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08-13-2019, 12:51 PM #1
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Dometic awning won’t extend
Hoping someone can see something I missed. Tried searching forums and couldn’t find a direct answer but assume the motor is bad. The Dometic 9100 awning on my slide won’t extend. When the interior button is pushed I hear a click by the awning motor (louder click when hitting retract) and the lights in the slide dim but it won’t extend. I believe the lights dim due to the awning being wired into interior slide lights. Here is what I have checked.
1. Good power from batteries to switch wiring (and interior lights in that slide)
2. Changed switch to one that I know works
3. Disconnected battery power in hopes it would reset
4. Attempted to “assist” it while someone else used the interior button
5. Swapped fuse in main fuse panel
6. Drank several beverages and cursed
I am unable to access the wire by the motor because the awning is closed. I was going to check the voltage there and also check the connection but cannot access the area. I’m out of ideas.
Dealer is out as I just got my rig back after several months in the shop (plus they are 250 miles round trip). Normally I wouldn’t worry about it but we are close to hitting the road and that awning is the one that blocks sun out of the large dinette slide window.2013 Ram Cummins 3500
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08-13-2019, 01:31 PM #2
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Not sure on the Dometic, but most have a manual override so you can get it out to check the wiring and even put 12v to the motor and see if it runs. That said if it is clicking that's not a good sign for the motor.
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08-13-2019, 01:35 PM #3
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08-13-2019, 01:37 PM #4
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Yeah I was just looking at some YouTube videos on yours to get a feel for it but no one says what to do if it's stuck in lol. If you can get to the plug to plug in the little cable they give you to connect to a battery that would tell you if it's the motor or not. If it does not work connected to a battery, then it's probably the motor.2018 Reflection 28BH
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08-13-2019, 01:40 PM #5
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08-13-2019, 01:43 PM #6
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08-13-2019, 02:01 PM #7
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The clicking I'd think was the electric brake turning on and off. It does sound like the motor is bad.
tubastew had his motor/brake pulled apart after it failed - https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/show...0-awning-motor
I guess the 9100 manual only mentions closing the awning manually because of the spring tension inside the tube.- Gene
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08-13-2019, 02:08 PM #8
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The 9100 manual I was looking at - https://liferebooted.net/life-reboot...g%20Manual.pdf
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08-13-2019, 02:44 PM #9
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Thank you. I saw somewhere that you could take the motor end off with no tension but didn’t want to risk it. I tried locking the spring in place on the other end but don’t feel like the pin I was using was getting to the right place. I am thinking it is the brake also. Would be nice to get to the wires and try to see if I could get it free. I literally have put the awning in/out 10 times if that.
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08-13-2019, 02:48 PM #10
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Yeah, at least if could get to the wires could see if one of the connections was loose.
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