electric controled awnings
I have an awning that is controlled by depressing a button, both inside the motorhome or outside on the arm of the awning! In the past, I have tied down the extended awning while at a camp site, with ...
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dougrainer wrote:Diplomat Don wrote:
"nemo45".....There will always be that one in a million that it doesn't kneel and dump water, but it doesn't mean the statement isn't true. They're designed to dump water and do so probably 99% of the time.
"dougrainer" Yes they do billow and react to the wind to a certain degree, but I bet a manual awning will would still be standing in winds that would billow an automatic and blow it over the roof.
MY statement was from watching and observing AND 34 years experience as a Technician. The Manual awning arms actually make the awning MORE rigid and more prone to making the awning a parachute and keeping the wind inside. I see less wind damage on awnings now and most awnings NOW (past 10 years) are electric. The electric can give more as the arms are flexible. The Electric are designed to HOPEFULLY shed water, but depending on the SLOPE of the awning, that makes it a crapshoot. NEVER rely on the Wind/motion sensor. NEVER rely on the Shed feature. Doug
One in a million, huh? It happened to a friend of mine in south Texas last winter also. He had to put the aluminum braces under his awning too. I don't think a heavy down poor is a one in a million event. And my statement is made from over 50 years of camping experience and observation. I didn't mean they weren't designed to dump just that they don't always do it. So, the point is, don't depend on it happening.
