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08-09-2022, 08:20 AM #11
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So sorry to hear about your problem, it does seem like the awning should be able to withstand some rain. On ours, the awning didn't do what yours did, and instead, the rain pooled on the awning until the drive side strut collapsed. Lippert is going to replace the entire awning under warranty. However, it seems like these awnings have too many issues. The manual says to retract the awning when it rains. Isn't one of the purposes of the awning to supply a dry place when it rains? On my old TT, one could easily tilt the assembly to one side and even the heaviest downpour would drain right off. That doesn't seem possible with the Solera/Lippert ones.
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08-09-2022, 10:15 AM #12
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08-10-2022, 07:50 PM #13
I never gave any thought to it protecting us in the rain. If that was its purpose why would they make it with thin vinyl as opposed to sunbrella canvas. I use it for what it intended for…. To keep sun off you. Ours at 21 ft on the flimsy struts cone in at night, come in with wind, comes in when we leave the trailer,
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08-10-2022, 08:00 PM #14
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Do you understand the proper way to extend an awning. You run it partway out, wait a few seconds for the gas in the shock to finish adjusting internally and then extend full. These are not car/truck shocks. A lot of shocks die early deaths from misuse.
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08-11-2022, 07:35 AM #15
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08-11-2022, 07:38 AM #16
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I've never done it, and most likely never will.
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08-11-2022, 03:33 PM #17
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08-11-2022, 03:38 PM #18
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We use ours when it rains for a little dry spot. They are made to auto dump when water starts to pool and you can lower either side to direct the water. And like you, it comes in at night, in windy days and when we are not there. They're like made like the old days where 2 people were required to roll it out and weight a ton.
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08-11-2022, 05:52 PM #20
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