Which battery wand fits a Parkland wood blind?

Which battery wand fits a Parkland wood blind?

The 12V wand, part 7520069000, which takes eight AA batteries. Hunter Douglas documents it for Parkland Wood Blinds built from May 2018 onward, the same grouping as EverWood and Modern Precious Metals. If your slats are aluminum rather than wood, see Modern Precious Metals battery wand replacement.

Blinds motorized before January 2007 used a four-cell 6V PowerTilt pack, which Hunter Douglas has discontinued with no replacement. If you are not sure when yours was made, slide the old pack out and count: eight batteries means the 12V wand; four means the PowerTilt pack, and no current wand replaces it. Twelve would be unusual on this line — email us a photo of the headrail sticker before ordering.

What is a Parkland wood blind?

Parkland is the real-wood horizontal blind — basswood slats in 2 inch and 2 3/8 inch widths. The motor tilts the slats and raises the stack.

Where is the battery wand in a Parkland wood blind headrail?

The wand sits in the head channel above the tilt mechanism. Tilt the slats fully open before you go looking, or the stack is in your way.

Anything to be careful of on a Parkland wood blind?

Basswood dents under a dropped tool and the dent shows from across the room. Tilt the slats fully open so they sit edge-on before you work above them.

How does a Parkland wood blind battery wand fail?

Wood blinds are heavy and the stack gets heavier as it rises, so a failing wand on a Parkland typically lifts the blind partway and then gives up. Fresh batteries that fix it for a week and then stop are the wand, not the cells.

What do people get wrong on a Parkland wood blind?

Leaving the slats closed. A closed stack blocks the head channel, and that obstruction is what gets mistaken for a seized wand.

Will the conversion kit or the power cable fit a Parkland wood blind?

Usually not. Both parts belong to PowerRise-era headrails: the conversion kit retires a corroded sealed battery tube, and the 13 inch power cable is the PowerRise motor-to-wand lead. A Parkland Wood Blind built from May 2018 takes the 12V wand on its own. If your blind has a sealed tube or a failed motor lead, email a photo of the headrail before ordering either part.

Still not certain? Run the six-symptom check, or send a photo of your headrail sticker to support@batterywands.com and we will tell you which part you need.