Water on Awning???

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.

That being said, the dealer told us during PDI that during a normal rain storm, the awning will automatically shed rain, but if it is a heavy rain storm, the awning should be tilted or retracted.

I've see it shed rain, it just dips one end and releases the pooled rain. To me, the whole point of the awning is to keep the patio dry. I would rather not retract the awning because it is raining. However, I don't want to damage the awning, so I'll take a wet patio over a damaged awning.

I love the convenience of the electric awning, but I prefer the functionality of the manual awnings.

-Michael

Terryallan wrote:

Seabeedaddy wrote:
I know they are meant for sun not water but does anyone have any tricks or what do you all do? Thank you

Seems you have the wrong awning. Mine is indeed meant for rain. We always sit under the awning in the rain. I honestly thought that is why it's there. It keeps everything under it dry. It goes out when we set up, and down when we break camp. Just tilt it to one end, Tie it down, check the tie downs every now and then, and your good.

BTW I carport ours. Meaning. I set the support legs on the ground

I forgot to mention as Terryallan above, I really enjoy sitting under the awning during a fairly light rain shower. It is very relaxing. However when the rain gets too heavy I go inside and push the button.

Terryallan wrote:

Seabeedaddy wrote:
I know they are meant for sun not water but does anyone have any tricks or what do you all do? Thank you

Seems you have the wrong awning. Mine is indeed meant for rain. We always sit under the awning in the rain. I honestly thought that is why it's there. It keeps everything under it dry. It goes out when we set up, and down when we break camp. Just tilt it to one end, Tie it down, check the tie downs every now and then, and your good.

BTW I carport ours. Meaning. I set the support legs on the ground

It all really depends on what kind of awning you have and hopefully your owners manual or manufacturer's website can address your question. I have a power awning on my Class C and it CANNOT be tilted. Also, mine has a sticker on the rail that says NOT to put it in the "carport" position. Obviously as stated above, some awnings DO allow this. By the way, I have personally seen an awning collapse during a heavy rain and it tore it completely off the trailer before it could be retracted. I would strongly suggest you try to get specific information on your brand of awning and go from there. I know they can be easily retracted by pushing a button, but if half the stuff you own and bring with you is under the awning it is a lot of trouble to move all the chairs, grills, TV's, bikes etc. That is why I keep my "patio" area with a minimum of stuff underneath it.

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Seabeedaddy wrote:
I know they are meant for sun not water but does anyone have any tricks or what do you all do? Thank you

Seems you have the wrong awning. Mine is indeed meant for rain. We always sit under the awning in the rain. I honestly thought that is why it's there. It keeps everything under it dry. It goes out when we set up, and down when we break camp. Just tilt it to one end, Tie it down, check the tie downs every now and then, and your good.

BTW I carport ours. Meaning. I set the support legs on the ground

john b wrote:

dwayneb236 wrote:
I have an electric awning and you can indeed tilt it. Just pull in one of the arms and turn the wheel to tighten. Just don't forget about it when you go to close it. I've not done it but I'm sure it wouldn't be pretty.

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dwayneb236 wrote:
I have an electric awning and you can indeed tilt it. Just pull in one of the arms and turn the wheel to tighten. Just don't forget about it when you go to close it. I've not done it but I'm sure it wouldn't be pretty.

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I have a fixed pitch electric awning meaning I cannot drop a corner as on the variable pitch, but I have found that when I bring the awning in to form a dip the rain runs off very well without pooling. Hope this helps.

I have an electric awning and you can indeed tilt it. Just pull in one of the arms and turn the wheel to tighten. Just don't forget about it when you go to close it. I've not done it but I'm sure it wouldn't be pretty.

This solution may seem a bit obvious to most of us. Since it is an electric awning and you don't have to go outside to roll it up, simply push the button, as someone above noted, and close it when it starts to rain. A wet patio of preferable to a busted awning.