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Posted: 06 Sep 2007, 11:34
by jamesc76
fried chicken wrote:Pole & clamps in DRY weather, fig 8 in wet otherwise the rain runs down inside & drips in your van.
Why's it dripping in your van ???? I all ways thought the pole goes on top of the gutter and that way the clamps grip it much better!
Posted: 06 Sep 2007, 14:29
by Ian Hulley
Posted: 06 Sep 2007, 14:37
by RichP
"J" strip plus figure of 8 works a treat - 5 lenghths of figure eight fits nicely in the awning bag too!
My wife always seems to disappear when the awning needs putting up- then arrives back when its all finished usually without cold beer!
figure of 8's
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 05:36
by minke
I have a twin slider & had trouble with both of mine tearing away at the gutter seals. I put the f/8 in the vice and ran a 3" mini grinder right up thru the channel thus taking a couple mm off ech face, champhered the ends for easy slide on. Now no more sweating & cursing to get them on. To take them off without tearing trim on gutter, just lift one corner of f8 and run a spoon handle or similar along between gutter & f8, walla off she pops & no bits & pieces of sealant from the gutter.
To take the slack outta the bit o canvas that flops around I cut a coupla pieces of swish curtain track approx 24" long and bend em in an arc and they stay nicely between the gutter & the pole on the awning, thus keeping the canvas in a tunnel shape & rain water stays away.
Dontcha jus luv it...luv it ...luv it even when it bites yer on the bum...
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 09:14
by ELVIS
where can i get clamps from seperately ? my figure 8 is really sloppy and i have to duck take it onto gutter
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 10:19
by HarryMann
Totally lost here, some good sharp close-up pics would be a great help from someone, unless they can point to same in Wiki? If not sounds like they are needed anyway, to build an article on Figure of 8's, J strips and pole and clamps....
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 12:10
by Mocki
next time i put my awning up i'll take some, unless someone does it sooner.......
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Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 12:17
by Cruz
that's a bay gutter isn't it? Early t25 gutters are similar if not the same to bays whereas late gutters need a trim to aid the fitting of figure of 8.
Or am I wrong?
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 13:32
by trickydicky
Not having bought an awning yet isn't the problem with the figure of 8 that it won't seal onto pop-tops due to the sealant in the gutter
Posted: 24 Sep 2007, 13:45
by Ian Hulley
