Electric cassette awning
Updated: 22.10.2026
You like the idea of a remote, and you still need a UK outdoor supply before that handset does anything. This electric cassette awning page is about the motor, the socket, and the words each of the nine listings actually prints. An electric model needs an RCD-protected weatherproof point on 230 V mains. A crank if the power fails is a maker option, and none of these listings names one. The cards are on the [cassette awning comparison](/hub/sun-shades/cassette-awning). Listing text plus NICEIC and UK wiring guides. No lab test.
You like the idea of a remote, and you still need a UK outdoor supply before that handset does anything.
You like the idea of a remote, and you still need a UK outdoor supply before that handset does anything. This electric cassette awning page is about the motor, the socket, and the words each of the nine listings actually prints. An electric model needs an RCD-protected weatherproof point on 230 V mains. A crank if the power fails is a maker option, and none of these listings names one. The cards are on the cassette awning comparison. Listing text plus NICEIC and UK wiring guides. No lab test.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Drive | Remote | Width | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Green Bay Green Bay electric full cassette 3.5 x 2.5 m | Electric | Yes | 3.5 x 2.5 m | 8.4 | about £1,099.99 | View offer |
| Alternative |  Generic Retractable full cassette 3 x 2.5 m with remote | Remote named; electric and motor absent | Yes | 3 x 2.5 m | 4.0 | about £1,103.99 | View offer |
| Alternative |  WKIEQACO WKIEQACO manual cassette 350 x 250 cm | Manual | Not stated | 350 x 250 cm | 4.0 | about £1,499.43 | View offer |
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What electric means on these nine listings
Electric, remote, app and manual are different lines. Green Bay B09TQN1RH4 says electric, remote and automatic, at £1,099.99, 3.5 x 2.5 m, 56 kg, with 4.6 from 453 reviews. A crank is not named. B0H6GBZV56 says electric, with a remote or a mobile app, an LED strip and a 1.5 m projection, at £905.99, and no width. Dalumian B0FB7SJ7YT says electric, and its size line is 1 x 0.5 m at 50 g. B0H6GRG24T, B0FC2FCGK9 and B0FC2FNP68 say electric and remote, and none states a width.
B0HBQ6ZFKL includes a remote and a 3 x 2.5 m full cassette, at £1,103.99. The words electric and motor are not on the listing, so a handset does not prove a motor. The WKIEQACO titles, B0F7QYC3YL and B0F7R3Q4J8, say manual, at £1,499.43 and £1,690.13, and both print 2.5 kg beside 350 cm. Read the verb on the page you are buying, then sort the supply.
The outdoor point
NICEIC says outdoor sockets should be RCD-protected and weatherproof. IP66 is the rating they say most outdoor sockets on sale actually carry. A long extension lead is a fire risk they tell householders to avoid. UK mains are 230 V, and a plug on a supplied lead should be BS 1363.
Infinity Awnings treats new awning wiring as fixed outdoor work under BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection, and in most cases Part P for a registered electrician. Plugging into a weatherproof RCD-protected socket you already have is a smaller job. A lead with no BS 1363 plug is an electrician's job. Do not trail an indoor extension through a bi-fold.
Crank, sensor and app
Somfy's UK patio-awning page says an electric awning needs mains power and a professional install, and that wind and sun sensors are options you add. Intelroll says every electric in their own range includes a detachable crank. Alutex sells motors with and without an override. Those are maker ranges. A crank on one of them is not a crank on these ASINs. No listing here names a wind sensor, a sun sensor, or a manual override.
Green Bay names a remote and does not name a crank. B0H6GBZV56 names a remote or a mobile app, and an LED strip, and does not name a sensor. B0HBQ6ZFKL names a remote without the word motor. If you want the awning to close when the wind gets up, the seller has to add a sensor in writing. The app and the LED belong only to B0H6GBZV56.
When a crank is the better choice
A manual cassette is the better idea when there is no outdoor socket and you will not have one fitted. The two titles that say manual are the WKIEQACO pages, both printed at 2.5 kg beside 350 x 250 cm, with no review line. They show the shape of the choice, not a proven light patio cassette. The Green Bay remains the only electric card with a named patio size and a review line, and it still does not name a crank.
Entry electrics around £500 to £601 include Dalumian's 1 x 0.5 m and 50 g line. Housing when closed is on the full cassette vs semi cassette awning page.
Name the motor, then the socket
If you already have an RCD-protected weatherproof point, prefer the listing that names electric, a patio width and a liftable weight. In this set that is the Green Bay, and it has no crank line. With no outdoor socket, a manual cassette only works after the seller corrects a 2.5 kg line.
Common questions
What outdoor supply does an electric cassette need in the UK?
An RCD-protected weatherproof outdoor point on 230 V mains. NICEIC says outdoor sockets should be RCD-protected and weatherproof, and that IP66 is what most outdoor sockets on sale actually carry. Infinity Awnings cites BS 7671 and 30 mA RCD protection. A long extension lead is the shortcut they tell householders to avoid.
Can I run it from an indoor extension lead?
That is the arrangement NICEIC warns against. A long extension is a fire risk in their garden-electrics guide, and an indoor lead through a door is not an outdoor circuit. If you have no weatherproof RCD-protected socket, have one fitted or choose a manual cassette.
What if the motor lead has no 13 A plug?
A lead with no BS 1363 plug is an electrician's job. UK plugs on a supplied lead should be the 13 A BS 1363 pattern. A new or altered circuit is, in most cases Infinity Awnings describes, Part P work for a registered electrician. Plugging into an existing compliant outdoor socket is a smaller job.
Does a remote in the title mean there is a motor?
Only when the listing also says electric or motor. Green Bay does. B0HBQ6ZFKL names a remote and does not contain those words. Dalumian, the LED listing and the three generics around £526 to £601 do say electric. A handset is the control. The motor is a separate claim.
Do any of these listings include a wind sensor?
No listing here names a wind sensor or a sun sensor. Somfy sells sensors as options you add, and that option is not printed on these nine pages. Ask the seller to confirm the model in writing. A gutter bullet that mentions strong wind is not a sensor and not a wind class.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Shelf figures stored 21 October 2026. Updated 22.10.2026.
- Awnings Online, buying guide (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- Awnings Online, measuring (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- BASE Direct, cassette versus semi-cassette (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- BASE Direct, EN 13561 (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- Primrose, full-cassette fitting PDF (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- NICEIC, garden electrics (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- GOV.UK, party walls (retrieved 22.10.2026)
- Waltham Forest, planning permission FAQ (retrieved 22.10.2026)