Light rain falling, starting to turn a little heavier. We're all relaxing inside. I start thinking I should probably go pull the awning in. I wake up to a sound like a fire hose being turned on. The front outer joint of the awning buckled under the weight of the water on top. I guess next time I'll be more on top of pulling it in. At least I have a low deductible. I don't suppose it could be warrantied? It's under a year old!

Just tilt the awning enough so it drains the water off one end or the other... But, don't tilt to too much.. That's just as bad!I've lived thru many rain storms with my awning.. Only thing I bring it in for is wind...Good luck!Mitch

MitchF150 wrote: But, don't tilt to too much.. That's just as bad!MitchO.K. I'll bite HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH and WHY IS THAT JUST AS BAD????Larry

Well, if you tilt it too much, it can form a pool and if it rains more than it drains from the tilt and fills your pool.. Guess what happens??Know that from experience.. Tilted my awning during a mild rain storm (first or second time out with the trailer back in 2002).. Tilt was too much to allow to drain off the end faster than it was raining.. Ended up pooling in the middle of the awning..Luckily, I discovered it before it did any damage. Was able to drain the pool and looked at what happened and set the tilt about 'half' as much..Rained just as much for the rest of the night and no pooling at all...Worked for me. Been setting my awning at just a slight tilt from then on and have gone thru thunder storms and have never pooled my awning since then.On edit, the only other way I have set my awning and not had it pool, was so keep both arms attached to the trailer and at it's lowest setting.. You can't open the door more than half way, but that also keeps the water from pooling..Mitch

No it is not warranty as there is no manufacturing defect

Depending on the awning, it can be bent back into better shape. I had the same issue in May with a Zip Dee awning from a snow load. I got it back into pretty good shape with one other person helping.

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darsben1
Explorer
Jul 23, 2017
No it is not warranty as there is no manufacturing defect
MitchF150
Explorer III
Jul 23, 2017
Well, if you tilt it too much, it can form a pool and if it rains more than it drains from the tilt and fills your pool.. Guess what happens??

Know that from experience..

Tilted my awning during a mild rain storm (first or second time out with the trailer back in 2002).. Tilt was too much to allow to drain off the end faster than it was raining.. Ended up pooling in the middle of the awning..

Luckily, I discovered it before it did any damage. Was able to drain the pool and looked at what happened and set the tilt about 'half' as much..

Rained just as much for the rest of the night and no pooling at all...

Worked for me. Been setting my awning at just a slight tilt from then on and have gone thru thunder storms and have never pooled my awning since then.

On edit, the only other way I have set my awning and not had it pool, was so keep both arms attached to the trailer and at it's lowest setting.. You can't open the door more than half way, but that also keeps the water from pooling..

Mitch
LarryJM
Explorer II
Jul 23, 2017
MitchF150 wrote:
But, don't tilt to too much.. That's just as bad!

Mitch

O.K. I'll bite HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH and WHY IS THAT JUST AS BAD????

Larry
MitchF150
Explorer III
Jul 23, 2017
Just tilt the awning enough so it drains the water off one end or the other... But, don't tilt to too much.. That's just as bad!

I've lived thru many rain storms with my awning.. Only thing I bring it in for is wind...

Good luck!

Mitch

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