How To Install Battery Operated Roller Shutters
Battery installation is more difficult than installing Electric
- Looking for the Electric-Powered Commercial Rollershutter instructions?
- Looking for the "How To Install" videos?
Tools required:
- Spirit level.
- Drill.
- Hammer.
- 10mm drill bit.
- 5mm drill bit.
- 5 or 6mm Masonry drill bit depending on wall plug size chosen, and screws to suit. For timber frame windows, just screws.
- Battery Rollershutter components: 1 head box, 2 guides, 2 guide legs, 10mm coloured guide plugs and rivets, 1 battery charger, and 1 battery controller.
Step 1.
Charge your battery. This will take some time, so if you start this now, it will be ready by the time the rollershutter is.
Step 2.
Mark the top horizontal position of the Rollershutter on the wall above the window. On this line mark the width of the shutter. From these 2 marks, vertically level down each side of the window. You will now have the outline of the Rollershutter marked on the wall. At this stage you can check the Rollershutter is central to the window and is exactly horizontal and vertical -- This Is Most Important!
In-Reveal is the same principle but your window is your horizontal and vertical position. Still check that they are exactly horizontal and vertical -- This Is Most Important!
Step 3.
Measure the depth of the head box Then from the top horizontal position of the Rollershutter which you have marked on the wall, measure this distance down each side. This will then give you the position for the top of the guide on each side of the window.
For In-Reveal Roller shutters, you can now cut the guide to the exacted length, and angle of the sill.
Step 4.
Hold the guide in the 2 positions marked. Top of guide position (as in step 3) and the vertical guide position (as in step 2).
You can now mark the best position to fix the guide to the wall and these marks can be transferred to the other side guide.
You can now drill through the front and back of the guide; the drill size is determined by the size of screw you use. The front of the guide will need a 10mm hole in which the 10mm coloured guide plugs are inserted - this then covers up the fixing points.
For In-Reveal: The fixing holes are drilled from the curtain side 10mm to the outside 5mm. No 10mm coloured plug is required.
Step 5.
From inside the house find the desired position of the controller, then transfer this position to the outside wall behind the guide. Then drill through the wall. This hole is for the cable to the wall plate.
Step 6.
The head box comes with pre-drilled holes to attach the head box cover after installation. The End Plate will need to modifying. This is only for head box sizes 180 mm, 205 mm, and 230 mm.The 250 mm and the 300 mm head box does not require this modification.
The cable hole can now be drilled. This step is required if you are unable to fit the battery cable through into the wall cavity.
Modification Link: Cable Hole.
After the modifications are made you can slid the leg into position, then slide the Rollershutter guides on each side leg. Carefully place the Rollershutter on the outline of the Rollershutter marked on the wall and mark your fixing points and cable hole. Then drill and plug the wall if masonry; if it is a timber wall, just a pilot hole to suit the fixing screws. On the back of the guide drill a large hole to allow the cable to exit the guide.
Step 7.
At the end of the Rollershutter that has the ODS, you will see that the guide leg has a hole, which must be drilled right through. Remove the rear rivet and feed the cable through the guide leg and then down the guide to the cable exit hole. Then replace the removed rivet.
Step 8.
Carefully place the Rollershutter next to the window. Through the cable hole in the wall insert a piece of wire, then attach the cable from the Rollershutter to the wire and start pulling the cable into the house. Raise the Rollershutter to the outline of the Rollershutter marked on the wall and then screw the Rollershutter to the wall.
On-Wall Installation: Then insert the 10mm coloured guide plugs.
Step 9.
Unwrap the curtain and place the bottom bar of the curtain into the guides on each side - they will click into position.
Please note: The curtain of the roller shutter will not move, until the motor has power to turn the axle.
Step 10.
The cable can now be clipped into the wall plate.
Fixing the wall plate - this will be determined by the
type of wall, masonry, gyp rock, timber, or other. When the controller is fully charged, place it in the
wall plate.
The T20 battery motor now requires the up and down stop limits to be set.
T20 Battery Motor Up and Down limit setting instructions.
Please note: The Box Locking System must be set at the correct position. Please read
The Box Locking System and the Slat locking System
If the curtain runs in the opposite direction to the indicated arrow, swap the wires around on the wall plate.
Step 11.
When the curtain is in the down position you will then be able to fix the headbox to the wall, through the boxend endplates, on each side.
Step 12.
You can now install the roller-kit.
Modification Link: Box End Entry Roller – Kit
Step 13.
Rivet the head box cover on and you are done!
Please note: Although 90% of windows have sills, if your windows don't,
then don't despair! We have a solution to that.
We can supply a false sill which all Roller Shutters needs for the curtain
to fully close down on.
The sill is aluminium and would be the same colour as the head box and guides and come in 3 sizes
24mm x 22mm $6.00
24mm x 46mm $8.50
24mm x 77mm $11.00
To order a sill send an email and request a sill immediately after you place your order
I will then send you a PayPal request for payment.
T20 Battery Motor Up and Down limit setting instructions.
Click here for installation details for electric-powered roller shutters.