How To Drain Rain Water From The Awning Fabric - SunSetter 1000XT Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

HOW TO DRAIN RAIN WATER FROM THE AWNING FABRIC

The SunSetter Awning is not designed to hold the weight of rainwater pooling on the Fabric. You must tilt
the Awning to allow appropriate drainage and prevent water from accumulating on the Fabric (see the
Homeowners' Operation and Maintenance manual for details).
WARNING: ACCUMULATION OF RAINWATER ON THE FABRIC COULD COLLAPSE THE AWNING AND CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY!
If, for any reason, rainwater accumulated on the Fabric, follow the instructions below to remove the water. You
will need a Helper for this procedure.
WARNING: NEVER WALK UNDER AN AWNING WITH WATER ACCUMULATED ON THE FABRIC! THERE COULD
BE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT ON THE AWNING AND THE FRAME COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY
MOMENT AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY!
1. Connect a common garden hose to your outside water faucet.
2 . While standing in front of the Awning (BUT NOT UNDER THE AWNING), visually observe where is the
deepest point of the water pooling on the fabric.
3 . Hold the open end of the garden hose about head high.
4 . Have a helper turn the water faucet on. Let water run ONTO THE GROUND until there is a solid stream of
water. DO NOT ALLOW ANY WATER TO RUN ONTO THE FABRIC.
5. Continue to hold the end of the hose head high and have your Helper turn the water OFF. Leave the hose
connected to the faucet.
6 . Place the end of the hose over the front of the Awning and let the open end of the hose slide into the
deepest point of the water pool. DO NOT GO UNDER THE AWNING!
7. While the open end of the hose is UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE WATER, have your Helper disconnect the
water hose from the faucet and lay it on the ground.
8 . The siphon caused by the water running out of the hose will drain the water from your Awning. Let the
water continue to drain until the flow of the water through the hose stops.
9. While keeping the end of the hose submerged, move it around on the fabric to fully drain the water from
the Fabric.
10. When the drain stops, make sure most water was drained. If not, repeat the process until most water is
drained off of the fabric.
11. Follow the normal closing procedure to lower the Awning and let the rest of the water run off totally from
the fabric.
12. Inspect your Awning for damaged parts, and check for normal operation.
Note: We recommend that you purchase Rainaway Arches to help prevent water collection and sagging. You
must set one Arm lower and create enough drop to allow rainwater to run off without accumulating on the
Fabric when you leave your Awning unattended. If the weather forecast is unclear, and could be stormy, the
Awning must be retracted completely against the house when unattended.
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