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wintry trench Feb 8, 2025, 6:12 PM

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Hello! Would love to hear recommendations for a large smart blind (~20 windows) install . Z-wave, Zigbee, Matter, other? Any manufacturer recommendations with strong HA support?

For context, I just installed 4 IKEA Tredansen blinds in my bedroom. My wife loves them and naturally wants more! They are solid blinds, but have limited sizes and rely on battery. I currently have about 25 z-wave (Zoos stick) devices and 25 Zigbee (Skyconnect stick, ZHA) devices. Would want to ensure networks are not overloaded. Probably wouldn’t buy all blinds at once, so something we could build out over time.

steep mason Feb 11, 2025, 8:17 PM

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I'd suggest the Zemismart Roller motors as you can then use whatever blinds you want.

heavy bronze Feb 12, 2025, 11:06 PM

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I have zwave cellular blinds from Bali (purchased via Costco) that have been solid.

snow latch Mar 10, 2025, 9:57 PM

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heavy bronze I have zwave cellular blinds from Bali (purchased via Costco) that have been sol...

How is the battery life with zwave?

trim saffron Mar 10, 2025, 10:00 PM

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blinds.com also has Bali zwave cellular. I got a pair and also recommend it.
Up and down once a day and they're reporting ~65% after 3 months.

snow latch Mar 10, 2025, 10:09 PM

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What is the cellular part of zwave?

trim saffron Mar 10, 2025, 10:09 PM

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Cellular refers to the type of fabric

snow latch Mar 10, 2025, 10:09 PM

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Oh got it thank you

trim saffron Mar 10, 2025, 10:09 PM

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The ones that look like an accordion

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there are also roller shades

snow latch Mar 10, 2025, 10:11 PM

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Is there any particular website you found that is better than others for Bali zwave? Price, lead time, customization, etc.

I’ve only looked at Costco so far

trim saffron Mar 10, 2025, 10:12 PM

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Well blinds.com is where I got mine. I didn't price out costco as an option, but I was happy with that site.

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They're forever running "40-50% off" sales, if that's really a sale I couldn't say 😅

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I paid ~$850 for a pair of 34x82s.

snow latch Mar 10, 2025, 10:14 PM

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Guess I should shop around to be sure

heavy bronze Mar 10, 2025, 10:17 PM

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I can echo karwosts experience with battery.

trim saffron Mar 10, 2025, 10:22 PM

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Oh and that's with the rechargeable battery. You could also use non-rechargeable batteries I guess too.

heavy bronze Mar 10, 2025, 10:53 PM

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But don’t do that

snow latch Mar 11, 2025, 1:51 AM

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trim saffron Oh and that's with the rechargeable battery. You could also use non-rechargeable...

Oh why not use non-rechargeable?

heavy bronze Mar 11, 2025, 2:09 AM

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They don’t last as long and you need something like 8 AAs per tube

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