This awning is ideal for travel trailers and 5th wheels now you can have the same convenience and ease of use of an electric rv awning as you ve seen on those big luxurious motorhomes at a fraction of the cost.
Manual rv awning won t open all the way.
The reason is that your power awning has an auto rain dump feature which is the gas strut in the arm.
Well the problem here is you do not want to hit the button and run the awning all the way out with one shot.
With this type you need to loosen the rafter knobs walk out the awning and manually set the tension.
For more details read on below.
Otherwise it will be difficult to access and test the wiring connection.
Carefree uses worm gear motors so you can rest assured that the awning won t billow while traveling.
To start with you have to open the awning little bit with emergency re tractor method.
A traditional awning is fully manual with spring loaded arms.
If you have a power awning you might think it s easy to just push the button and watch the awning run all the way out.
You should have directions in your owner s manual on how to manually override the system and bring the awning back in.
To secure the awning you will first need to go to the roof of the rv.
When you get on top you will need to look at the awning and see if something is stuck and causing it to stick.
Typically it s removing one or two screws near the motor and rolling it by hand with two people.
With a hybrid system simply rotate the awning rod to open the canopy.
If not it s the motor.
Using your awning rod switch the lever to the open position.
By doing this you will be able to access the wiring connection easily.