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WARNING:
Ensure that the screw thread
protruding from the clamps is
pointing away from the awning
fabric.
The awning should now look like this
and is ready to peg. First make sure
that all entrances are zipped fully
closed. Peg the rear corners of the
awning. The awning wall should be
vertical and the pegging point should
be pulled slightly under the caravan to
ensure a good seal between awning
and caravan. It may be necessary to
shorten the front legs to achieve this.
The pegging points have a range of
possible pegging options. Select a
point that puts the awning under
tension but without over stressing.
Once the rear corners have been
pegged, peg each front corner. It is
necessary to pull each pegging point
diagonally to create tension in the
awning. It may also be necessary to
adjust the length of the leg using the
adjusting
clamps.
Peg
the
intermediate pegging points, pegging
the points either side of doorways first.
These doorways should be cross
pegged - the points should be pulled
across each other. . It may also be
necessary to increase the tension in
the internal stretcher poles. Once
completed the awning should look taut
without too many creases - if
necessary readjust the pegging and
adjust the height of the legs. As well
as looking nice a well set up awning
will perform better in adverse weather.
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PEGS
The Ace awning comes complete with general purpose
plastic & wire pegs. These will be suitable for many
sites but there will be some instances where different
pegs will be necessary. Your dealer will stock a range
of pegs suitable for different types of ground. For max-
imum effectiveness, pegs should be driven into the
ground at a 45°angle away from the pegging point.
CAUTION: Pegs can be sharp. Do not allow children
to play around the awning and ensure that suitable
protective footwear is worn.
GUY LINES
The Ace comes with guy lines pre-attached. We rec-
ommend that these guy lines are used at all times (1).
Peg the guy lines so that the awning is under tension
without distorting the shape, they should run in line
with the seams. The guy lines can be adjusted using
the runners. Guy lines should be secured using suita-
ble pegs - see above. DO NOT allow children to play
around your awning. Guy lines are a trip hazard.
SEALING BUMPER PADS
To help create a seal between caravan and awning the
Ace has sealing bumper pads (2) sewn to the rear
panels. Using the rear pegging points, these bumpers
should be pulled towards the caravan. An improved
seal can be maintained by use of the optional rear up-
right pole set. Insert the top of each pole into the
pocket in the top rear corner, adjust the height to bring
the pole under tension and then secure the pole to the
bumper pads using the tie tapes.
DRAUGHT SKIRT
The supplied draught skirt should be pulled through
the awning rail at the bottom of your caravan (3). The
ropes at the top corners can be tied to the caravan
chassis to make the skirt taut. Peg down and tension
the skirt using the webbing straps.
CURTAINS
The Ace has two curtains for each window (4). They
have curtain runners along their top edge that simply
slide onto the curtain track sewn above each window.
Use the plastic retainers to keep the curtains tidy dur-
ing the day.
MUD SKIRT
The Ace comes with an internal mud skirt to keep out
draughts. The mud skirt has eyelets that can be used
with pegs to secure it to the ground (5). DO NOT use
the mud skirt to peg your awning down.
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