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 awning does not seem to have the right tension. Given the problems with kampa awnings i wonder if other air awnings have similar problems or do they work okay. This is how the awning connects to the caravan. Let the motor cool down for 10 to 15 minutes and then try the remote again.

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 unit should begin to operate again. The stretching of the rv awning fabric causes the retraction to be uneven as the length of the fabric gets distorted. Now remove the self tapping screws that hold the spline in the sail track on the caravan wall.

The awning does not function properly now it will move in and out with the remote but operates very slowly and does not lock into the travel trailer the switch on the wall for operating the awning works sporadically most of the time this switch will extend the awning but not retract it. Then 2 days ago had terrific thunderstorms from 7pm through the night with winds that literally. We headed off to wales to glanllyn campsite which is on the shores of llyn tegid lake bala. The problem is this rail is quite high up.

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. Paddling to the far shore and having a picnic. With caravan awnings you have to thread some piping on the awning through the rail that runs down the side of the caravan. Remove the crew holding the awning spline in place in the sail track.

Before we could. Your awning motor has a built in thermal override to prevent overheating. 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. Prolonged use or in and out several times in a row can cause the motor to temporarily shut down.