Fiamma awning

[Manic]

We have a Fiamma F45s awning and it doesn’t close up on the end opposite the winder.
I’ve done the adjustment to tension the fabric, Whig h is supposed to fix it but no still doesn’t go fully on.
Any suggestions
Cheers

 

[L' Hobo]

We have a Fiamma F45s awning and it doesn’t close up on the end opposite the winder.
I’ve done the adjustment to tension the fabric, Whig h is supposed to fix it but no still doesn’t go fully on.
Any suggestions
Cheers

If you have done the adjustments, is there something that's stopping it from retracting in the housing?

 

[Manic]

If you have done the adjustments, is there something that's stopping it from retracting in the housing?

Can’t see anything

 

[Deep Owl]

We have the same, which has slowly bowed out at either end over the last 10 years but only by about 1 centimetre.

I assume it is something to do with it being flexed in hot weather, because I am always careful winding it in and don’t end to hang things from it. Or it could be the tie-down cables pulling?

 

[Happy Jack]

Had some wind damage to the fabric on my F45S.
Was hugely windy and I'd foolishly left it out.
Got a repair patch and fitted OK, but wasn't closing at one end. One of the cantilever arms had moved slightly, nut/bolt at top had moved a touch, probably by the wind.
Had to move it by trial and error to get it right. There were no marks visible to show where it was originally.
Only moved 10mms or so in the end.
The other one was also loose but hadn't moved.
Tightened them up and all other securing screws etc.
Now fine.

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[Riverbankannie]

We have a Fiamma F45s awning and it doesn’t close up on the end opposite the winder.
I’ve done the adjustment to tension the fabric, Whig h is supposed to fix it but no still doesn’t go fully on.
Any suggestions
Cheers

We fixed ours (although a Thule), but adding a small piece of gorilla tape to the roller just at the rear end. Wound out awning fully and then unscrewed the plastic cover over the roller to expose it.

 

[Phill D]

When fully wound out have you measured the distance from the cassette to the front rail? Are they the same ( within a few mm )!

 

[Manic]

When fully wound out have you measured the distance from the cassette to the front rail? Are they the same ( within a few mm )!

That will be my next move
Thanks for the other suggestions, I’m going to also play about with arm positioning

 

[Manic]

We fixed ours (although a Thule), but adding a small piece of gorilla tape to the roller just at the rear end. Wound out awning fully and then unscrewed the plastic cover over the roller to expose it.

Finally got to reply , I sorted my awning, not perfect but a lot better, by using your gorilla tape solution.
Thanks

 

[Riverbankannie]

Finally got to reply , I sorted my awning, not perfect but a lot better, by using your gorilla tape solution.
Thanks

We had to go back in and put a second smaller bit on top to make it perfect!

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[Mikeco]

That will be my next move
Thanks for the other suggestions, I’m going to also play about with arm positioning

That’s the way to do it but first of all mark the existing positions, you only have to move them slightly to make a difference. It’s the ones on the wind out part that you need to adjust.

 

[Manic]

That’s the way to do it but first of all mark the existing positions, you only have to move them slightly to make a difference. It’s the ones on the wind out part that you need to adjust.

I had already fully adjusted the Fiamma adjuster which hadn’t helped but the extra tape on it did.

 

[Mikeco]

I had already fully adjusted the Fiamma adjuster which hadn’t helped but the extra tape on it did.

I’m don’t know which part you are saying is the adjuster but I’m talking about where the arm is attached to the awning front when wound out. You slacken them off with an Allen key and reposition them slightly, this adjustment will send the awning back in providing you go the right way.

 

[Manic]

I’m don’t know which part you are saying is the adjuster but I’m talking about where the arm is attached to the awning front when wound out. You slacken them off with an Allen key and reposition them slightly, this adjustment will send the awning back in providing you go the right way.

I may try that. The adjuster I used is the one on the drum on the left end, opposite to winder