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PersonFeezee
08/8/2012 at 7:59am
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We bought a Siesta awning off t' internet and we were v careful about getting the right size for our elddis 1992 shamal. We put it up last night for the first time on site and the roof pooled with water really quickly as it's raining here in Bude. There was so muxh rain that we decided to take it down at midnight before it fell down and wrecked the poles.
We think there should be 5 struts acoss to the wall of the caravan but there seem to be 3 only. Do you think if we go and buy the extras that it will solve the slightly loose roof? We have had awnings before on our old van and we have never had a problem with them before.
I am sure one of you experts will have a suggestion or two.
Chers
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Personjasie
08/8/2012 at 8:10am
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there was a post only the other day looking at this.

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Persontango55
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Applying 2 more poles to the roof may not exactly solve your problem although it may help a little. Basically the material needs to be stretched out to avoid any sagging from pools of rain water but do you know what the actual awning size in centimetres your awning is?  I think the awning manufacturers only allocate 3 roof poles up to about 900 cms. and then allocate 5 roof poles from around 1000 cms. onwards due to the length of the roof. Mine is a Dorema 900 cms. awning which has 3 roof poles but has storm strap clips stitched in as standard at the front corners at either end where the optional straps can be attached. When we went out in June to Devon we had at least 7 days of rain which on the first day started to pool on the rear end of the roof over the doorway so I got out the storm straps out and fitted them either end which did solve the problem instantly, so for the rest of our stay we left the awning erected without any problems. The additional storm straps that you can buy for awnings that go completely over the roof are not the same as these mentioned as they basically just hold the frame down without stretching the material. The type on mine actually stretches the roof material so they stop the roof from sagging from heavy rain thus avoiding any pooling on the roof. It's a brilliant idea as it saves any damaged poles and still holds down the material in windy conditions too so they actually serve two purposes rather than just one.


PersonFeezee
08/8/2012 at 1:13pm
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Thanks both. Typed a long reply and lost it. Bought 2 extra supports and hubby retensioning and applyng guy ropes. Wr are on aslipe so awning lopsided. Frustrating as never had bother before. Appreciate the advice. Thanks
Feezee


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Personthe black fox
08/8/2012 at 2:10pm
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just an idea but it works .if you have a storm strap ,and you should really have one anyway ,instead of putting it over the canvas ,put it under but over the poles,this should stop pooling as it allows the canvas to flap in the wind and throw water off .
    saying that its been a diabolical year worldwide just read on msn news most of south africa is covered in SNOW .perhaps the mayans really did know something


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PersonGillian 58
08/8/2012 at 2:20pm
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Sounds like the awning could be to big im sorry to say, when you bought it did you buy it by going of size in cm or size as in size 6 or 8 etc , not all awnings are the same size example dormea size 8 will not be the same size at suncamp size 8 hope this helps .

                            xx Gill


PersonFeezee
10/8/2012 at 11:19am
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Hi gillian. I bought it by cm floor to floor. It looks the right size ie the flaps at the bottom are the onlypart of the awning touching the floor. All of the depth of the flaps are on the floor nearly. The canvas is pegged quite tight. I think it is only just rhe right size!
Feezee.

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PersonGillian 58
10/8/2012 at 7:09pm
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Thanks for the reply Feezee, it then could be your van needs a lift of the floor we but blocks under our legs then we tensioned the poles with a tensioner and bingo it worked fingers crossed it works for you as well

                                               xx Gill


PersonScoobz
11/8/2012 at 9:31am
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Hi feezee. We are currently on hols in Cornwall. We had the same problem earlier in the year and had to buy to additional poles which helped a lot. But still had a slight problem . The chap next to us had the same awning which looked perfect, so I asked him how he did his. He pulled out a fantastic bit of kit called a awning tensioner. It clips on to the poles and you just pull a trigger till the poles tighten further than you can do it by hand. Awning spot on now. Hope this helps . Sorry if not explained very well typing with dog on knee.


Personjeff juke
11/8/2012 at 11:24am
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Ive seen an awning "puddling" and it stretches, you cant get the dip out .

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PersonFeezee
11/8/2012 at 6:55pm
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Thanks Scoobs and Gillian. Looks likr a tensioner is the next investment. Jeff, I was thinking along those lines which is one of reasons we droppedthe awning as we could see it would get v bad. Wondering if resealing would help it retract at all to original shape as there looks like a couple of parts are a bit pockety.
Cheers
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Personalisonmc
11/8/2012 at 7:33pm
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Hi. We've just come back from 3 weeks away on 2 different sites. We put up our new sunncamp awning on the first site and had no problem despite heavy rains. We moved sites and had a sloping pitch. We put the awning up again and this time had 2 pools of water during some heavy rain showers. We have assumed that it was because of the pitch slope. You may find that the next time you put it up you might have no problems. We have used broom handles balanced on tables to try to prevent the pooling. Looks ridiculous. Also hubby shoved a small bottle of water between the pole and awning lifting it slightly
. That worked really well and remained in situ throughout some heavy rain and winds. I hope you get a chance to put it up again on a flat pitch. Maybe it wil be ok.
Alison


PersonFeezee
11/8/2012 at 9:14pm
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Good tips Alison. Thanks. Feezee

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PersonChalkie56
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You see soo many awnings when on site and they are put up so wrong they flap around in the wind and you want to go over and adjust them. May I add a tip that I use to ensure that my roof is as tight as a drum. I used to grab both poles and pull them apart with both hands, when I was fit and strong that was fine. Nowadays I use the same procedure but grip the smaller pole close to the trombone area then use my thumb to push the clamp and stretch that extra 1/2". Sorry if I have not explained myself properly but I have been doing this for years. Then someone invented the same same principle but mechanically. Which was mentioned earlier as a tensioner.

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PersonGillian 58
12/8/2012 at 1:43pm
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Paid £20 for a pole tensioner money well spent .
                                       xx Gill


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might sound a bit dim but how do you measure your caravan to get the right size awning?



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