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Awning gets dirty
Seems every time I open my awning after there's been rain, I get a fair amount of water raining down as it's unrolled. If the awning has been closed for a few weeks, it begins to get dirty and I have to spend some time cleaning top and bottom of the fabric. On my 2470, I made a vinyl cover that completely enclosed the awning and that kept it dry and clean, but it was extra work to open and close the awning. On our current 2499, I tried sealing the ends thinking that the water was wicking in from the edges of the rolled up fabric, but when I opened it, the same thing happened, raining down as I unrolled it.
Looking at the awning, my next thought was that water could be entering along the entire length of the awning through the stitch holes at the attachment rail, so I've temporarily sealed the stitch holes along the entire length with packing tape. I'll check that at a future date. Now, my awning is 17 years old now, so the stitch holes have probably enlarged from age allowing water to enter. This may not be as much of a concern with a newer awning.
I'll post again once I have a chance to re-check.
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