Power Awning Will Not Extend

Power awning will not extend.

Power awning will not extend.

This is a fr3 28ds 2016. Go online to dometic and find the instruction manual for your awning. The power and wind lights are flashing. Diagnosing my power awning problem.

Finally it gave up the ghost completely and would not extend or retract. If you push the in button the awning will jerk but if you push the out button nothing happ read more. All the other power components on the rv appear to work fine. Electric awning will not extend if the motorhome engine is running.

The easiest way to check your power is with the battery meter built in to your rv. Rotate the support bar one turn to tighten the spring. If you have an awning with an electric sensor you can expect to have to use the manual retraction lever on it anytime the sensor is acting finicky or whenever the power goes out. Occasionally i ve needed to flick the power switch back and forth a few times to get the awning to move.

Automatic retractable awnings will use electric sensors to know when to extend or retract the awning. These tend to go out quite often and will need replacing. At least in our motorhome this is the case. One holding onto an awning strap so it doesn t snap back and knock person 2 off the ladder when he releases the spring that is wound by the motor.

That s the standard behavior i have seen in most cases. If the awning motor doesn t receive power it will not be able to extend or retract your awning. Low 12v power this could be caused by a bad battery or the 12v converter in your rv may have failed or be failing. Most vehicles have two fuse panels.

The first of which as you mentioned is a wire short so be sure to open up the head and pull the switch to look for loose or broken wires. There could be one of two things that is not allowing your awning to extend. If the support bars are free standing simply rotate them to tension the spring. Its to prevent it from accidentally extending across the roof when you are traveling.

Here are the items to check for power problems. Dometic awning not extending or retracting actually if the awning is extended it will take two people to get it back up. Have your assistant hold and steady the support bar you re not working with. There s one in the back bedroom and another by batteries underneath.

Repeat the process on the other support bar and reattach the support bars to the rv body with the screws. It will not extend. I want to check the fuse for the awning but don t know where it is.