Manual to electric conversion
A motor and controls fitted to a sound manual shutter.
- Guide price, plus VAT
- £495 to £895
- Lead time
- Confirmed on your quotation
What is a manual to electric shutter conversion?
A manual to electric conversion fits a motor and controls to a push-up or hand-operated shutter, so it opens at the turn of a key.
If lifting the shutter is a daily struggle, conversion is usually cheaper than a new shutter. The curtain and guides need to be sound, and the barrel may need changing to take a tubular motor, so an engineer inspects it first.
A power supply is needed near the box. Once a shutter is powered it has to meet the rules for powered doors, including protection against trapping. The guide price covers a typical shutter, and we confirm it after inspection.
What are the options?
| Motor and key switch | The usual conversion |
| Remote control | Added to the conversion |
| Barrel change | If the barrel cannot take a motor |
How much do manual to electric conversions cost?
| Work | Guide price plus VAT |
|---|---|
| Motor, controls and limit setting for a sound manual shutter | £495 to £895 |
Guide prices, not offers, confirmed after inspection.
What can it include?
| Includes | Motor, controls, limit setting |
|---|---|
| Not included | A safety edge or photocell, if the risk assessment calls for it, is quoted separately |
| Needs | Sound curtain and guides, power nearby |
| Inspection | Before a firm price |
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What do people ask about manual to electric conversions?
Can any manual shutter be made electric?
Most can, if the curtain and guides are sound. Some need a new barrel.
Is it cheaper than a new shutter?
Usually, unless the shutter is worn out.
Do I need planning permission to convert a shutter?
Not usually, but check if the building is listed or the shutter has no permission.
Where do we carry out manual to electric conversions?
Across the UK. Choose your area:
- Aberdeenshire and Moray
- Argyll and Bute
- Ayrshire
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Bristol
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Clwyd
- Cornwall
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Durham
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dyfed
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Sussex
- Essex
- Fife
- Forth Valley
- Gloucestershire
- Greater Glasgow
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Gwent
- Gwynedd
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Highlands
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lanarkshire
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Lothians
- Merseyside
- Mid Glamorgan
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Powys
- Rutland
- Scottish Borders
- Scottish Islands
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- South Glamorgan
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Tayside
- Tyne and Wear
- Warwickshire
- West Glamorgan
- West Midlands
- West Sussex
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
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