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I have 10 of these and will get 4 more. Total cost will be over $5000. All the blinds are big, and I bought side rails and solar panels for all of them, which added to the cost.My house is in an astronomy community where we value our dark skies, so I bought these blinds to keep light from exiting the house, not to keep light from entering. I realize I am not the marked these blinds are made for.I had a LOT of questions before I bought my first unit, which I viewed as a test case. After ordering I received a mail that basically said, "are you sure your sizes are correct?". A nice touch.The unit came in 2-3 weeks, as advertised. I was impressed with the quality, the remote worked, and the unit hooked up to my Amazon Echo using the smart hub (which, by the way, has USB only for power, not data so mine is plugged into an outlet with a USB port on it). The blind passed the test, so I ordered 9 more.I had even more questions after the first unit arrived and before order # 2. Karen in support is FANTASTIC!!! Despite probably being the only customer who wants to keep light from escaping, she answered my questions. A few times she had to ask her coworkers which I appreciated versus taking a guess.The top of the unit where the motor is sticks out about 1" (2 cm) from the wall, so some light escapes there.I bought the side rails ("U" shaped metal that the blinds go up and down in). They block all the side light but because my walls are textured, some light escapes between the wall and the rail.And some light escapes between the wall and the bottom of the blinds, which are about 1 cm from the wall.I asked Karen about this. Her reply:==================Thank you for your reply.According to your top and bottom light leakage situation, we currently provide you with the following solutions:1. About the top, we will inform the factory to make some fabrics for you to place on the top to block the light.2. As for the bottom, we are willing to make a separate side rail track for you to block the bottom light.Please let us know your opinion.==================If that's not GREAT customer service, I don't know what is. I am not WEFFORT's intended customer and yet they are willing to work with me.About the units:* They are packaged well. Not a single problem with any of the 10 units, and one unit is 7 feet wide.* There is a piece of foam on both sides between the blinds and the side of the unit to keep the blinds from moving. Worked well and takes about 3 seconds to remove. The instructions mention this.* Since I'll have "only" 14 blinds, I only need 1 smart hub. I bought several of the 15-channel remotes - one per room/area. At some point I'll program them all the same so I can use any remote to open/close any blind.* The blinds are in a second home and I'm there about 4 months of the year. I expect to have guests when I'm not there so wanted something that's easy for them to use.* The blinds were easy to connect to my Amazon Echo's. I (or a guest) can say "Alexa, open all blinds" or "Alexa, open office blinds".* Because I don't want guests (or me) to have to charge the blinds I got the solar cells. NOTE: make sure you have them where you want them before pressing them on the window. I accidentally put one cell on with the cord on the wrong side, and it took 10 minutes to remove and ruined the tape.* During my next visit to the house I'll adjust the blinds so they don't go up all the way in order to block the view of the solar cells. It's pretty easy to do from the app on my phone.* Almost all the blinds are 84" tall (215 cm) and take 20-30 seconds to open/close. It would be nice if they moved faster, but it's not a big deal. I'd rather have slower with no problems than fast with problems.* You can hear them when they move but I'd say they are fairly "quiet", and the noise is a hum so is easy on the ears.* All the units came with optional extenders to move them farther away from the wall. I didn't need them, so I have 25 extenders. I'll see if I can recycle them, but it would have been nice to order without them, even if the price was the same. Keep them out of the landfill.Things I think could be improved:* The button you need to push to wake up the motor or to pair the blinds with the app is really tiny and in a hard-to-reach place, and it's hard to know if you pushed it. A bigger button or different place would be nice.* The location of the USB-C connector on the blinds is good if you need to charge the units (and the included USB cable is very long), but for attaching the solar cells the connector is in a terrible place (a 45-degree angle pointing down). I don't know how to run the cable so it doesn't show and am concerned the cable will eventually get stuck in the blinds. If there was a way to rotate the connector so it was at the top that would eliminate both problems.As a side note, I ordered the book of sample fabrics prior to my second, large order. It arrived at the post office before I ordered the units, but since the house is in the middle of nowhere (good for astronomy), I didn't know the book was delivered - unlike most Amazon orders, there were no texts/emails saying, "we shipped" and "it's delivered". I couldn't wait so I ordered the units before getting the book. I only knew the book was delivered when I got a "please post a review" email. That's the only "ding" I'd give the company. When I went to pick up the book I found that a package of side rails was also waiting for me. Strange, since all the other blinds came via UPS or FedEx.Their fantastic customer support more than makes up for the lack of delivery notices.

Precise measuement of your window frames (if you mount the shades inside the window frame) is important. In my case, some window frames had apparently been tweaked during installation with spackle at the very top, which made a tight fit for the shade assembly. It is best to pay particular attention to precise measurements at the TOP of the frame (where the shade unit will reside). In my case I just measured a couple of places to determine the smallest frame width, but did NOT actually measure where the shade assembly would be installed at the very top of the inside frame. My bad, but some sanding made the shade assembly fit properly.I installed five shades of verious sizes in my bedroom, so ordered a five-channel remote control, which works fine. I discovered that while the remote allows selection of each of the five blinds, there is a sixth "channel" where all five of the channel LED's on the remote remain lighted. This "phantom" channel (pressing the channel select button in sequence until all LEDs are ON, not just individual channel LEDs) allows all the five windows to be controlled simultaneously with a single presss of he shade up or down key, similar to channel zero on the 15-channel remote.Each window shade came programmed properly so that the remote controller had each of its channels linked to a specific window shade. Each shade had a label indicating all its particulars (size, window name). When a shade is lowered to fully closed positon, a moment before reaching the window sill the shade shows down and eases gently into its fully down position. Nice touch.I ordered the Solar Panels for each shade, and they appear to be working fine. Time will tell if I will need to occasionally directly charge their batteries, but early indications are that the solar panels are doing their job. Screened windows and those facing North are not ideal locations for window-mounted solar panels.Shipping and packing was exemplary. Double cardboard packaging, plastic interior corner protectors, foam, and every possible shipping safeguard was used and the shades arrived unscathed. I was concerned that standard shipping might subject the shades to rough handling, so opted for the $100 expedited shipping offered by Amazon. It was worth the cost: shipping was by UPS Expedited, and the entire custom order took eleven days from day of order to delivery (from China !!).As mentioned in the instructions, each shade motor is turned OFF during shipping and needs to be rutned ON for operation. The ON/OFF button and motor charge port are covered during shipping with a small soft horseshoe shaped foam shipping cover that needs to be pried out and discarded to expose the motor assembly.I ordered the Weffort Roller Fabric blackout fabric samples booklet and it was well worh the small charge (arrived next day Prime). Weffort offers a gazillion blackout fabric samples and having the actual fabric in hand made ordering much easier.One of my windows is fairly wide, and three mounting attachmens were included in the order for that shade (they come attached to the top of the shade assembly during shipment). Based on my previous experience with mounting a wide motorized shade, in order for the shade assembly to snap into the three attachments screwed to the top of the inside frame they need to be precisely alighed with each other. The instructions indicate that the attachment brackets should be attached to the top of the shade assembly in their final locations, which then gets held up in it final position inside the window frame and the front edges of the three bracket marked in sharp pencil on the eindow frame so the brackets can then be removed from the frame and screwed precisely to the top of the window frame in their aligned positons. In my case I was working alone and manhandling the shade assembly up it its final position so I could mark the three bracket locations was not workable.I installed the two outside brackets, and to install the center third bracket I used a laser to align the center bracket front face with the two already installed side brackets so they were all in a precise line. If the center bracket is out of line, snapping the shade assembly reliably into the three brackets can be problematic. First choice: follow the directions for marking the location of the three brackets while they are temporarily attached to the top of the shade assembly, but that means two people need to be involved. Alternative is to install the two outside brackets and then precisely align the third center bracked with a laser, or streatched string. Before finally attempting to attach the shade assembly to the installed brackets be sure to study exactly how the brackets work (they have a small movale spring assembly mechanism), and when you aligh everything the shade assembly snaps into plece in each of the three mounting brackets.Much has been said about the quality of the Weffort motorized shades in other comments, and I wholeheartely agree. Every elements of the shades was of the highest quality, and all shades were perfectly aligned with my windows (alas, measure carefully the width of the opening at the very top of inside mounted shades). Measure again just to be sure. Double check the order before you hit "Buy" so that every one of your double-checked correct measurements appear error free in your order.I installed blackout shades for a bedroom, and while there is a small area along each side of the shade where some light comes through, I find it totally acceptable. If this installation was for a home theater and total darkness was required I might have considered the optional side brackets that help block light.After ordering my shades I visited the Weffort web site to read the FAQ's, only to discover that they were offering a substantial seasonal discount on orders over $600 (mine was double that cost). Having ordered on Amazon I was unaware of the discount, so missed out. It might be worthwhile to check the Weffort web site to make sure they are not offering a seasonal discount before ordering shades.In summary, a great experience buying very high quality, meticulously assembled and packaged Weffort motorized shades.UPDATE March 2025: I ordered another two large outside-mount blackout shades on March 22 and they arrived (from China to Maryland, U.S.A.) on March 28 , for a total of six days from order to delivery! I did not pay for expedited shipping, and as usual, customer support kept me posted on progress of the order and shipping date. They were shipped UPS, and because of the very meticulous packaging they arrived in perfect condition. Another great job by a first-class and customer focused vendor.

I ordered two motorized shades for guest bedrooms. I currently have light filtering top/down-bottom up shades in the room, but they weren’t enough to block street/car lights at night. Was considering blackout curtains, but wanted a more streamlined look. We have motorized shades in living/dining room that were purchased through a local vendor that were very expensive and didn’t want to to reorder from the same vendor due to cost. Decided to look at Amazon, and I’m glad I did! Decided to order black-out, outside mounted shades. Took measurements, decided on the fabric (took a chance not ordering swatches) and ordered. Got a confirmation from the company with details and they were very responsive to questions.. Received order well in advance of projected delivery date! They came very well packed. Laid out units in each bedroom with all hardware and instructions. Easy to understand installation booklets were included. It took about 45 minutes to install! We charged the motors (took a few hours), released the shipping locking mechanism, then put the batteries in the remote. (Double check instruction booklets for steps. I think we may have done something out of sequence.)Pushed the remote for “down” and they glided effortlessly and quietly to cover the window! Great quality for the price! The shades retract beautifully too. At night, they provide the needed “blackout” to darken the room for a better night sleep. These won’t be used unless guests sleeping in the room, so they won’t get daily use. Hopefully the motor will hold the charge. I ordered the “textured white” color. It is cool white, but still works with our warmer white walls. These were a great purchase!