SmartWings Smart Blinds with Thread

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SmartWings Smart Blinds with Thread technology are finally here!
Compared to many other HomeKit window shades available today, SmartWings is comparably less expensive, making these more accessible. If you can, you have got to experience life with Thread enabled smart shades.
I was fortunate to get early access to these blinds and have been testing them since mid January. In this video, I’ll go cover the features and tell you what I like and what to watch out for to help you make an informed decision.
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0:00 Intro
1:07 Smart Shades Benefits
1:39 Remote
2:00 Using Buttons
3:06 SmartWinds Website
4:37 My BLU Roller Shades
5:11 Cellular Shades
5:37 Blackout Shades/Side Panels
6:46 Installation
7:16 Controlling your Blinds
7:52 Solar Panel
8:40 Charging
9:06 Let’s talk THREAD
10:01 Speed (demo/comparison)
10:56 Performance
11:52 Operating Noise
12:00 Final Thoughts
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[@enriquelinares9218]

I bought blinds for my home, i cant tell you how much i am injoying this product, the work so fast and reliable. is just perfect! great video, great prouct. saved so much in compareson to loutron or Eve. and in my opinion the quality is as good as those options.

[@melindacarbonell8171]

I was about to order Smartwings for half my house when I saw your last vid that mentioned the thread enabled version would be coming, so I waited and I got in on the crowdfunding campaign and bought fifteen of them. I have to say they’re probably my most beloved smart thing in the house. So thanks for the vid & heads up!

[@TheBradLloyd]

Oh, I’m so happy to hear the video helped and you got in on the #thread version of @smartwings! 15 shades would really make your smart home next level! Congrats Melinda and thanks for watching! 🙏

[@bagrubmeister4973]

Hi Brad another great video. I have the B-tooth version for and love them. I have the roller shades and they look awesome!. Yes I have had 2 of my 12 stop responding 1 time in 6 months. I removed it from home kit. Held the 2 paring buttons for 12 sec or 3 jogs putting them in shipping mode. Then held held them for 10 seconds and putting them in paring mode and I was back in business and hand not had the issue. as we all know siri get really stupid sometimes and she is not reliable. I also have Alexa and bought the dongle to control them with Alexa. The really are a great produce for the price I feel the build quality is very good. They beat the look of the switchbot wand and I feel they are quieter. My favorite scene is when I turn on the master bath fan on the bedroom and bathroom blinds close and when I turn it off they open to 50% as that is how I like it. I have a lot more light in my house now since I have all my blinds open and close everyday and dont have to run around the house opening, For anyone considering the BT version they work great too. Yes you have some fails to open or close sometimes but what SH does not have that happen once in a while especially without needing a hub! I feel my SmartWings blind purchase was a sound investment and their customer service is excellent. Fast shipping and the packaging is excellent too..

[@TheBradLloyd]

Thanks for sharing! I’m glad to hear you’ve had a positive experience as well.

[@BenBazan]

A USB C extension cable should work in case you don’t want to take them down and charge them while they’re mounted.

[@sigjudge]

Great video. I've been looking at smart wings but the lack of skylight options has meant that I'm having to slowly save for Powerview (£2200 for 3 windows with light lock)

[@fishingwithshawno]

Great video Brad! I have been waiting on these! Can you provide us with any discount codes? 👍🏻

[@adrianquan]

What is that 5 button Onvis switch? Looks like a perfect option for a living room switch where I want to control multiple scenes depending on activity, especially if it does double press and press and hold! (15 scenes!)

[@colel6678]

I was excited for thread until I heard it was on the same frequency as WiFi. I'll stick to Z-Wave 👌🏻

[@williammiskell3377]

Great video. Curious to hear your thoughts on Thread/HomeKit as things progress. I’ve got HomeKit motors that don’t respond at times which has been frustrating. Was thinking about upgrading to the new Thread motors, but have read mixed reviews. Since it would cost about $450 to upgrade, I want to make sure it’s worth it.

[@TornadoBarrage]

im planning on getting a homey pro, do i need to get the thread motor?

[@karinastella1320]

I have a garden window that cannot support top installation. Is side mount an option? Thanks

[@SeattleShelby]

Probably necessary to have these in Canada where the sun never rises more than 20 degrees azimuth from the southern horizon.

[@julianorossi2450]

Great review! During Canadian winters, did the solar panels fell off the windows (due to freezing on the glass)? Also, do you think the roller shades provide good temperature insulation or the celular shades are far superior on that matter?

[@hardenmm]

What percentage is your son’s light filtering shades? Are those 50% blackout?

[@taranagnew436]

i have a bay window (in my bedroom) that i like to open my blinds dering day/close them at night as well as open my windows (that has a crank) at nighttime/morning to let the cool breeze in, is there a thread enabled window crank?

[@taranagnew436]

is there a CAN website that has smatblinds with thread?

[@gavineisen3597]

Do the blinds come down relatively simultaneously

[@TheBradLloyd]

Not at all.... If that is important to you, Lutron would be the best way to go.

[@gavineisen3597]

@@TheBradLloyd I mean how much of a delay are we talking? I’m ok if they are a little off but would it be really bad if I had a bunch of blinds next to each other?

[@TheBradLloyd]

Hard to say. Typically it will be pretty close, but there are times where they could be 3-5ish seconds apart. Not sure how significant that is for you. I personally don’t care but I understand it looks cool if you have several blinds together that all raise and lower in sync.