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kmgk92
Explorer
Jul 14, 2018

Slides and awning not working

So I noticed last week when we closed the awning it was extremely slow closing. Tonight when we went to open the awning it does nothing. I don’t here any motor at all. I checked all the breakers and fuses which are all fine. I tried to pull one of the slides in to see what would happen. Nothing no movement no motor. All of our electrical systems are working fine. Anyone have any ideas what the issue may be?
  • mat60's avatar
    mat60
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2018
    Are you plugged in at home or running off battery?
  • jtaylor1920's avatar
    jtaylor1920
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2018
    Do you have a 12 volt cutoff switch and is there a chance it’s turned off?
  • cfuller3's avatar
    cfuller3
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2018
    I suggest checking your batteries. See if they're swollen, hot, or actually have life in them. Sounds to me you've got one possibly soft causing issues. Or both for that matter. Plugged in you are still running off battery for those devices. Granted the batteries are being tickled by the charger, but still........ Prove me wrong, you've got a bad battery situation. Good luck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7hezEK_i2Ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7hezEK_i2E edited... ok, switch. Got it. Slowing down while running in awning???
  • kmgk92's avatar
    kmgk92
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2018
    I don’t know how but the switch was turned off! DH said he didn’t touch it.??
    Everything is now working.
  • mat60's avatar
    mat60
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2018
    LOL.My wife would have said the same thing. Glad its all good now.
  • elivi8's avatar
    elivi8
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2018
    It's happened to me. My cutoff is in my storage pass through and putting bins and what not away accidentally turned it off. Now you know!

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