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Leisure Travel Van Forums => Wonder => Topic started by: Diane on November 16, 2023, 05:39:07 pm

Title: Carefree Awning replacement
Post by: Diane on November 16, 2023, 05:39:07 pm
Has anyone considered trading out the original Carefree awning for a Domestic A & E Awning 9100 series? My van is a 2021. Apparently the motors are poor on the Carefree.
Title: Re: Carefree Awning replacement
Post by: Harrysalit on November 17, 2023, 10:27:23 am
Not a well built item, after I replaced the motor, my fault, it has been working fine for the last 4 years.
Motor from Amazon about $135, takes about 3 hours to replace.
Title: Re: Carefree Awning replacement
Post by: Diane on November 18, 2023, 11:25:59 pm
Thanks for the response. Could I clarify that the motor you replaced was on the Carefree awning. And out of curiosity what did you mean by "your fault"?
Title: Re: Carefree Awning replacement
Post by: Harrysalit on November 19, 2023, 09:12:29 am
The motor I replaced was for the Carefree awning.  I considered replacing it with the manual conversion parts, but this motor was less expensive.
My fault, I put the awning out for some temporary shade, without using the legs, a gust of wind came up, awning did a wild dance, after that it would not work. Was told only fix is to replace the motor.
Title: Re: Carefree Awning replacement
Post by: Diane on November 19, 2023, 11:54:09 pm
Thanks for up[ate!!