I finally convinced my parents to replace their old ratty bamboo manual shade on the sliding door. This blind is perfect. I looked around, but this was a good price and had good ratings on Amazon.
I got the Bluetooth hub so i could control the shade with Alexa. This is nice because I can set schedules for automated opening and closing. The directions are pretty good, but it wasn't clear that you should set up the hub first, if you are using one, then set up the shade as a sub device to that hub. That way you can control it with Alexa. If you set it up directly to your phone and then add a hub, delete the shade from your app then re-add it as a sub.
Otherwise, I just tell Alexa to set it to a percentage, 100% being closed.
Very good build quality, the cloth-covered valence was well worth it and well done, as with the covered weight bar. I can't figure out how to get the valence off to reach all the buttons.
To activate and enter pairing mode, remove the plug from the bottom of the motor end of the unit. I had to get a pair of needle nosed pliers to reach up and get it out.
Looking at covering our 24’ back patio door which was proving extremely difficult. Only options were to do custom coverings, i.e. blinds, roll ups, shades etc. Looking at custom companies here in Florida all gave quotes ranging from 6-8k. Had looked at yoolax a while back but was skeptical at first. Decided to go with them for the roll up blinds, ended up doing 3 separate ones that cover the whole patio door area and wow they are incredible! Ended up paying around $1600 all in with remotes and everything. Expedited shipping was only $30 and we had the blinds in less than two weeks! Very easy to install and they look and function incredibly well. I would give 10 stars if I could, and I have recommended them to everyone I know who’s been looking at similar blinds. Basically blend in the surround of the door and are awesome for black out shades at night. Will buy from them again in the future for window treatments.
I am not a bot or fake reviewer, I’m just a guy who did a fair amount of research on automated shades and arrived at Yoolax, and happy I did. The Yoolax app and Bluetooth hub take very little setup to get these working with Alexa or Google, and they come sized to the exact inches specified in the order form. They look very modern, and are hypnotic to see in action all in tandem. If you love the novelty of shouting at your digital assistant to modify the lights in your smart home, I can recommend these shades as a good option for the windows. The cat is suspicious of them though lol
I had looked for shades for my windows for a long time. I am glad that I finally found something that is easy to install and can be remote controlled. I ordered fabric samples first because I wanted to see them in person. I am glad that I did because the fabric colors look different in each room. I got the luxury gray fabric seen in the photos, which looks different in various lighting. It took me a few tries (and a couple of extra holes in my sheetrock later) to install because my shades came with too simple instructions. I couldn’t tell how far away from the windows to place the brackets so the front would be flush and even. I eventually figured it out by trial and error. I also had to cut the wrapping paper before installation contrary to the instructions. I love how beautiful it looks in my space! I ordered a Bluetooth hub so I can connect with Alexa. The Bluetooth hub seems to extend the connection throughout my large house, with multiple floors. I can now control it with the remote control, on my phone with an existing app (Smart Life), and on Alexa. I had to change the names around on Alexa because it didn’t work if some of the items had similar names. The phone app instantly recognized the shades. Now everything works smoothly. I plan to order for the rest of my house.
We really like these blinds. We haven’t gotten them set up to our phone or Alexa yet. But we were able to get the remotes set. Took a little time figuring out how to set our favorites. We had to set a favorite on separate channels, then put them in a group. If you just hit the down button one was slightly faster, so when we placed it at 50% down, it bugged my husband because it was even (LOL)>. But we are enjoying these blinds.
