Phone activated functions on an RV???
omg, Thought I'd seen it all but guess not. There is another thread where an RV'er is locked out of opening his slides and awning on his RV. WHY? Because he is using his cell phone to open them...
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afidel wrote:drsteve wrote:TurnThePage wrote:
I'm all for new gizmos and automation, but I will surely miss my manual awning when I get around to upgrading the old RV.
X2. I am still trying to figure out why a power awning is seen as a necessity, or even an improvement over the manual kind. The power feature saves probably 90 seconds in setup time, and adds another electromechanical system that can malfunction.
When the wind and rain pick up and the wind is gusting at 20+mph when the forecast called for 10 it's nice to be able to pull in the awning without having to go out and get soaked. I'm actually thinking about automating mine, have a wind sensor that retracts the awning if the wind is over 12mph.
Yes, it's very convenient. I love hitting the button and watching the awning extend. But I'm waiting for the day I go to pack up and leave the campground, and I hit the button, and it doesn't move. The manual spells out the procedure for dealing with this, and I have familiarized myself with the system and carry the tools to it, but again, why?
