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Are You
Afraid of Heights?
 Maybe You
Should Be...
Important Measuring Tip For
PowerRise® Shades
Afraid Of
Heights?
When comedian Stephen Wright said, "I'm not afraid of heights
—I'm afraid of widths," I kind of figured he must have spent
some time in the window coverings business. As a rule, we tend
to be a little more careful in measuring widths. For inside
mount windows, a shade that is too narrow will let
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"I'm Not
Afraid
of Heights
—I'm Afraid
of Widths."
—Stephen Wright |
too much light in, and if it's
too wide, it just plain won't fit. So we learn by experience to be
afraid of widths. But, if a shade is a little long, forget about it
—right? Wrong! At least not with Duette Honeycomb or
Brilliance Pleated shades when ordered with PowerRise® Remote
controlled operation. If a PowerRise shade is ordered too long
—even just a quarter of an inch it can have a major detrimental
effect on the operation of the shade. While it's relatively
easy to correct, your installer will appreciate a little extra care
in measuring and ordering for PowerRise honeycomb or pleated shades.
By The Book Is Best
If you measure and specify PowerRise shades as described in the
Hunter Douglas Reference & Price Guide, you won't have any
trouble. That is to measure the width and height in three
places each, specifying the narrowest measurement for the width and
the shortest measurement for the height. Many dealers, though, go to
(forgive the pun) great lengths to make sure the width is
right, but when measuring the height add a quarter inch or more and
have the bottom rail rest on the sill. On standard shades, this
makes little or no difference, but it's a different story on
PowerRise.
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Unintended Safety Stop
If a
PowerRise shade is made too long for the window opening, the
Safety Stop feature is engaged before the shade
actually reaches the bottom of the window. This
feature stops the shade as it is lowered if it encounters
any obstruction to prevent damage to the shade. So, if
the shade reaches the sill before it reaches the actual
bottom of the shade, it will "think" the sill is
an obstruction and stop before it reaches the actual lowest
position.
If this happens it will not be
possible to reset the shade. To reset the shade, it must be
lowered to the fully closed position, then the down button
on the remote control is pressed and held for five
seconds. You will probably follow the instructions to
attempt to reset the shade, but you will not actually reset
it unless you pull the fabric forward and allow the shade to
truly reach its lowest position. |
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An Easy Choice:
A Few Seconds Up Front— Or Several Extra Minutes Of
Adjustments?
Obviously, the shade cannot be left this way for the
consumer. A shade that cannot be reset performs
inconsistently at best, until the reset is accomplished.
This means that the shade needs to be shortened so that it
truly reaches the bottom of the shade within the window
opening. This is a moderately easy course of action,
as described below, but it does take some time to get it
right. Remember that taking a just a few extra seconds
up front when measuring the height of the window can prevent
several minutes of meticulous adjustments at the time of
installation. |
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With
the bottom rail hanging freely, pull the
cord that controls the limit switch.
If the ferrule comes out of the
pocket, tension needs to be increased. |
2.
To increase tension, loosen the cord and
slide the ferrule up. Adjust so that the
tension on the center cord is slightly
greater than on other cords. |
3.
Replace the ferrule back into the pocket.
Push it in flush to the rail. Test
shade operation and readjust if necessary. |
4.
After adjustment is complete and shade
operates normally, trim the cord snugly to
the ferrule. |
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operate properly, the center cord MUST be
the lowest point in the shade.
Read
more in this previous tip: Troubleshooting
Duette PowerRise |
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