Caravan Awning Problems

An rver asks gary bunzer the rv doctor why the awning on his recreational vehicle will not retract evenly and what he can do to f.

Caravan awning problems. The third possibility of a bad retraction could be the fabric of the caravan awnings has over stretched either due to manual force or due to the weight of the water accumulated on it. The stretching of the rv awning fabric causes the retraction to be uneven as the length of the fabric gets distorted. Your awning motor has a built in thermal override to prevent overheating. Paddling to the far shore and having a picnic.

Let the motor cool down for 10 to 15 minutes and then try the remote again. Remove the crew holding the awning spline in place in the sail track. Might say that i am a pole man as the advantage is that the poles and awning weight can be loaded separately between caravan and car. Before you go any further make sure you have something soft to place the roll on when it is removed from the caravan so the new vinyl is not damaged while fitting it to the roll.

Given the problems with kampa awnings i wonder if other air awnings have similar problems or do they work okay. Plus while you are doing this you have the weight of the caravan awning which is considerable in our case making the job quite hard. Before we could. Then 2 days ago had terrific thunderstorms from 7pm through the night with winds that literally.

The next day we planned to spend on the water. We headed off to wales to glanllyn campsite which is on the shores of llyn tegid lake bala. This is how the awning connects to the caravan. The problem is this rail is quite high up.

Caravan and awning problems heading to wales. The awning does not seem to have the right tension. The unit should begin to operate again. Now remove the self tapping screws that hold the spline in the sail track on the caravan wall.