Water on Awning???
We have a 2012 Salem 26Tbud with a electric solera awning. A lot of water is collecting on the awning when it rains. I know they are meant for sun not water but does anyone have any tricks or what do you all do? Thank you
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Seabeedaddy wrote:
Thank you for trying to help me out but I'm looking all over this awning and can't find a place for adjustment and further more can't find anything in owners manual
My electric awning has a large black knob on each arm to lock it in the tilt position if needed. You would see them easily if yours had them.- If raining enough to pool, I take the broom and "sweep" the underside of the awning towards the front (away from the door) this done every so often, keeps the water from causing any problems.
If it rains hard then, of course, the awning comes in. - You sure it hasn't got the auto dump for when the rain starts to pool?
- Most of the later Dometic electric awnings....you can get the tilt arm for free. It has to be gotten from a dealer and not Dometic itself. Got mine and took about 15 minutes to install.
Seabeedaddy wrote:
Thank you for trying to help me out but I'm looking all over this awning and can't find a place for adjustment and further more can't find anything in owners manual
Then roll her up.- Thank you for trying to help me out but I'm looking all over this awning and can't find a place for adjustment and further more can't find anything in owners manual
Seabeedaddy wrote:
We have a 2012 Salem 26Tbud with a electric solera awning. A lot of water is collecting on the awning when it rains. I know they are meant for sun not water but does anyone have any tricks or what do you all do? Thank you
Mine did not come with a tilt-able feature either.
My dealer contacted the company who made the awning and they sent me a new adjustable arm for free.
I installed my self and now she tilts just fine.
Call and ask.
Bill- I have a Solara awning on our Keystone. You can tilt either end to shed water. That being said...I HATE this awning.
mgirardo wrote:
Terryallan wrote:
BTW I carport ours. Meaning. I set the support legs on the ground
The OP is talking about an electric awning, so there are no support legs. It has a retractable arm that holds the awning out.
-Michael
That is why I said it is the wrong awning. WE specified NO electric awning on our new TT. It would have been a deal breaker. If we can't use it, Why have it.- Our electric awning has the thing you can screw down on one side to let the water run off on the other. As others mentioned, don't forget to loosen it back before retracting. Read your owners manual to see what it says if you have it.
