How To Repair Motorized Awning

You obviously will have to check on the awning later for the reason why it didn t close back.

How to repair motorized awning.

Extend your awning about 2 feet. Replacing the motor on a solara power awning. Most motors of the automated awning or electric awning contain a built in thermal override to prevent the motor from overheating during excessive use. Step 3 fix warped rails.

With the help of a cleaner wipe all the dirt mold and mildew away. Occasionally i ve needed to flick the power switch back and forth a few times to get the awning to. If this does not solve the issue check the batteries in the remote control or wireless wall switch and also. Recently though the power awnings functioning has become erratic.

Use the manual override if the motor is completely dead. I had to do some serious metal straightening to get it back w. The power feature has proved handy to have as we often camp where winds come up suddenly. Check and fix later.

This will give you room to work. If your automated awning stops working wait 10 to 15 minutes to let the motor cool off and the awning should work properly again. Next put the cap back and press it with force and try tapping in gently to put it properly. Rub down the rails pulley rollers and retracting arm to make sure they are not sticking due to friction rust or dirt.

You are done with retracting the electric awning manually. It s been convenient to hit the power switch and suck her back in to avoid destruction. Pulling will increase the tear or a hole. Make sure to wipe the backside too.

But when you are about to leave the camping site or in the middle of camping that s the emergency thing you can do. As you are cleaning go slowly because you don t want to damage the awning more. One way to repair a motorized awning is to simply lubricate the working parts with some machine oil. Tie the awning arms off to the bracket where it attaches to the side of your rv.

Do this on both ends.