Russ 06 08 2015 09 04 pm 2.
Carefree awning won t extend.
At least in our motorhome this is the case.
Lastly it could be the gears in the motor housing.
Could be a bad strut that is hard to collapse grab the awning while out and try pushing in by hand.
Rolled in fine this morning parked for the evening and it won t extend.
A walk through the basics of what i learned using the carefree electric rv awning that is on my hymer aktiv.
Fleetwood southwind 37f.
After we got back from our august california trip the slide awning will not extend.
Usually the clicking are the gears skipping.
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.
Our coach has two awnings the main one over the entrance door 36rl and one installed on the curb side main slide.
This video is about mh carefree awning problems.
If we push the retract button it makes a little sound like a soft thunk.
The awning wont be extending if the motorhome was in running state.
Checked the fuse it s fine.
Tips and tricks and what i did to retract my awn.
Electric awning will not extend if the motorhome engine is running.
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.
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 canvas will buckle and put too much tension on the motor.
That s the standard behavior i have seen in most cases.
Carefree awning won t extend.
If this is hard to do it could be the strut.
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.
There can be an obstruction in the arms or rust build up on the strut.
Sadly our awning is not working and i don t know how to troubleshoot it.
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.
I don t know if the issue is with the switch the awning or what.
Carefree awning won t extend.
First time to ever have a problem with the awning.
