Electric awning

[Zeroprotocol]

My wife and I just put a deposit on a 2021 Sunset trail SS253RB. I’ve never owned a trailer with an electric awning. It doesn’t have a wind sensor for the auto retract. On my old manual awning I would tie it down with rachet straps. Any way to do this with the electric awnings or am I best to just retract it when ever there is wind and at night?

[dagst1]

We roll ours up and if the weather is questionable at night and if we leave for any time. Could save a insurance deductible.

[travelin texans]

You can anchor them down, but the edges will still flap. It's best to roll them at night, whenever you leave the rv & if high winds are predicted, it's just the push of a button.

[Zeroprotocol]

Thanks everyone

[Lloyd]

Can you change your order and get one with the wind sensor?

[Zeroprotocol]

They said they used to come factory installed but found that they failed quickly so they removed them.

[Papa-T]

Yep rolls ours in if any wind over 5MPH.

[mark5w]

Just had my awning replaced and ordered a wind sensor with it. The Rv service rep called and advised me not to get it installed. They have had a lot of problem with them. Repairs are expensive or you might have to replace the unit.
So I did not have it installed.

[Papa-T]

Just wondering about the wind sensors. (First of all never owned one). If you have a wind sensor I assume you can’t drop one end of the awning for rain run off. I know on mine if I drop one end I can’t roll it in.

[travelin texans]

The Carefree power awnings have a series of push pins on both arms to adjust the pitch, as long as there's no more than 3 holes difference between the arms you can extend/retract without readjusting.
I've heard/read too many issues with the wind sensors, either they roll up when a hummingbird flies by or won't roll up in a tornado.
As I've already stated rolling them up takes about ten seconds of pushing a button, easy least!

[sleepyT]

Zeroproto
The tie downs don't always work either, false security...I had the screw in anchor pull out of the ground in a high wind and almost lost my awning...Luckily God was smiling on me that day...Still have the original awning...