Issue with awning wiring.
Care free electric awnings arms not locking after retracting.
Mine does that as well the top of the forward arm doesn t quite seat so i get in the truck bed and smack it into position.
Prolonged use or in and out several times in a row can cause the motor to temporarily shut down.
On this particular model during the walk through the tech did not show us the extract retract process so i do not know if this is a normal noise or not.
These tend to go out quite often and will need replacing.
Realign the rv awning arms and make sure they stay in their position.
No noise was made on the models we checked out during the buying process.
Could be a bad strut that is hard to collapse grab the awning while out and try pushing in by hand.
If independent power does not turn it on then you have a failed nbsp carefree motor and it will need replacing.
We just purchased a new landmark 365 charleston with 2 awnings that auto retract extract.
Check your owners manual for instructions on manually retracting your awning until you have received the necessary replacement parts nbsp.
If it does not then you need to look for your electric awnings wiring and motor.
Do not allow twigs or leaves or any other solid debris to be rolled up in the awning.
Next connect the awning end of the wiring to the battery supply and see if the motor runs and operates it.
If it needs replacing then get that done at the earliest.
There can be an obstruction in the arms or rust build up on the strut.
Another reason your awning in not retracting good could be the screws on the awning chord.
Both awnings make a rather loud screeching noise when retracting.
Is it the result of the awning not rolling up centered or is one of the arms out of alignment.
We recommend that patio awnings be and remain retracted in wind speeds of 20 mph or greater.
If this is hard to do it could be the strut.
After a couple tries we got the awning extended but the fabric at both ends is unsupported and droops down slightly so it looks like the awning is not fully extended but it is fully extended.
Retractable awnings are intended as protection against sun only.
Change polarities of the battery connection to the wire and see it retract or extends.
This chord should not move you need to keep it intact in its position.
Automatic retractable awnings will use electric sensors to know when to extend or retract the awning.
If it works off of independent power then it s the wiring or the switch.
The first time we went to use it after 5 days of travel i saw it had already come free at the front about 4 and 2 at the rear.
Your awning motor has a built in thermal override to prevent overheating.
The unit should begin to operate again.
Awning not lining up straight when retracting.
You also need to check the awning chord that is placed along with the screws on the awning rail.
Lastly it could be the gears in the motor housing.
