Velux Skylight Rain Sensor Problems

Velux has a remedial option if a customer insists the skylight closes whenever it rains.

Velux skylight rain sensor problems. The skylight is then flashed sealed to become part of the roof. The rain sensors work when they get wet. A wire extension can be ordered directly from velux to accommodate moving the sensor panel. A deck mount skylight unlike a curb mount skylight is simply attached directly to the roof deck.

A velux skylight installed with a velux flashing kit is guaranteed leak free for 10 years. This could be due to the sensor being shielded by the window sash on a steeper pitch. The rain rain sensor on the solar powered fresh air skylight seen here is the small gray box on the right side of the panel attached to the bottom of the skylight. This particular type of rain sensor replaces an electric one because it would require too much continuous current to draw on the batteries in a solar charged system.