REPLACING WEATHERPRO AWNING ARMS INSTALL

I am definitely adding the Awning Lock as soon as I am sure of the right The awning fabric tore on the last blow out. The side of the coach so it couldn't unroll again. Believe it or not after the last time it rolled itsself back up and I taped the roller shield (9000 awning) to The last 2 times I had taped the arms together with duct tape and it still blew out. The awning blew out 3 times before we finally parked and waited out the storms. We got into storms with 60mph wind gusts. We were bringing our Kountry Star MH home from Newmar after having them put on a new Even then, the expense to return to normal is several hundred dollars, a frustrating delay, and a mess to clean up. If one is very fortunate, only modest additional damage is done to the coach itself or to other vehicles. Except dealing with the aftermath, that is. Once the destructive process begins, it will all be over in a few seconds. This creates an even larger 'sail.' This puts ever greater forces upon the RV awning components and something has to give! Usually the awning fabric tears and the awning parts are ripped from the coach. The awning roller rotates and lets more of the awning fabric unroll. This can put tremendous force on the roller, force which the manufacturer's built-in brake can not hold. Not True! This can happen even if the arms are secured so they can not 'fall open.' It is triggered by air action which pulls the canopy fabric upward. Ripped from the coach, damaging the coach as well as awning fittings, rafters, and the roller.Īccording to The Greatest Myth in RVing, this disastrous event is triggered by the support arms falling open. Usually rips the fabric and often bends or breaks much of the hardware whichĪttaches the awning to the coach. The awning billows, it simply becomes a huge sail with lots of power. Likely to happen while at cruise speed on a day with strong gusts of wind. While driving down the highway, the awning fabric billows upward. Your product operates well and is worth every penny.

REPLACING WEATHERPRO AWNING ARMS INSTALL

After the first one, IĬould probably install another one in 15 to 20 minutes. I spent about an hour installing mine, justīecause I wanted to be sure I did it correctly.

The awning lock is beautifully designed and manufacturedĪnd very easy to install. I just wanted to let you know I received my awning lock.

Replacing weatherpro awning arms