arrow, swap the wires around on
the wallplate.
Fixing the wallplate - this will be determined by the type of wall, masonry, gyprock, timber, or other.
When the controller is fully charged, place it in the wallplate and check the operation of the curtain. The curtain will automatically stop at the fully closed and open positions. By pressing the center button on the controller, it will stop at any desired position. Rivet the headbox cover on and you are done!
Please note: Although 90% of windows have sills, if your windows don't,
then don't despair! We have a solution to that.
We can supply a false sill which all rollershutters needs for the curtain
to fully close down on.
The sill is aluminium and would be the same colour as the headbox and guides and come in 3 sizes
24mm x 22mm, or 24mm x 46mm, or 24mm x 77mm