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Topic: Awning not extending

Posted By: tongatam
Subject: Awning not extending
Date Posted: 18 May 2019 at 11:31am

I just got my 2019 179 home, and the awning doesn't extend. It's the new power one, and not sure how to manually override that. Any help is greatly appreciated as the manual are... lacking at best.

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2019 179 R-Pod ~ Daisy Mae
yesterdays are over my shoulder, so I can't look back for too long.
there's just too much to see, waiting in front of me.

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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 18 May 2019 at 12:29pm

As with anything electrical, first confirm that power is available by checking that the other loads/appliances are working. Then, check the fuses (for dc equipment) or the breakers (for ac equipment).

Welcome!

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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold

Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 18 May 2019 at 2:35pm

Fuses, switches, power...then call the dealer. That should have been checked or demonstrated to you at the dealer.

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r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten!

Posted By: teampitt
Date Posted: 18 May 2019 at 4:02pm

Check out this thread. See if the fuse is the problem with yours.

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12423&KW=power+awning&PID=118312&title=brand-new-thule-crown-power-awning-dead#118312

Posted By: tongatam
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 8:31am

Originally posted by teampitt

Check out this thread. See if the fuse is the problem with yours.

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12423&KW=power+awning&PID=118312&title=brand-new-thule-crown-power-awning-dead#118312

Exactly what is happening to me! Thank you! They did walk me thru the process and it worked at the dealership. It's not working now, which points fingers to that fuse. Will check it out!

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2019 179 R-Pod ~ Daisy Mae
yesterdays are over my shoulder, so I can't look back for too long.
there's just too much to see, waiting in front of me.

Posted By: tongatam
Date Posted: 19 May 2019 at 3:20pm

Yep, that was it! All fixed!

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2019 179 R-Pod ~ Daisy Mae
yesterdays are over my shoulder, so I can't look back for too long.
there's just too much to see, waiting in front of me.

Posted By: tongatam
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 10:22am

well it WAS all fixed.. till we drove to the next adventure and BAM... blown fuse again! Called the service dept and they suggested using a higher amp fuse (20 to be exact) as it's a 'common' issue with the new power awnings. FYI! Will try it out and see if I can actually use my awning...

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2019 179 R-Pod ~ Daisy Mae
yesterdays are over my shoulder, so I can't look back for too long.
there's just too much to see, waiting in front of me.

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 1:18pm

Does that indicate that the awning is binding or something? That would cause it to pull more amps. OTOH, maybe they undersized either the fuse, or the wiring or both.

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2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: tongatam
Date Posted: 04 Jun 2019 at 8:28am

the service guy at the RV center said he's run into this quite a bit (not sure why they don't swap out the 15 amps then!) and said they undersized with the new set up. The fuse doesn't have a place in the main box either and is in a red container kind of flopping around behind the panel. Like an afterthought... we are swapping out the 15 to 20 this weekend and will let ya all know how it goes!

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2019 179 R-Pod ~ Daisy Mae
yesterdays are over my shoulder, so I can't look back for too long.
there's just too much to see, waiting in front of me.