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awnings

Yahoo Message Number: 76492
I have a leak in my bedroom slide. Does anyone know the proper way to remove the roof awning covering the slide soI have access to the entire seam. Also I Buskoted my roof this past summer and have extra material left over. I was thinking of using the buskote sealer and tape to repair this leak, and than do the entire buskote treatment on the slide roof. Any pros or cons on doing this?

Tom Coomes

2005 Inspire 51177

Re: awnings

Reply #1
Yahoo Message Number: 76494
Tom,

In my opinion, the buskote may create a "rough" surface on the top of your slide which would damage the rubber seal that surrounds the slide as it moves in & out. You want to keep all surfaces of your slides as smooth as possible (I wax mine) so as not to damage the seal.

Fred Compton

2002 Intrigue #11407

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Reply #2
Yahoo Message Number: 76514
Thanks Fred, that makes alot of sense. I know the seal around my skylite is not the smoothest job, but it did stop the leak. How do you remove the awning?

Tom

2005 Insppire 51177

Re: awnings

Reply #3
Yahoo Message Number: 76517
On my ZipDee LR awning, I had to take the forward endcap off and unwind the awning. Becareful of the tension on the awning and count the number of revolutions, so you know how many revolutions to rewind during reassembly. I added a couple of revolutions to tighten it up a bit. As I recall, I rewound to 18 revs.

Larry, 03 Allure, 30856

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Reply #4
Yahoo Message Number: 76518
We had a similar leak a couple years back. The Country Coach techs disconnected the (Zip Dee) awning arms from the slideout wall, unwound the spring tension and laid the awning roller (with material and arms still attached) on the coach roof while they cleaned the slideout roof resealed the leaking seam.
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Tom Harsch 2002 Allure #30791
Laughlin, NV

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Reply #5
Yahoo Message Number: 76559
Tom,

I am not certain on the procedure for removing the awnings--hopefully someone with some experience can provide some direction.

Good luck,
Fred

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Reply #6
Yahoo Message Number: 76565
Mine is a carefree and by going to their site- they give good instructions on how to remove. Just make sure you pin the spring recoil at the start.

Robert Huffhines
2007 tribute #81042



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From: Fred Compton

To: Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2012 5:55 PM

Subject: RE: [Country-Coach-Owners] Re: awnings

Tom,

I am not certain on the procedure for removing the awnings--hopefully someone with some experience can provide some direction.

Good luck,
Fred

awnings

Reply #7
Yahoo Message Number: 86795
Hi all. I am looking for a wind control box for a Carefree of Colorado awning. It is part number 060427-003. I have power going into the box, but the awning will not activate. I can also jump the box with a battery and the awning will extend. So my best guess is the box. Any ideas or suggestions other than to get rid of the awnings?

Tom

2005 Inspire
51177