wrinkled awning

roughing it · 07-26-2018, 07:14 PM

rolled up main awning on our 377 rlbh and noticed that it gets very wrinkled when all the way in does anybody else have this problem never noticed it before

Magnolia Tom · 07-26-2018, 07:21 PM

Common issue. Couple things to look for that could cause it. Long awning tubes tend to sag or bow in the middle. This causes wrinkles. Also, where to awning fabric is attached to the sidewall has one screw on each end holding the fabric in place. If the fabric has become loose or torn away from the screw, wrinkles will occur.

I have wrinkles in my main awning. Not too bad but it’s due to a combination of both bowed tube and loose fabric at sidewall

Cannon · 07-26-2018, 07:21 PM

Mine do the same thing

jloco · 07-26-2018, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magnolia Tom

Common issue. Couple things to look for that could cause it. Long awning tubes tend to sag or bow in the middle. This causes wrinkles. Also, where to awning fabric is attached to the sidewall has one screw on each end holding the fabric in place. If the fabric has become loose or torn away from the screw, wrinkles will occur.

I have wrinkles in my main awning. Not too bad but it’s due to a combination of both bowed tube and loose fabric at sidewall

Mine slides a bit on the wall. I must be missing a screw you speak of.

roughing it · 07-26-2018, 07:29 PM

I did notice today after we got home that the right side screw was not attached to the awning about 2 inches away tried pulling back to screw but will not come back

vcbice · 07-26-2018, 08:28 PM

Yep, they stretch. Wind loading over time does it, especially when it is really hot out.

jloco · 08-23-2018, 09:31 PM

Mine slips in the track

DocBrown · 08-24-2018, 06:58 AM

Ours wrinkles. The arms aren't quite mounted straight. When it closes I have to force the right side in which then abnormally pulls the vinyl. We noticed this during the PDI but didn't think too much of it at the time. In hind sight we could have made them fix it but it probably would have caused more problems then helped. It's only off about 1/4 inch. New holes might have been too close to the existing ones. It's been over 5 years and the awning is just fine.

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