“When renovating our house, it was clear from the start: every roller shutter would be equipped with a roller shutter motor Christian Jung, homeowner and hobby DIY enthusiast
Even before we bought our house, we knew there was a lot to do here! As I am relatively skilled at handicrafts, I wanted to do as much of the work as possible myself. In addition to the usual work, I also laid the floors, installed insulation and hung the ceilings. In addition to saving energy, living comfort was particularly important to us. That is why we absolutely wanted to replace the existing roller shutters with a
roller shutter motor.
I had never done this work myself before, but after a bit of research I decided on the option with a tubular motor. You first have to check what pulling force the roller shutter motor needs to have. This is relatively easy to find out based on the size and weight of the roller shutter.
When making my selection, it was particularly important to me that the roller shutter motor runs quietly and is easy to install, even for me as a DIY enthusiast.
Then we could begin:
First, the roller shutter was lowered completely and the cover of the roller shutter box was opened. After the roller shutter belt was removed, I also removed the existing octagonal shaft. In preparation and to get a flat surface, I then mounted a wooden plate on both sides of the roller shutter box. I mounted the bearing shell on this and inserted the ball bearing.
Preparing the octagonal shaft
Since the old octagonal shaft was a bit old, I got a new octagonal shaft with a diameter of 60mm and cut it to the exact size. The roller cap is inserted into one end of the shaft, the end of which is then later inserted into the ball bearing.
Installing the roller shutter motor
The other end of the octagonal shaft is then
tubular motor pushed. It is important that the roller shutter motor is completely in the shaft. The wall bearing is then attached to the side where the roller shutter motor is now located in the roller shutter box. After insertion, the octagonal shaft should then be level.
Fastening and Adjusting
Once everything is assembled, all you have to do is attach the roller shutter suspension to the roller shutter panel again and attach the narrow end to the octagonal shaft. I then left the wiring to the electrician, so in the last step I only had to set the positions for "up" and "down" with the corresponding adjustment pin.
My conclusion: Retrofitting a
roller shutter motor with existing roller shutters, you can do it yourself in an old building with a little skill. Apart from the electrical work, everything can be done by a DIYer in a short time. Being able to control the roller shutters conveniently electrically was definitely worth the work!
