Somfy EOLIS 3D WIREFREE RTS : WHITE (MPN#1816081) by Somfy

The problem is that when the wind comes up and you forget or are not there to retract your awning, it may rip the awning or rip apart of your house. OK, we all know that. The insurance, buy a sensor. So we did. It is simple, amazing, easy to install. If you have a Somfy remote, then this is just another, special purpose remote. Take it out of the box, put in the batteries, check the sensitivity switch (it is a switch and has steps in it, it is not like a volume control).You then program it (easy), peel of the double sided tape and attach it to the awning bar recommended by the awning manufacturer. Test, extend the awning out a ways, shake it for a few times over a short period and it will retract automatically. There is a time delay before you can extend the awning again. Wait a couple of minutes and test again. I have had it up for a while and needed the awning this summer every day. Wind came up in the afternoon and we wondered who retracted the awning. It must be working, and well.

This product was purchased as a replacement for a similar unit that due to age just stopped working properly. By following the directions, especially those directions obtained from the Somfy website, it took me about 10 minutes to install and set up -there were no other issues and the replacement unit works perfectly as designed. As an after note, I contacted the authorized dealer for this product in my area to have them come out and check out system, I was willing to pay them for labor and materials- the dealer told me if they did not install it, they would not service it, authorized dealer not helpful in resolving problem - so I went to Amazon and purchased the unit myself and set up/installation was very easy - I also probably saved about $200-$300 by doing it myself.

This is my second Somfy wind sensor. A couple of things to remember, if you drop it, it's done. The mounting bracket is very awkward to mount the unit to the bracket, The bracket is easy to install on the arm but when you have to mount the unit to the bracket have something underneath to catch it if you drop it. That's how I broke my first one. The sensitivity setting default is set at 2, that might be a little too sensitive . I set mine at three which works for me. JUST DON'T DROP IT!

Last year our retractable awning was destroyed by a storm, had to do without it for the whole summer due to Sunsetter's timeframe. We missed it like crazy, but now we have the wind sensor and hopefully it will take care of our awning and retract it like it should.

Had to reset the sensor and the remote (deleting the old sensor) to get this to work. Now works as designed. Great!