Carefree Awning Won T Extend

If this is hard to do it could be the strut.

Carefree awning won t extend.

Russ 06 08 2015 09 04 pm 2. It is the first pole kit to accommodate both box awnings and awnings with roll bars making it versatile as it will fit carefree and competitive brand awnings as well. At least in our motorhome this is the case. Sadly our awning is not working and i don t know how to troubleshoot it.

Rolled in fine this morning parked for the evening and it won t extend. That s the standard behavior i have seen in most cases. Our coach has two awnings the main one over the entrance door 36rl and one installed on the curb side main slide. Main awning works ok there is 12v present at the mini plug that the awning plugs into when the switch is activated but no movement.

The canvas will buckle and put too much tension on the motor. It s a common mistake for campers to extend their rv awning out too far to the point where water would collect on the awning itself. The hd awning stabiliz r is a new heavy duty version of the awning stabiliz r pole kit and provides vertical support to your awning. Lastly it could be the gears in the motor housing.

Carefree awning won t extend. If we push the button to extend the awning nothing happens no noise or anything. Electric awning will not extend if the motorhome engine is running. This video is about mh carefree awning problems.

Checked the fuse it s fine. If this happens and it does happen to rain it will likely stretch the canvas and make it difficult for you to now retract the awning. Its to prevent it from accidentally extending across the roof when you are traveling. Carefree awning won t extend.

Could be a bad strut that is hard to collapse grab the awning while out and try pushing in by hand. Fleetwood southwind 37f. I don t know if the issue is with the switch the awning or what. The awning wont be extending if the motorhome was in running state.

First time to ever have a problem with the awning. If we push the retract button it makes a little sound like a soft thunk. I checked the fuse it s fine. Tips and tricks and what i did to retract my awn.

Usually the clicking are the gears skipping.