Ready for a new awning...
My rig is 14 years old. I bought it when it was 6. The awning is so long that it had already bent a bit, still worked...and it's been incredibly strong but it's leaking a bit -- we get a lot or rain...
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wowens79 wrote:
My power awning you can tilt to the side, you just pull down on the arm. One side the spring is weaker so when it rains it automatically tilts and drains.
The motor did die after about 3 years, but a new one was only like $80, and took 15 min to replace.
My arms will pull down too, and if the weight of the water overcomes the pressure of the cylinder, it will collapse, draining the awning.
Not a good way to do it, only ok for emergency. And when that thing gives, look out! Better not be standing nearby. You'll be wearing something other than your clothes.
Plus it makes a heckuva noise when it bottoms out, and then goes back up again. Not good for it.
No springs in there, it's the nitrogen cylinders that hold it up. And they are both the same.
That's the way the ones I have experienced work anyways.
The weight of the water seriously stresses the awning fabric too. Bows it down like a hammock...
