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Aug 18, 2021 11:47 PM

SwitchBot Curtain Smart Electric Motor + Solar Panel Charger

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Wonderlabs via Amazon has SwitchBot Curtain Smart Electric Motor + Solar Panel Charger on sale for $85.45 Now-> $88.50 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.
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  1. 'Clip' the 25% off coupon on the product page and add one of the following to cart:
  2. Add SwitchBot Solar Panel Charger to cart
    • 'Clip' the 25% off coupon on the product page
  3. Proceed to checkout
  4. Your total will be $85.45-> now $88.50, shipping is free

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Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $29.70 lower (25.1% savings) than purchasing both items at list price
    • Our research indicates that this offer (Motor, Rod, White) is $10.70 lower (10.8% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $99
  • About this product:
    • SwitchBot App control for iOS and Android
    • Check via app and remotely close the curtains for anti-theft when traveling
    • Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, IFTTT for home automation
    • The SwitchBot Curtain can push up to 8 kg (17 pounds) of curtain
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Wonderlabs via Amazon has SwitchBot Curtain Smart Electric Motor + Solar Panel Charger on sale for $85.45 Now-> $88.50 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Must be logged in to clip coupons; coupons are typically limited to one per account.
Thanks to Deal Hunter the_press_box for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. 'Clip' the 25% off coupon on the product page and add one of the following to cart:
  2. Add SwitchBot Solar Panel Charger to cart
    • 'Clip' the 25% off coupon on the product page
  3. Proceed to checkout
  4. Your total will be $85.45-> now $88.50, shipping is free

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $29.70 lower (25.1% savings) than purchasing both items at list price
    • Our research indicates that this offer (Motor, Rod, White) is $10.70 lower (10.8% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $99
  • About this product:
    • SwitchBot App control for iOS and Android
    • Check via app and remotely close the curtains for anti-theft when traveling
    • Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, IFTTT for home automation
    • The SwitchBot Curtain can push up to 8 kg (17 pounds) of curtain
  • About this store:

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dare2smile
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If anyone is wondering - I own these and love them. I was part of their kickstarter. I also have a hub.

The app itself can be a little iffy sometimes, but using it through Alexa and SmartThings is a lot more reliable. My plants love that they get sunshine before I'm awake, and I love that the curtains close automagically at sunset. It helps the house look like someone's home if I'm not, and I know if I was more mindful, I could regulate the temperature in my house better. I don't currently have my solar panel hooked up to it, but it took months before the battery charge wore down. Then, it was just an overnight charge up for each and it was all back to being fine.

There was some difficulty in set up, I won't lie about that. I had a pair of curtains that opened and closed together with a string? It didn't really like the string, and since I was automating the curtains, I just took the string out. There was also a problem with the rod being telescopic, and so we finagled a sort of gradual from the skinny half to the larger one with tape. We used clear packing tape, so you can't tell. I don't have more curtains, but I want more anyways.
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eabruzzese
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I also have these.

I thought they would be gimmicky, but honestly they're one of my favorite home automation purchases so far. It's really awesome to have my bedroom curtains open automatically in the morning to wake me up, and to have the curtains on the street-level windows open and close with sunrise and sunset. I can also close my curtains from anywhere in the house if my dog starts barking at pedestrians.

I don't have the solar charger (my curtains are sheer and hung too high to position the solar charger properly) so I can't speak to that, but honestly I've only had to charge them once since I got them about 8 months ago (maybe longer?).

Build quality is rock solid. The app is meh, but as another poster mentioned it works very well with voice assistants.

Surprisingly useful product. Just bought 8 more for the rest of the curtains.
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jaradi
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To add an opposite view to everyone recommending these, I would like to say that I do not recommend these if you have a rod with grommet style curtain.

I was a kickstarter backer and bought 6 of these with solar and hub and whatever other bells and whistles they came with. They did not mention in the campaign that you needed to attach a transparent strip of plastic with little pegs every few inches along the top of the curtain for it to work with grommets. They realized throughout the testing process that the motors could not pull the curtain shut without this attachment. The attachment is still slightly visible, and kind of janky looking. It also doesn't do the job properly as the motor would still get stuck on my curtains (especially on ones that had some friction due to low clearance between top of sliding door and ceiling, but even on ones with no extra resistance). I also have extendable IKEA rods, which are 2 different diameters. The motors would consistently get stuck on that part.

One thing I do have to say is their customer support is top notch, as they tried to work through the problems with me and when we couldn't resolve them they provided a full refund for my pledge.
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Aug 21, 2021 10:06 PM
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jockovonredAug 21, 2021 10:06 PM
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Quote from superslickz View quoted comment :
Does it work with Smartthings?
It works with Hubitat via the Switchbot hub. The driver in use by Hubitat was provided by tomw. I would think ST has a driver, if you have the Switchbot hub. Perusing the ST forums briefly shows that as long as the hub is used, ST detects natively: https://community.smartthings.com...ice/228038 and https://community.smartthings.com...s/183767/5

Otherwise, the Switchbot curtain communicates via Bluetooth and is controlled using the Switchbot app. For smart home automations, including using Amazon and Google voice control, the hub is needed.
Aug 22, 2021 5:12 PM
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EfficientOctopus618Aug 22, 2021 5:12 PM
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How loud is this when it operates?
Aug 22, 2021 7:36 PM
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compperAug 22, 2021 7:36 PM
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Not seeing the solar panel included with the link in the deal ? Also just seeing the regular 99.99 price

edit: Via the OEMs website and pop up 15%off first time coupon code can get roughly the same price
Last edited by compper August 22, 2021 at 12:50 PM.
Aug 23, 2021 11:24 PM
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jaradiAug 23, 2021 11:24 PM
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To add an opposite view to everyone recommending these, I would like to say that I do not recommend these if you have a rod with grommet style curtain.

I was a kickstarter backer and bought 6 of these with solar and hub and whatever other bells and whistles they came with. They did not mention in the campaign that you needed to attach a transparent strip of plastic with little pegs every few inches along the top of the curtain for it to work with grommets. They realized throughout the testing process that the motors could not pull the curtain shut without this attachment. The attachment is still slightly visible, and kind of janky looking. It also doesn't do the job properly as the motor would still get stuck on my curtains (especially on ones that had some friction due to low clearance between top of sliding door and ceiling, but even on ones with no extra resistance). I also have extendable IKEA rods, which are 2 different diameters. The motors would consistently get stuck on that part.

One thing I do have to say is their customer support is top notch, as they tried to work through the problems with me and when we couldn't resolve them they provided a full refund for my pledge.
Aug 23, 2021 11:32 PM
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GimpsUnlimitedAug 23, 2021 11:32 PM
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Wow, we have finally reached peak laziness.
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Aug 23, 2021 11:46 PM
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food1313Aug 23, 2021 11:46 PM
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I had these as part of the kickstarter but I sold them. Wouldn't recommend, but it might work better for your situation.

I have umbra cappa double rods hung 6" above the window. The rings touch slightly and this is enough to cause the switchbots to go out of calibration.

Solar panels are mounted too high that they get no sun, hence the entire time I had them connected the power continued to drop even though I didn't use them. If the sun doesn't shine directly on the panels, it won't charge. Ambient light doesn't work.
Aug 23, 2021 11:58 PM
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iamshipon1988Aug 23, 2021 11:58 PM
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The wife and I go away at times and sometimes we forget to close our curtains. This might be a great solution for that.
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Aug 24, 2021 12:04 AM
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knstylAug 24, 2021 12:04 AM
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The wife is pretty good at pointing out flaws with my IoT purchases. The minute I installed this, she asked if there was a way to open the curtain manually without waiting for the motor. Back to Amazon it goes.
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Aug 24, 2021 12:23 AM
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shawn42Aug 24, 2021 12:23 AM
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Quote from knstyl View quoted comment :
The wife is pretty good at pointing out flaws with my IoT purchases. The minute I installed this, she asked if there was a way to open the curtain manually without waiting for the motor. Back to Amazon it goes.
Draw it from the opposite side?
Aug 24, 2021 12:32 AM
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knstylAug 24, 2021 12:32 AM
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Quote from shawn42 View quoted comment :
Draw it from the opposite side?
Fair point. I think that's fine for opening but she was mainly concerned about closing quickly after the bot is fully opened.
Aug 24, 2021 1:57 AM
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TysonNAug 24, 2021 1:57 AM
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Quote from lotsalotsadeals View quoted comment :
Gotta love it.
Just noobs highly touting a product.
This is a legit product. They launched on Kickstarter and a simple Google search would show you that these are fairy highly-touted. Clearly not a shill post. I've been looking at buying these at regular price so this is a decent deal for me.
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Aug 24, 2021 2:36 AM
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J03Aug 24, 2021 2:36 AM
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Quote from knstyl View quoted comment :
The wife is pretty good at pointing out flaws with my IoT purchases. The minute I installed this, she asked if there was a way to open the curtain manually without waiting for the motor. Back to Amazon it goes.
I have to admit, for curtains it seems a little unnecessary. It can be a pain to manually open blinds via the pull cord if you have a lot of them but curtains are just one of those things you can throw open in a split second with little effort.
Aug 24, 2021 2:53 AM
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FearAndLoathingAug 24, 2021 2:53 AM
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Quote from lotsalotsadeals View quoted comment :
Gotta love it.
Just noobs highly touting a product.
You can definitely tell shill just based on the comments voting feedback. A no name product maybe 1% of people have seen would not get that kind of response.

Or………just look at who posted it to tell if it's paid lol.
Aug 24, 2021 2:56 AM
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coned_miroAug 24, 2021 2:56 AM
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HERE [github.com] is a custom integration for HACS in Home Assistant that doesn't require the hub, for anyone looking.

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tstarksAug 24, 2021 2:58 AM
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Much shill

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