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Automatic curtain opener and closer

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Postby granretire » October 25th, 2021, 11:06 am

I have a Swish autoglide that opens and closes my curtains according to the times I set on its controller. Swish have been taken over by Silent Gliss and do not support Swish stuff.
The curtains no longer operate according to the timer, but will open/close when I press the appropriate button. So I need a new electric controller. But a common theme in all the manufacturers I have looked at seems to be that I need to purchase the entire kit including curtain rail. My curtain track is a U rail, approximately 10' long. The curtain drop is about 7'6. My curtains are not very heavy, but they are lined.
Can anyone suggest a suitable solution?

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Re: Automatic curtain opener and closer

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Postby ReformedCharacter » October 25th, 2021, 11:14 am

granretire wrote:I have a Swish autoglide that opens and closes my curtains according to the times I set on its controller. Swish have been taken over by Silent Gliss and do not support Swish stuff.
The curtains no longer operate according to the timer, but will open/close when I press the appropriate button. So I need a new electric controller. But a common theme in all the manufacturers I have looked at seems to be that I need to purchase the entire kit including curtain rail. My curtain track is a U rail, approximately 10' long. The curtain drop is about 7'6. My curtains are not very heavy, but they are lined.
Can anyone suggest a suitable solution?

Which Autoglide system do you have?

Used parts might be a solution:

https://www.sg-s.co.uk/5080-autoglide-system-parts/

Other used parts appear to be available elsewhere.

RC

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Re: Automatic curtain opener and closer

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Postby granretire » October 25th, 2021, 3:01 pm

Thanks for that link. I had a look at the website and it wanted to know what model I have. As I haven't a clue where to find that out, I gave them a ring and spoke to Jonathan. He was most helpful and told me to press a button I didn't realise existed. Proof of the pudding is whether it will work tonight to close the curtains, but I was asked to ring back tomorrow if things didn't work.
Full marks to Jonathan who couldn't have been more nice and helpful


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