Can we switch to an electric Awning

I have a manual, and really like it. I considered electric, but decided against it. The deflappers are important to me. The ability to lower one edge is very useful. It's also nice to be able to lower it, attach tarps, lights, hummingbird feeders, etc. then quickly raise it. One fine summer day we left it standing on the legs (bottom end of legs detached from the RV) and along came a thermal - it grabbed the whole assembly and lifted it up and over the roof, slightly bending one leg. So now we use stakes when we disconnect the legs/arms (we find them to be in the way when angling away from the RV, but not when standing vertical.)

I have an electric Dometic 9100 and it SUCKs. I'd rather have a manual any day. Any slight breeze and i need to roll it in to keep it from damaging. It is just held out by hydraulic tensioners. Cannot use de-flappers and i'm afraid to tie it down since it has no metal side supports, just the fabric.

Another electric owner who would rather have a manual. Ours is one of those very attractive (and expensive) electrics with no side arms. It extends from the side of the coach. As a result it doesn't have much support in a breeze and its manufacturer says it is a "sun shade" and is not meant to protect you from rain either. It hardly ever gets used.

I have an electric awning but don`t need to lower one end. There is a good angle from the side of the 5er to the end of the awning. You can get electric awnings that lower on one end. That`s not a problem at all. You may want to check into what`s involved in the installation process as stated by ScottG.

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Our's too has a supposedly "dump feature" however post the Oregon rains recently, my broom assisted in the dumping of accumulated rain water on the open canape...The RV mechanics basically stated it's just a "design flaw"...Nothing like manually lowering one side during a rain.

Our electric awning does not need to be lowered in event of rain. It has a dumping feature built in.

My awning material is damaged by the sun so I looked into installing a whole new electric awning. I ran into a problem though...
Electric awnings require (per directions) some solid wood at the very top of the brackets so you can install two large lag-bolts. My TT has an aluminum channel, luan and styrofoam insulation up there so there's just nothing substantial to attach it to.
So if you have some 2X material at the top of your walls then you can probably install one but otherwise it may not stay put.

Nothing is perfect. I have an electric awning and wish it was a manual. Two reasons, one if the motor ceases working it will not be easy to retract the awning if out. Secondly, at this time I know of no operation to lower one side of the awning to reduce water accumulation on the awning when extended during a rain.
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