somfyEolis 3D Wirefree RTS Wind Sensor - Wireless Wind Protection for RTS Awnings - Works with Sun Setter Awnings - Advanced 3D Detection - Pure White Color #1816081

I had no idea this product was so expensive when I had to replace it. I looked it up on AMAZON and found it to be less expensive than the one on the dealer website. Works perfectly and easy to install.

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.

It's expensive.

Obscenely expensive, but cheaper than a damaged awning due to wind. This replacement sensor was easy to install and program. The problem arrived when I could not remove the old sensor from the motor memory. The awning would retract automatically every hour since it was unable to connect to the old broken sensor. I was unable to get the old sensor to work enough to delete it from being paired with the motor. I finally was able to solve the problem by reprogramming the motor. This 68-year-old grandma earned her tool belt on this one.

Our previous Somfy G-sensor failed due to internal corrosion after a decade of service. The new we bought from Amazon unit could only be partially paired with out 10 year old SunSetter awning. It could sense disturbances of the awning and retract it, but it could not be paired to correct its default setting of retracting the awning un-commanded by the remote control, in less than an hour after extension. I consulted SunSetter, youtube, Somfy forums, and the like, tried every trick including disconnecting power from the motor unit to try to get proper operation, different batteries, but no joy, so returned the unit for refund and will operate our SunSetter awning without a G-sensor unit in future.

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.

Product works well but the price is extremely high for such a basic cheap piece of plastic with a sensor. Somfy blocked IFTTT integration when they released the TaHoma app and WiFi/RTS hardware. So what was free using local weather monitoring with IFTTT to close my blind the last 5 years, now it costs me $230.

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.