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Old 04-17-2018, 01:53 PM   #1
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Power Awning wont stay down in the lowest position

Has or is anyone having my issue with the power awning after fully extending it out and pulling down on each arm to it's lowest point and once tightening the knobs on both arms and it only has to be a little wind and one or both arms will fully extend back to were i originally started. Saturday night why sleeping herd a boom and sounded like someone bang on the wall. figured it out at 3:00am what happened. It's happened before but not sleeping though.
 
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Old 04-17-2018, 02:12 PM   #2
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Only had that happen once with a big gust of wind.

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Old 04-17-2018, 02:29 PM   #3
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Our awning does the same thing ... the knobs just don't hold it in place as well as I think they should. Guess I need to eat more "Wheaties".
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Yeah i was thinking the same thing,just not a good design. And yes maybe i should start eating Wheaties LOL. Thanks Dieselguy.
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Old 04-17-2018, 02:45 PM   #5
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Our awning does the same thing ... the knobs just don't hold it in place as well as I think they should. Guess I need to eat more "Wheaties".
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Yeah i was thinking the same thing,just not a good design. And yes maybe i should start eating Wheaties LOL. Thanks Dieselguy.
I won't be eating any Wheaties. Just look what happened to Bruce Jenner!
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That was Bad but funny!

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Old 04-17-2018, 02:51 PM   #7
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This is only my opinion - I don’t know for sure - but this is the 2nd unit we have owned with the power awnings and I don’t trust these things to resist any significant wind. All of our previous units over the years had manual dometic or (I forget the name - some other brand awning). In windy environments I could tie those awnings to the ground and the rafters and legs + the fabric could withstand a steady wind load. The power awnings don’t have any rigid framework. Everything is hinged. During our PID I asked the tech if it helped to tie these things down and he said “No. it’s best to put these things up when it’s windy”

Don’t get me wrong - these awnings are mighty convienient and easy to use - certainly easier than the manual awnings - but until somebody tells me how to secure these awnings I will simply not use mine in anything more than a light breeze - and I sure would not leave them out overnight. I have had my share of putting up the manual awnings in a 3:00 am sudden storm. I never lost one but I have seen plenty that were wrecked by wind gusts.

Has anybody tried leaving these things out at the Texas coast? They just don’t seem to be made for a windy environment.
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Old 04-17-2018, 03:13 PM   #8
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Good point on Bruce Jenner LOL. I'll just stick with the Egg's and Bacon then.
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A friends SOB,has a power awning like mine but it doesn't have the knobs to secure it in place, its hinged in 3 locations and is a stiff friction type hinge. Was camping Easter weekend with them in a moderate wind and rain, and theirs never moved. It has piqued my interest, and will look more into his awning when the time comes to have mine replaced and or repaired.
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I was told once by a service manager at an RV dealership, during a seminar, that the awning was only meant to provide shade.
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Old 04-17-2018, 04:29 PM   #11
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Could always install a rubber washer on the knob/bolt....
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