Carefree Awning Won T Extend

Our coach has two awnings the main one over the entrance door 36rl and one installed on the curb side main slide.

Carefree awning won t extend.

That s the standard behavior i have seen in most cases. 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. A walk through the basics of what i learned using the carefree electric rv awning that is on my hymer aktiv. At least in our motorhome this is the case.

Rolled in fine this morning parked for the evening and it won t extend. 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. 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.

If this is hard to do it could be the strut. Carefree awning won t extend. The canvas will buckle and put too much tension on the motor. Fleetwood southwind 37f.

The awning wont be extending if the motorhome was in running state. After we got back from our august california trip the slide awning will not extend. If we push the retract button it makes a little sound like a soft thunk. Tips and tricks and what i did to retract my awn.

Sadly our awning is not working and i don t know how to troubleshoot it. There can be an obstruction in the arms or rust build up on the strut. Russ 06 08 2015 09 04 pm 2. I checked the fuse it s fine.

Checked the fuse it s fine. Could be a bad strut that is hard to collapse grab the awning while out and try pushing in by hand. First time to ever have a problem with the awning. Electric awning will not extend if the motorhome engine is running.

Carefree awning won t extend. Lastly it could be the gears in the motor housing. I don t know if the issue is with the switch the awning or what. 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.

Usually the clicking are the gears skipping.