Electric Awning Switch Not Working

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Electric awning switch not working.

When your electric awning won t open electric awnings give you the ability to choose between shade and sun whenever you want as long as the awning is working. If not it s the motor. Occasionally i ve needed to flick the power switch back and forth a few times to get the awning to move. You would need to get a 12 volt source and disconnect the wire leads to the motor and test to see if it operates.

Finally it gave up the ghost completely and would not extend or retract. In this video i locate and repair an intermittent connection in my dometic 9100 rv power awning 12vdc supply wiring. If the awning extends and retracts properly you need to replace the switch. Fortunately i was able to quickly diagnose the problem was the manual power switch itself and not the motor fuse or wiring.

Step 1 locate problem with motorized awning. The next thing to check is the switch connections. Diagnosing my power awning problem. If the awning moves correctly than the problem is in the wiring or switch.

There are several problems that can cause the awning not to work correctly. If it does then it s in the wiring or switch. Take some time inspecting the awning for any signs of warping weather damage rusting tearing in the awning fabric itself or the motor overheating and working too hard.