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Originally Posted by JRTJH
Maybe it's just me, but awning LENGTH (front of awning to rear of awning) as nothing to do with tension on the awning roller. The awning could be 11' long or 22' long, both have no bearing on roller tube tension...
The "important factor" is the awning WIDTH.... For the most part, all awnings extend somewhere between 7' and 8'. So, "one turn per foot" is either 7 turns or 8 turns.... Twisting the roller tube 11 turns for a 11' long awning will make the roller tube "too tight"...
As I said, just a "descriptive difference" but length and width are not the same....
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Ok, I guess it can be confusing. Pretty much all awnings extend the same amount. I was trained 1 turn for every foot of the roller tube.
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