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20 Foot Motorized Drapery Control

July 6, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment
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This 20 foot motorized drapery control system allows remote control of drapes up to 100 pounds. Close your living room drapes from across the room. This easy to install  electric curtain track is Ideal for home theaters, hard-to-reach areas, or in any location that might impress your friends and neighbors. The 20 Foot Motorized Drapery Control replaces any existing track up to 20 feet long. Easy to set up and install, this automated curtain rod adds a motor to any center-opening drapes, stopping automatically at full open and closed or any intermediate position. Approved for 100-pound curtains, such as blackout … [Read more...]

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Lutron Sivoia QED

June 16, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Lutron Sivoia QED (Quiet Electronic Drive) window treatments are not the latest and greatest product from Lutron, but still very much a standard in the industry for precise and quiet motorized window coverings in homes and offices. The product line includes roller shades, roman shades, drapery tracks, and the unique Kirbé Vertical drapery system. Lutron QED are preferred by automated window covering installers because of their versatility and ease of installation and programming. Sivoia QED window treatments are also favored by home automation installers because they can integrate easily with home automation … [Read more...]

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Lutron Shading

June 16, 2010 By admin

Lutron, primarily a lighting company, entered the world of motorized window treatments sometime back with it's own highly regarded range of "Sivoia QED" electric curtain tracks and shade systems. Their product line has expanded greatly, especially in the last couple of years and they now offer more integrated total light control systems with the Sivoia QS and Sivoia QS Wireless window treatments. Lutron are well known for their high quality products, which are dependable and run very quietly. They provide excellent support to motorized shading dealers and installers, an eight year limited warranty to end users, and … [Read more...]

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Electric Curtain Tracks

June 7, 2010 By admin
Silent Gliss Curtain Track

What are Motorized Window Coverings and Electric Curtains? Electric curtains provide luxury and convenience with simple and easy to use controls and are appropriate for homes and businesses. Motorized curtain rails can operate a drape covering a screen in your home theater, or a motorized blackout roll up shade can open automatically in the morning to wake you up. Basically, a motorized window covering does everything your standard blinds, curtains, and shades to but a motor operates the mechanisms for you at your command using various control devices. How are Electric Curtains and Other Systems … [Read more...]

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How to Measure Your Window for Curtains

June 6, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

The Best Way to Measure Your Window Ordering drapery for electric curtain, manual curtain systems, and other window coverings online can save you a lot of money, but one issue that quickly comes up for a lot of buyers is how to measure your window for electric curtain tracks. What is the best way to do it? If you don't feel comfortable handling this yourself, or simply don't have time, consider having experts measure your window for you. Smith + Noble window covering company offer free measurement with zero obligation to buy anything. Click here for more info. If you'd rather handle it yourself, here's … [Read more...]

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Leading Electric Curtain Manufacturer Closed for Business

May 24, 2010 By admin 2 Comments

Silent Gliss has closed their US branch abruptly and without warning. This comes as a big shock to designers and window covering professionals everywhere, especially since they'd just released a brand new product, the 2730 Flex panel system. Silent Gliss are known the world over for their innovative electric curtain tracks using bendable aluminum rails. Many companies use these products now, but the Swiss company was one of the first and was the name throughout Europe in the 70's and 80's for motorized window coverings. The website silentgliss-usa.com at this time shows nothing but a web-server configuration … [Read more...]

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Why Go with Motorized Window Coverings?

May 20, 2010 By admin

Motorized Window Coverings, including electric curtain systems may seem like a luxury item only meant for the likes of Donald Trump in his high rise palaces, but they are much more common than a lot people think. The main reason to consider a motorized solution is convenience. You can control drapes sitting from your chair, on a timed program, and these days even from your smart phone. The motorized drapery was one of the first window coverings to enter the market, though back when they first came out the motors could be quite loud. Usually controlled with wall relay switches, an electric curtain track could be very … [Read more...]

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Add-A-Motor Electric Curtain Controller

May 17, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment
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The Motorized Drape Controller from Add-A-Motor  is likely the simplest way to motorized draperies in your home, and works with practically any existing cord operated curtain track. Simply run the cord through the module, attach it securely to the wall, choose your control option and you're ready to go. Motorize any drape with U shaped loop cord User adjustable auto stops: fully open, fully closed, all between Powerful motor controls drapes up to 60 lbs. Works with drapes, vertical blinds and many horizontals Can be integrated with INSTEON controls For more information, and to purchase, click … [Read more...]

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Solar-Powered Electric Curtain from BTX Window Automation

May 17, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment
Tumo Xcel Eco-Line Solar Powered Electric Curtain Track

The first of it's kind, a solar-powered electric curtain system from BTX won an award for "Best Technical Innovation" at the 2010 Window Covering Manufacturer's Association. The Tumo Xcel Eco-line is a totally self-reliant, sun-powered DC automated curtain system. It's affordable, quiet, and plug-and-play right out of the box. Installation really is very easy, with no electrician required. Just plug the motor into the very low profile "Solar Accumulator"  and it's ready to go. Control up to six of these, or six groups of systems using radio controlled hand held remote control. The beauty of the solar panel is it's … [Read more...]

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Goelst Electric Curtain Rail Model 6200

May 16, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment
Goelst Electric Curtain Rail 6200

Goelst Interior Products entered the American market a few years ago with their own aluminum motorized electric curtain rails. Until then, Silent Gliss, Somfy and BTX largely dominated the market. Their impressive offerings will be spotlighted on this site. Model 6200 is a powerful low voltage motorized system with bendable tracks. When ordered, all Goelst products are factory assembled and ready to go at delivery, complete with plug in power and an infrared hand held remote control. Out of the box, you're ready to install without the need of a specialist or an electrician. Unlike some older systems, open and … [Read more...]

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Somfy Glystro Electric Curtain Motor

May 15, 2010 By admin 1 Comment
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Somfy's Glystro electric curtain motors are commercial-grade drapery motorization systems intended for high end homes and commercial applications. With a range of controls, this powerful and quiet motor can handle any motorized drapery task with ease. Look for full documentation and information on this product coming soon to this site. … [Read more...]

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Making a Template for a Curved Electric Curtain Track

May 15, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment
Making a Drapery Template

When ordering custom electric curtain tracks which are bent, you need to make a template so the factory will know exactly what to make. Here are some tips to remember when making your template: Before you begin, gather the following: A large piece of construction paper, butcher paper, or Kraft paper. A tape measure A marker Some Tape Tape a  large piece of paper that exceeds the length and depth of the curve to the floor or ceiling. Blue painter's tape is good for this because it will leave no marks or residue behind and is easy to remove. Clearly mark the stacking side and motor placement with … [Read more...]

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Add-A-Motor’s Electric Curtain Control

May 15, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment
Add-A-Motor Electric Curtain Model 2000

Add-A-Motor is a manufacturer of low-cost electric curtain controls and motor devices, with their line of two models: Model 1000 is a 10 foot long drapery rod that can hold up to 55 pounds of curtain fabric, and the Model 2000 can hold up to 100 pounds of fabric and folds out to 20 feet in length. The open limits can be set to your preference, but they also automatically stop at full open and closed positions without requiring any adjustment. The tracks can be cut quite easily to the precise length desired. Items as low cost as this are often used with X-10 and similar systems, but new features actually allow it … [Read more...]

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Welcome to Electric Curtain Tracks

May 14, 2010 By admin 2 Comments

Thanks for visiting Electric Curtain Tracks, a blog and website all about the world of motorized drapery and electric window coverings. On this site, we’ll cover many different products with reviews and more, as well as plenty of advice for purchasing, installation, and troubleshooting your electric curtain  system. I invite anyone and everyone to chime in and add comments if you have anything to add, or have questions about any articles or stories posted on this website. Electric curtain systems have been around for many years and add luxury to and convenience to any home or office with them installed. … [Read more...]

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