Rv Awning Motor Maintenance

Our large 21 foot dometic 9100 rv power awning is made out of vinyl and has held up very well after 4 years of full time rving.

Rv awning motor maintenance.

I disassembled the control panel and swapped the slide out room switch it uses the same switch with the power awning switch and the fault swapped as well. The manual advises using a mixture of cup bleach cup dishwashing liquid added to 5 gallons of water. Always let the awning air dry don t use heaters. Repairing the rv awning power switch.

Electric rv awning operation is simple enough and easy to maintain. Ultraviolet rays from the sun will also take their toll on your awning. You re just trying to get the dirt off not deep clean the awning. Here are seven tips for regular rv awning maintenance.

To wash your rv awning simply hose it off. Keep the water temperature less than 100 degrees fahrenheit. I tried the awning using it and it worked. Don t remove end caps.

Locate the supply connection terminal on the motor and connect it with the battery supply wires that you will have. Rub down the rails pulley rollers and retracting arm to make sure they are not sticking due to friction rust or dirt. One way to repair a motorized awning is to simply lubricate the working parts with some machine oil. This will work for both acrylic and vinyl awnings.

Inspect pull strap slide pins rv awning motor if its electric awning. If the awning is not appropriately set the chances of getting new tears and holes will increase significantly. You may have to rotate the motor slightly to get the gears to line up and then rotate it back in place to line up the bolt holes. If that does not happen then the motor has gone bad.

Remove the bad motor and replace it with the new one. There can be several reasons for that and a repair man should be able to check on that. This told me the motor and wiring to the awning was good. By doing this the motor should start to operate and extend or retract the awning.

Step 3 fix warped rails. You yourself can replace most parts of the awning apart from few things like fabric and awning arms. There is no purpose to take them out unless you want to replace the awning. I generally clean it every few months by following the procedure outlined in the owner s manual.

Protect your rv awning from the damaging effects of uv radiation.