Warning -- wind damage.....awnings!
I've been doing a little research about electric awnings. I ran across an RVNet thread from last year discussing electric vs manual. One person said he ties down his awning, has the de-flappers, and...
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I have for several years retracted awnings that have been left with no one home.
The ones that take the pull string off and place it in a compartment are the worst, all I coud do was try to roll the unit by hand until I could no longer hold on to it, then let go and hope for the best.
One day I retracted an awning on a toy hauler for a family that was visiting, and the owner came over and gave me a royal tonge lashind, so the next day when the wind started up I left it alone, whell it really bent all over and tore arms off, torque tube bent on top, A/C unit damaged and the refrigerator vent.
Then the Idot came to tell me why I had not done something, I reminded the idiot of the previous en****er and I told him that he was at fault not me.
Today I do not roll awnings in unless I have spoken to the owners first and ask them if they are ok with me rolling the awning in case of wind and to please leave the pull strap wraped on one of the arms.
It amasses me how many do not know how to use the awning correct.
navegator
The ones that take the pull string off and place it in a compartment are the worst, all I coud do was try to roll the unit by hand until I could no longer hold on to it, then let go and hope for the best.
One day I retracted an awning on a toy hauler for a family that was visiting, and the owner came over and gave me a royal tonge lashind, so the next day when the wind started up I left it alone, whell it really bent all over and tore arms off, torque tube bent on top, A/C unit damaged and the refrigerator vent.
Then the Idot came to tell me why I had not done something, I reminded the idiot of the previous en****er and I told him that he was at fault not me.
Today I do not roll awnings in unless I have spoken to the owners first and ask them if they are ok with me rolling the awning in case of wind and to please leave the pull strap wraped on one of the arms.
It amasses me how many do not know how to use the awning correct.
navegator
