![]() If your motor does need to be replaced, not only do Fiamma’s prices kick butt, but their customer service puts Dometic’s to shame too. Watch the video for details on how we were able to get away with a total freebie on this repair, because you might be able to as well. How’s that for mark-up?! That kind of profit margin would land your company a deal on Shark Tank. If that sounds like a lot, it will REALLY sound outrageous when you learn that by simply ordering direct from Fiamma, that same part is only $215. Six Hundred And Eighty-Eight Gen-u-ine United States George Washingtons. That’s right, as of this writing, the typical price we found for a “Dometic” replacement motor for our awning was $688. And the dirtiest secret of all is that you can buy a replacement motor directly from Fiamma… for less than one third of what you’ll pay for a “Dometic” motor! The secret about these awnings is that they’re not actually made by Dometic. The “damaging or ruining” part… not so much.) -) (just to clarify that statement… we focus on the “without using force” technique. If it fails while closed, like ours did, you’ll need to know the hidden trick to opening it without using force, potentially damaging or ruining it, which we demonstrate in the video. If you’re lucky enough to have the motor fail with the awning in the extended position, you can easily remove the entire unit for diagnosis and repair. With so many of these units out there, there’s a common failure, which we experienced recently: motor seizure due to moisture penetration. A version of it is still widely used today. When we bought our rig in 2005, it seemed like just about every mid-to-high-level motorhome came with one. The Oasis Elite is surely one of the most ubiquitous RV door awnings out there. Even if you can’t salvage your motor like we did, you can save a ton… if you know the dirty little secret about this common point of failure. Crowbarring it open would have led to a huge replacement bill. The Dometic 8300 Awnings have a hollow roller shaft with an outside diameter of 18.5mm.Our Dometic / A&E Oasis Elite power door awning died recently… in the closed position, with no obvious way to get into it. The easiest way to correctly identify your Dometic Awning model is to look at the roller end caps. Here we will show you the differences between the 3 earlier models of Dometic Roll Out Awning - 8300, 8500 & 9000.ĭifferences between Dometic Awning Rollers Dometic 8300 Awnings If you are looking for spare parts for your Dometic awning, it is important to first identify which model you have. If you are repairing an 8500 or 9000 awning the springs can be replaced independently with the 8700 version. This is because both sides require matching springs (ie 8700) to function, in this case a complete awning roller may be a more suitable solution. ![]() Due to the mounting style (Top Caps) on the 8700 Torsion Springs repairing an 8300 awning roller may be considered uneconomical. The one known limitation of the new range is if you have an 8300 awning and are hoping to replace a Torsion / Spring Assembly. If you are looking to replace some or all your existing arms or rafters you can determine your current hardware size by measuring your Main Arm and matching to one of the following sizes: Tall: Requires a minimum wall height of 1925mm.Standard (Previously know as short): Requires a minimum wall height of 1620mm. ![]() Ultra Short: Requires a minimum wall height of 1475mm. ![]() ![]() How to Determine the Correct Awning Hardware Size It is recommended to install the largest unit that will fit on your RV. Matching the earlier versions they are based on the amount of space/height your trailer has available to mount the hardware. There are 3 sizes of 8700 awning hardware available and they can be used with your existing awning barrels if required. While the choice of fabric colours profiles has been reduced to black to white or white to black, the mounting hardware options has stayed the same.Ĭhoice of White or Black When Awning is Stowed Against the Caravan In late 2020 Dometic introduced theĨ700 Awning, the new model replaces both the 83 condensing the Dometic awning range further and enabling the streamlining of components to suit the current (8700) and previous models of A&E Roll Out Awnings (8300, 85) In recent years the 9000 model was made obsolete, and a universal hardware kit was introduced to cover all 3 models. Regardless of the branding the original core range included the following models: 8300, 8500 & 9000. As the company has evolved the awnings have been branded under a variety of names In that time there has been a few key models of Roll-Out awnings. Dometic have been suppling RV Awnings to the Australian Caravan Industry for many years now. ![]()
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