How To Adjust The Arms On A Retractable Awning

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How to adjust the arms on a retractable awning.

Dear friend i find with most retractable awnings you will find one or two larger nuts on the face of the arm. Open your awning fully. The arms are adjusted and leveled during the factory assembly process however shipping and installation may require an adjustment if the elbow s hit the top or bottom of the front bar cavity when closing. With your free hand tighten the knob on the upper tensioning arm.

Find out if the sun s glare and heat can still pass through. When you are not grilling it is. If you have to adjust the awning make sure that you are. The awning should be able to provide you with a cool.

Step 2 loosen the nut s described above a turn or two do not remove them. Open the awning about 6. Unplug the power cord from the outlet if you have a motorized model. Repeat this step with the other tensioning arm.

Loosen the large locking nut on the bottom of the arm shoulder. When you extend an awning think of it as slowly letting off a brake. Identify the correct adjustment. If the rail needs to move to the right remove the right screw and pull the awning right.

How to adjust height on a sunsetter awning. Adjusting your retractable awning. Arm elbow leveling adjustment if needed. Step 1 roll the awning out.

Determine which direction the awning arm rail needs to move so that it is properly aligned. Make sure that a grill is not under your awning. Using an awning stake. While standing in front of the awning pull the awning tube downward and toward yourself.

The real work is when you go to the retract the awning. If the upper arm rail needs to move to the left you want to remove the left screw and pull the awning in the track to the left. Fully unroll the awning and then slide the upper arm into position. Shoulder the opposite side of where the arm attaches.

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