Awning sun shade
We have spent a week at the beach and DW wants one of those mesh sun shades that we see attached to the rollers of many patio awnings. So, my first question is are they more trouble than they are...
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Executive wrote:
Depends if you have an electric awning. If you attach them to the awning and a wind kicks up, you're going to be looking for a new motor.....Dennis
Dennis, most of the sun shades I've seen here at Myrtle Beach are installed in the roller slot so I am thinking those folks do roll it up with the awning. Most I've seen are attached to Carefree or A&E electric awnings.
Since I have no empty slot available, I would just devise a way to attach the thing to the assembly so it can be easily removed before stowing the awning.
The other thing I've seen here is folks anchoring the arms of the electric awnings. Surely they are disabling the auto retract feature. Most of them left the awnings that way for the entire week we've been here even in some pretty gusty ocean wind. I'm still too new to an auto awning to know exactly what I can reasonably do with it. Mine has auto retracted twice while here due to wind.
