We did this application in a Las Vegas home. The upper windows were hard to reach windows. They were 20 feet in the air. We needed a scaffolding to install the upper shades. We used Somfy Sonesse 30 motors which are low voltage motors. This saves on wiring costs, makes programming a breeze and saves on troubleshooting time down the road.

We installed a tabletop plug in transformer with a Somfy Power Distribution Panel. This allows us to protect each motor from line voltage which could cause a fire as well as it helps with the programming. The 15 amp transformer used here will operate 5 shades and the 20 amp will operate 8 shades. Each motor pulls 1.66 amps at startup and then .75 amps of continuous power once they are running.

Motors are controlled by a radio wall switch and a radio handheld remote. Both of these devices are 5 channel options and require no wiring. The wall switch has a 15 year battery on it and the handheld is about 5 year battery life. All batteries are a simple watch battery that can be found in any hardware or office supply store.

We are located in San Diego and have operations in Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Orange County, and Los Angeles. We have retrofitted the Hunter Douglas Designer Screen Shades in Cassette's with the Somfy Sonesse ST-30 low voltage silent motor. We used a 5 channel radio remote so no wiring was needed.

For more information or a custom quote call us at 800-828-2003, visit us on the web at www. 3blindmiceusa.com, or email scot@3blindmiceusa.com