Slide Out Awning Holds Water

It appears the roller tube is not rigid enough to stop water from collecting on fabric.

Slide out awning holds water. Isn t there a way to adjust it to be tighter. Has anyone had trouble with the slide topper on the big slide out 12 foot holding water after a rain. I just had both of my seven year old slide toppers fabric replaced due to a year in the larger awning. During this process i did a little research and found that in the carefree installation manual it states that the awnings will collect water and tht the awnings should be retracted occasionally to drain.

I have a 2018 tiffin allegro open road 36ua. The loss of repellant ability causes the water to soak into the cloth making the cloth itself heavier. I was having trouble with water puddling on top of my slide toppers and i think this will solve the problem. I have adjusted the tension but that does not help.

What is the model of your 18 rv. There are several factors that might cause issues in your slide out awning including the following. If it is these canvas materials can lose a little of their ability to shed water just like the old tarpolin tents did. Poor tension typically results in a saggy center which acts as a water collection pool.

The weight of the water has also caused the awning to stretch out and flap in the wind. My slide out topper awning has enough slack that it holds water. The awning covering the slide out seems to collect a large amount of water from rain or heavy dew. What s the make model year of your rv.

This water eventually runs down our windows streaking them and occasionally leaking through the slide out seam getting our carpet and couch wet. You haven t said whether your slide out cover is vinyl or canvas but i ll bet it is a canvas material. Awnings rely on a solid supportive frame to keep the fabric stretched flat and tight.