Abalon Motorized Track for Curtains With Remote Control, 1 to 3 meters, Motor Wifi compatible with Alexa, Google Home, Smartphone App, Smart Home, Electric Curtain Tracks, Motorized Curtain Rods (DIY)

Easy to assemble with video assistance and sturdy when attached to brackets, but the remote controller BE301 is rubbish so operating it with Tuya smart mobile app instead. All in all good value for money. If anyone is having trouble connecting this to Tuya smart app add through small home devices, other curtains and click on other curtains and use smart life network and it connects no problem, the timer works fine, just bare in mind when the app says they’re open they’re closed and vice Versa and to have them open automatically you have to put the the position to 100% and to have them closed you have to put 0% position remembering it’s back to front and it works like a dream. When you first look at all the parts in the box it looks like a complicated process to endure, but if you follow the step by step video of how to put it all together it really is very easy to do, then when you see it up and working properly it’s a great achievement. Well worth £165 and an asset if you go away from home on holiday as it works on a timer schedule of your choice. Link to the video herehttps://youtu.be/iLFFJw6YEGw

The media could not be loaded. Video is of old curtains just to check how it works as I am waiting for new curtains.The motor seems to “learn” the length of the curtain and slows down just before finishing closing or opening - a nice touch not mentioned in the documentation.Connection to the remote control and to WiFi on iPhone and hence to Alexa straightforward. Alexa only acknowledges switch on or off to close and open curtains but I guess I need to “teach” Alexa to recognise open and close.Assembling the track itself was very straightforward, “splicing” the various lengths together using the small Allen keys. There are a number a standard one metre lengths, but also a few different smaller lengths which allow one to get to the desired length. Just make sure the splicing sections don’t coincide with the supporting brackets else they won’t click in.I admit it took me a couple of days to figure out how to thread through the tongued cable. It would probably now take me 30 minutes or so. There are some really useful videos showing step by step someone putting the track together. They are in Spanish but easily translated using translation function.One word of warning: once you measure and cut the cable using the black measuring guides don’t be tempted to cut anything off if it doesn’t apparently fit. The lengths are correct and provide a perfect fit.I did have trouble working out how the tracking cable should be connected to the curtain guides. My curtains have a centre opening so one trick is to remember that the two lengths of track cable will eventually form a continuous loop around both sides of the track and the end pulleys. You need to fit the track cable just as the videos show as there is very little “spare” tracking cable to fit the second part of the each curtain central connection.In spite of my inability to understand the installation steps, the result is brilliant.The only thing is that the power cable attached to motor is far too short. I have used a short extension cable to reach the motor’s plug until my new curtains are installed so I can install a single power socket in an unobtrusive position. Alternatively you could remove the plug from the existing motor cable and attach a longer length cable.

I've become a big fan of smart curtains, and have now bought three. (Only two from this supplier - the same basic package is sold by several companies, so worth comparing prices, though at least one is selling a motor which I suspect is a bit outdated.) They're not only convenient, but improve security. My bedroom curtain track, now set up with an Alexa routine, also allows me to sleep with the stars without being woken by the sunrise.The core technology is cunning and essentially simple, so not really that difficult to install. But the instruction booklet is appalling, with minuscule writing and bad English. ( I don't understand why sellers don't make the effort and pay the small cost to do it better. This is surely an expanding market, and worth taking seriously.) The video isn't great either with its subtitles, and at some critical points it's like watching a trickster doing a shell game. But if you use both (if need be, checking other vids on YouTube) and go very slowly, you'll be OK. Ditto setting up the app connection.The fitted track (even with motor hidden behind a curtain) is not very sightly. Ads tend to show it installed where it can't be seen. So you may want to consider constructing a pelmet or valance. The supplied wall brackets, with outward-facing sections, make it all the more advisable. These brackets ought to make it easier to fit a pelmet, but in practice I've found the lack of space between wall and bracket makes things difficult.My other concern is with the cable to the power supply. It would be far better if the cable could be directly wired into the motor unit. Instead you'll need to join two lengths of cable. Not a problem; just lacks elegance. However, the video shows the join being made with a basic plastic connector block, and I think that is a serious problem. Not convinced it even conforms to UK requirements, and particularly worrying next to curtain material that may be flammable. Strongly suggest you get a proper flex connector which grips the sheathed cables. Cost maybe £3.I should add that these complaints are essentially about the installation process. The final result, in my view, is great!PS. I've checked online definitions and Amazon guidance, but I still don't know what 'stretch' means in this context. Aluminium doesn't.