Awnings pooling on SlideOuts
I have searched for this but found my answer. I have 2 of 3 CareFree awning that pool water. The 7 foot awning is OK but the 13 & 15 feet length both collect water even on light rains. What is my opt...
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fj12ryder wrote:
I just let them pool. I bought the slide toppers to lessen my work load, not add to it.
Precisely. I Had a Shoulder Rotator Cuff operation and couldn't sweep off the top plus I'm getting older, thus the solution was slide awning.
Stuffing something under the slide is out of the question as it is 11 feet to top of the slide.
With hydraulic levelers the dropping either end does help as is definitely better than moving Furniture to close the slides.
The 303 product sounds like a possible solution (maybe with snow & ice) but these slides were installed about Dec 1 and through difference rains and after the fifth, I knew I had pooling. I now know that I have pooling when I see the takeup reel bowed in.
The bad thing with letting the pool stay is, we had the door side slide unload while was quite. That was no wind, only two people setting inside the RV. Down came several gallons of water over the side were I often Grill and often may set. My wife heard it and looked out to see the water then come off the end landing on the steps. Thank God no one was at the door to blame the act of unloading. This happened about a week after the last rain.
If I can't find a solution the awning will have to go as I doubt the pooling water would wash the leaves, twigs, nuts and other trash away and I don't that to be a 20 pound piece of ice plus I don't have the surprise unloading.
