Electric Awning

[Philip Scott]

My Girard B-25 awning is working fine but is there a specific degree of an angle it can be adjusted to? My door drags the edges when opening and closing. I am worried that it will tear the awning at some point.
Thanks, Phil

2000 Patriot Thunder 425

[Keith Moffett Co-Admin]

Phil
According to Andre' at Girrard, these awnings have a lifespan of about ten years.  Anything longer is bonus.  An aging awning will streatch and sag a bit in the middle and this may be the cause more than the adjustment.  If this is the case there is a simple solution. 
Using your manual crank roll the awning out until the roller tube is exposed and put one or two thickness of duct or gorilla tape on the roller.   Just a strip on the tube on the affected end of the awning or both ends as needed.  Now crank it back to snug by hand and retract the awning as normal.  When extending again is the awning cover tighter?  Did it solve the problem?  This temporary fix was given me by Andre and it worked for us.  It was still working a couple years later when we traded up.
Hope this helps

[Bryan Beamon]

Phillip, you can adjust the pitch of your Girard awning. Suggest you down load the manual for your B-25 awning and it will clearly show how to adjust the awning arms. Good luck

[Gerald Farris]

Phillip,
Extreme caution should be exercised if you chose to adjust your awning. You need to maintain enough down slope to facilitate water drainage and prevent pooling that can break off the arms. Also, if you do not keep the arm adjustment very even so that all arms support an equal amount of weight, arm failure can be a result.

Gerald