Customer Reviews for VELUX Manual Light Filtering White Skylight Blinds for FS S06 and FSR S06 Models

Expensive but well made. I installed myself. Would be much easier to accomplish if it was installed before the skylight was. Especially since I had to do it from a ladder which was 14 feet off the floor, and at an angle. Other than that, I like the results.

Not bad.The blinds could operate better.Donot like the clip for pole with the pole to open.

Very difficult to install but looks and works great.

Easy to install and seem very high quality

This is a must needed item. It really does the job in blocking out unwanted light. Installation was a breeze and I believe anyone could do it.

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Works perfectly!

Didn’t fit despite stating it was the proper blind for our model.

homedepot website does not work. Can not select any dim. I wonder how the product works :-(

We had a contractor do the installation of the skylights and blinds. Love them!

Nice-install instructions could be better- YouTube better instructions

Color was perfect - love the solar feature- once crummy directions were figured out - that took 1 hour! - then it was pretty easy. Nice and quiet and very nice quality

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Very easy to install. Takes about 30-45 minutes.

I love these skylights with the blinds And there solar no wires needed !

I have had the solar option single layer light filtering skylights and blinds for over two years. The blinds block out much of the visible light and seems like it blocks out a lot of the infrared radiation that causes the internal heat rise. I picked a fairly dark color knowing that that would work better for blocking some of the solar rays. I got blue which is the shade of the bright sky in the winter. The room is definitely a lot cooler when they are closed. They have been working well with the controller.

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I bought one of the motorized skylight shades and it worked great for a week. Then it started to hang up and when the shade was moving and the motorized gears were slipping and making a horrible noise. I took the unit down and tried to see if I could see anything wrong or if something got into the gears. I could not find anything wrong and then installed the unit again, but the shade still hung up and the gears made noise again. Velux appears to be a good manufacturer and my motorized skylight has been working fine.

Doesn’t work

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I ordered this blind for a 15 foot ceiling skylight. After a couple of hours installing I activated the remote and it closed half way then started making a loud clacking sound and stopped. However, I spoke with the Home Depot online order desk and they allowed me to return it. New one is great.

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The description would have you believe that this is a 30-second install, but it does take some time. Thankfully, it's very easy and the process is well-designed. As long as this lasts for years, it definitely earned the five-star rating.

We love this blind. We did have a professional install it for us. It seemed a little more complicated for a do it yourself person, who has never installed something like this before.

Since the blind is specifically made to fit the Velux window, installation was a breeze and it looks great. The engineering and functional quality justifies the price, for sure, and the light filtering material does a good job cutting down the radiant heat gain, while still letting light in.

Easy to install and works great

The blinds fit great, very happy with them. The room is so much cooler being able to close them to keep out the sun! As far as the directions, the clips that hold the strings is very poorly written. The picture of the clip is not very helpful. As far as the quality they are great. I am so glad that I purchased them. Being able to order by the three numbers on the skylight was great. it was a perfect fit!!

Easy installation and great performance.

Just installed it. The heat coming through the skylight was extreme. With the blind you don't feel any blocks the sun but has a nice filtering light coming through so it doesn't darken the room.

Just installed a Solar powered Light Filtering Skylight blind for my bathroom, and along with it I purchased a KLF 200 gateway controller. The installation was pretty simple except for inserting the side rails into the head unit which was tricky. Called support and they walked me through how to "flex" the head unit just enough to get the rail's gear track inserted with the gearing without forcing it (Thanks!). After installation, I had to make one slight adjustment so that the left and right sides were parallel and it was very easy. It's movement is nice and smooth. I use the KLF-200 with my home automation system to control the blinds. This was an important factor for me. I can set up to open the blinds in the morning and close them when the sun gets high in the sky, and open them back up late in the day. I can still use the keypad that came with the blinds to control it if needed. The only "con" I have is that when fully extended, the single pleat is rather sheer and let's more sunlight in than I desire. Prior to purchase, I had looked at one of their pictures on the website which shows the blind blocking enough light that only a low light shadow was cast on the wall and that's what I wanted. With the blind a little more than half-open that's what I get (and what the picture showed), but it is when it is fully extended that it lets a lot of light in. I will be getting more of these, but will be going with the Blackout blinds. For comparison, I have since found out that the light filtering filters out around 39% versus 99% for the Blackout. If I had my wish, I would get light filtering with double pleats or something that filters around 66% to 75% (at which point I would give it 5 stars!) but don't see that such is offered.