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Any experiences of Velux solar powered skylight windows?

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We have a skylight in a pretty inaccessible location (above the corner of a staircase, about 15-20 feet up), and are thinking of replacing it with a solar powered remote operated Velux skylight window.
Has anyone had experience of these? Any views on reliability and likely cost of installation?

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  • john.h
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    I have a couple of them, work well no reliability problems. Mine started out as standard velux manual windows and I added the solar powered kit to them. 
  • itm2
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    john.h said:
    I have a couple of them, work well no reliability problems. Mine started out as standard velux manual windows and I added the solar powered kit to them. 
    Thanks. How long have you had the solar kit? I was curious to know what the life expectancy of the solar battery is.
  • john.h
    john.h Posts: 357 Forumite
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    2 or 3 years I think 
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