How Do I Lower The Awning On My Travel Trailer

Cover the whole camper awning and be liberal while spraying.

How do i lower the awning on my travel trailer. The manual advises using a mixture of cup bleach cup dishwashing liquid added to 5 gallons of water. I like to do this every fall when i am already cleaning out my rv. You can leave the support arms hanging freely but it might help to simply slide the stops back into the leg channel. Reattach the rear awning leg and lower both leg sections completely.

If you have a standard spring loaded awning with small black rafter knobs loosen the knobs now just a few turns are necessary don t remove them or loosen them all the way. It then states to spray this solution liberally all over the top of the awning and roll it back up. Spraying the awning comes next in the list. The next thing you have to do is roll up your awning.

If you are using a manual spray bottle it is better to get a step stool. Let the mixture sit there for about an hour. Roll the awning back up to observe how tight it is. You do not need to put the screws back in.

Spray the entire underside of the using the spray bottle. An awning rafter knob also known as a tension knob top and travel latch bottom. With your helpers lift the arms of the awning against the rv walking the awning in slowly as someone feeds the fabric back into the channel. This way i can just spray the awning and clean out the rv while the mixture is.

Step 1 undo the travel latch or lock that holds the awning to the side of the rv. Roll up your awning. I have my own little method of doing this. If you are satisfied move on.

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