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Old 07-17-2012, 03:44 PM   #1
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Power awning in rain

Which power awning is on the Jayco Eagle Superlite HT 5th wheel?
Is there a way or a mod to make an adjustment to dump water?
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If it is not adjustable it will dump on one side or the other. You can pull down on the bars and cause it to dump, or raise or lower the front of the trailer slightly to get it to dump on the side you prefer. With just a few different parts they could all be adjustable. I don't understand why they are not all adjustable. It just dosn't seem right, you pay extra for inconvenience.
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It will auto dump.. usually when you are standing under that edge..
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My '12 X23B awning has adjustments on each side. One of the arms has a series of holes and a push button thingy which allows the angle of that side to be adjusted. Setting one end lower helps the dump.
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My '12 X23B awning has adjustments on each side. One of the arms has a series of holes and a push button thingy which allows the angle of that side to be adjusted. Setting one end lower helps the dump.
Saddly they don't all have that option. Ours is adjustable and our son's isn't.
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The eagle HT,and the seismic have carefree awnings which can't be adjusted.The pinnacle and eable premier have dometic awnings (2013) which are ajustable.I know the premier had a carefree for 2012.
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Carefree awning? It would be a lot more carefree if I could adjust it. A little rain isn't a big deal but in a downpoor, it can wreck the awning ( so the tech where I purchased the Jayco told me). Wish I knew what I know now.... Bahhhh, I still would have picked this Eagle. Just don't like the mess rain makes out of our patio....
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I have a carefree elect awning that is adjustable. I'd be surprised if TT new than mine aren't adjustable. Why would Jayco put non-adjustable power awnings on TT when adjustable are available? My TT was mfg in April 2011.

It took me some effort to learn how to adjust, locate the adjustment, and then simply get the button pushed in far enough to slide the rail. After some use pressing the button and sliding the rail has become easier.
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I have a carefree elect awning that is adjustable. I'd be surprised if TT new than mine aren't adjustable. Why would Jayco put non-adjustable power awnings on TT when adjustable are available? My TT was mfg in April 2011.

It took me some effort to learn how to adjust, locate the adjustment, and then simply get the button pushed in far enough to slide the rail. After some use pressing the button and sliding the rail has become easier.
Unfortunately, I cannot find a way to adjust it. I see notches for adjustment but the buttons are fixed.
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Unfortunately, I cannot find a way to adjust it. I see notches for adjustment but the buttons are fixed.
That's what I thought too, I think your is adjustable. I had to use little WD40 and lots of thumb pressure before I was able to get the buttons to work. Then it initially took a lot of effort to get the rail to slide. It is much easier now, but it took till my 3rd trip before I was convinced enough to use enough strength to move it...but I just thought I had to be adjustable and in fact it is.

From the factory my button was placed hole closes to the trailer so the awning was at it's highest point, nearly perpendicular to the trailer. Mine had 5 different positions. I generally keep 1 in the middle and the other side positioned closet to the trailer. Plenty of pitch to drain water.
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http://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/do...able%20IPL.pdf

Couldn't find a picture, and mine is in storage so I couldn't take one, the above link is the best I could do.

I want to clarify, on mine, it isn't notches that adjust, but rather 5 holes in the rail that has a spring loaded button to select the desired pitch. The holes and button are illustrated on the rail near the gas shock, identified as #6 in illustration.
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Mine isn't adjustable, and it works fine. It comes out at a nice angle, and I don't see a reason to adjust it.
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I'll take a pic and post
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Looked at it closely and mine does not adjust
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I have one of the ones that does adjust. When I first got it the instructions said that it will auto dump in the rain. I had a tough time adjusting one side and couldn't figure out how it would auto dump because it was tough to adjust it. The tech from where I bought it just ignored the the problem when I requested that it be fixed. Well when it rained one day when we were in Oregon, the awning arm bent prior to it dumping the water. I learned later how it was suppose to work, but had the tech done his job in the first place I wouldn't be in a position to needing it replaced and hope that Jayco will come thru and fix it under warranty. Have any of you had this problem?
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Mine isn't adjustable, and it works fine. It comes out at a nice angle, and I don't see a reason to adjust it.
I had a 2011 Jayco TT and the awning was adjustable. The fifth wheel that I have now the awning is not adjustable. It seems like they can get adequate pitch in the fivers but not the TT.
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I had a 2011 Jayco TT and the awning was adjustable. The fifth wheel that I have now the awning is not adjustable. It seems like they can get adequate pitch in the fivers but not the TT.
Not sure what you mean by adequate pitch?
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If you have the little buttons, penetrating oil can be your friend. My trailer was a '11 left over, it just needed some oil. I put a few drops directly on the sliding parts, to make things easier.
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Not sure what you mean by adequate pitch?
On th TT the awning when deployed was almost perpendicular to the TT...i..e straight out. On my fiver the slope of the awning from the awning rail to the roller tube is more than adeguate to shed the rainfall. It also has the dump feature as well but I have never seen the water accumulate in the awning due to the slope.
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