[scosman]

Word on reddit is they discontinued the blinds due to reliability problems. I have 3 and 1 failed so makes sense to me. They want to bring them back, but it's a complete redesign, not just normal planned product lifecycle iteration.

[deanc]

Using the blinds with a second gen hub now for about four years. No problems at all. Dreading the day they fail as they’re non-negotiable during the summer.

[afavour]

FWIW I bought some Zigbee blinds from Amazon and they’ve been great. My windows weren’t the right size for the IKEA ones and the sellers on Amazon will custom make them for you to within 1/8 inch or something like that.

[ArchOversight]

Which sellers? I have been looking for custom ones because I have some weird window sizes.

[mholm]

I went through the whole blind research rabbit hole and ended up with Smartwings via Amazon. I had looked into a lot of other providers and nothing had a similar combination of reliability, cost, and customer service.

[ericd]

I hope they make them quieter this time!

[donavanm]

FYI someone made their own firmware which will drive the motor at a slower speed. Significantly reduces the noise.

[ericd]

I remember seeing that, though iirc it was a lot more surgery than I wanted to do on my blinds (which already had a shaky wife-acceptance-factor due to spotty zigbee connections). Thanks for the reminder, though.

[greggsy]

I have non ikea electric blinds. Sure they’re a a little grindy but it’s like 30 seconds two a day.

[ericd]

I'd agree, except one of the main reasons I bought them was to wake up to natural light, not to wake up to WHIIIRRRRRRRRR.