Dometic Power Awning Won T Extend

So you ve been camping all weekend and you re ready to pack up and leave.

Dometic power awning won t extend.

The dometic 9100 awning on my slide won t extend. It helps in keeping the rv cool. A weather kit with support legs and tie down straps is provided to secure the awning in its open position. Finally it gave up the ghost completely and would not extend or retract.

Thanks for watching please hit that subscribe button for more rving videos. Diagnosing my power awning problem. When the interior button is pushed i hear a click by the awning motor louder click when hitting retract and the lights in the slide dim but it won t extend. All awnings are tested to reliably function within a range of 20 c to 40 c.

Which means you can look forward to worry free reliable performance. What do you do. I tried the remote and the same thing happens. Yesterday when i tried to extend the main awning using the switch inside the coach the awning only extended about 90 of the way out and then stopped.

Fortunately i was able to quickly diagnose the problem was the manual power switch itself and not the motor fuse or wiring. My dometic 9100 power awning will not extend out when i press extend. Answered by a verified rv mechanic. I believe the lights dim due to the awning being wired into interior slide lights.

Automatic awnings are helpfully fitted with a wind sensor that automatically closes the awning when wind causes too much movement to the lead rail. Here is what i have checked. Having an awning extended is essential during rain or when the sun is shinning bright. Lets start troubleshooting steps for an electrical awning that wont extend at all.

I tried retracting and no movement either. Not able to extend it when you reach at the campsite can make you go nuts. Designed to offer protection from weather debris and mildew our slidetoppers are durable and easy to install. Occasionally i ve needed to flick the power switch back and forth a few times to get the awning to move.

Slide out rv awnings. Some say dometic s slide out awnings are the best you can get and we won t disagree. There is one click noise coming from the awning tube when retract or extend is pressed but no movement.