With Hunter Douglas Platinum™ solar energy sensors, you can harness the warmth of the sun or keep it at bay, even when you’re not home. Here in Northern Virginia, creating a more energy efficient home is on everyone’s minds. Solar sensors work by detecting the amount of solar heat hitting your windows, and adjusting your window treatments accordingly. During the hottest part of the day, the battery-powered sensor detects the amount of solar energy entering the home through the window and sends out a wireless signal that automatically opens or closes window treatment to maximize energy efficiency in the room.
Winter and Summer Energy Efficiency
The sensor features two unique energy saving modes:
Summertime Energy Efficiency
- Lowers/closes shades during the hottest hours of the day.
- Reduces the amount of solar heat (ultraviolet rays) entering the home by lowering the shade(s), keeping the room cooler in the hot summer months.
- Activates shade operation when solar energy at the window reaches the set thermal threshold level.
- Retains the cool air in a room by lowering the shade(s), saving on cooling costs in the summer.
Wintertime Energy Efficiency
- Raises/opens shades during the warmest times of the day.
- Closes shades automatically when the temperature drops outside, keeping the warm air inside.
- Allows for solar heat from the sun to enter a room through the window and warm the room in the cold winter months, saving on heating costs.
- Activates shade operation when solar energy at the window reaches the set thermal threshold level.
How Solar Sensors Work
Solar energy activation levels can be adjusted depending on your preference for the inside temperature of your home. The solar sensor safely mounts to the interior side of the window glass, and your shades can be controlled by a Platinum remote or Platinum wireless wall switch. One sensor unit can control a single shade or multiple shades in a room.
Energy Efficient Window Treatments in Northern VA
Value Blind & Heirloom Draperies is a locally owned business serving the Washington DC metro area and Northern Virginia for 14 years. Visit our Hunter Douglas Gallery showroom in Ashburn and see hundreds of window fashion samples and functional displays of child-safe window treatments. We offer full-service interior design services including color consultation, room layout, and complete lines of blinds, shades, shutters, custom window treatments, custom rugs, wall coverings, bedding, pillows, and furniture. Contact us today!
