Bailey 794-T - Awning useless! (1 Viewer)

[Paul Wilkins]

Get on site, whizz out the cassette awning just before the heavens open. Ahh has I thought a nice dry space next to the van. Wrong! The rain just p**ses down the side of the van. No seal between the van and the awning!
How many more things are wrong with this MH?

 

[Riverbankannie]

I don’t think it’s a fault. The awning designed as a sun shade. You can get a Fiamma drip stop to channel water away if necessary. Be careful about leaving awning out in heavy rain it’s not designed for it. Always put a sideways slope on if any rain expected (one leg higher than other).
Rain often comes with wind so always use extra tie down straps.

 

[jezport]

There is a seal but it doesn't come with the awning. It's an optional extra.

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[eddie]

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Get on site, whizz out the cassette awning just before the heavens open. Ahh has I thought a nice dry space next to the van. Wrong! The rain just p**ses down the side of the van. No seal between the van and the awning!
How many more things are wrong with this MH?

You made the schoolboy error of not telling them that you would like to use it in the rain lol

 

[knokinonabit]

It's just the design.
Autotrails are built in to the side of the body and don't let water enter down between the van and awning.
I agree with what @Riverbankannie says above.

 

[MC 55 FUN]

Both our non Bailey Moho's have had an awning fitted & both have had a slight gap between van body & awning case resulting in a slight drip down the side of the van when it rains, 90% + of the floor space the awning covers remains dry & usable.

That said we use it as a sun shade & not an umbrella.

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[Lenny HB]

The seal is just to stop crud collecting in the gap. The awning has been fitted incorrectly it should be sealed to the body all the way along.

 

[Lenny HB]

Both our non Bailey Moho's have had an awning fitted & both have had a slight gap between van body & awning case resulting in a slight drip down the side of the van when it rains, 90% + of the floor space the awning covers remains dry & usable.

That said we use it as a sun shade & not an umbrella.

Another incorrectly fitted one.

 

[MC 55 FUN]

Another incorrectly fitted one.

Yep, fitted by Germans.

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[Kevan]

easy to fit buy what length you need

 

[Lenny HB]

After fitting it should have bead of Sika all along the top of the bracket. Stops any water running down also protects the bracket from water sitting on it.
I've never seen one fitted without it.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

I don’t think it’s a fault. The awning designed as a sun shade. You can get a Fiamma drip stop to channel water away if necessary. Be careful about leaving awning out in heavy rain it’s not designed for it. Always put a sideways slope on if any rain expected (one leg higher than other).
Rain often comes with wind so always use extra tie down straps.

Exactly what I did with my Pilote - the awning stood proud of the side due to the structure of the van so I simply bought 4 metres of Fiamma drip strip and slid it into the slot designed for the purpose. As @Riverbankannie says, it is really designed as a sunshade

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[DuxDeluxe]

The seal is just to stop crud collecting in the gap. The awning has been fitted incorrectly it should be sealed to the body all the way along.

Impossible to fit the awning flush on a Pilote A Class, though. And quite a few other vans

 

[Paul Wilkins]

Of course it’s wall to wall sunshine here in the UK lol
Point taken, I need to condition my UK van for UK weather...

 

[timetochill]

There is also a sponge type strip made for this which stops the rain dripping

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[Riverbankannie]

Of course it’s wall to wall sunshine here in the UK lol
Point taken, I need to condition my UK van for UK weather...

Especially if you had the same downpour as we had in Bristol this afternoon!

 

[Paul Wilkins]

Especially if you had the same downpour as we had in Bristol this afternoon!

I’m currently in Ilfracombe.. it was biblical!

 

[Paul Wilkins]

Had my dealer seal the gap between the van and the awning, however I’ve not had any rain to test the seal (1st world problems)

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[tonyidle]

The seal is just to stop crud collecting in the gap. The awning has been fitted incorrectly it should be sealed to the body all the way along.

If it is on the correct Fiamma supplied brackets there will be a 3mm gap. Fitting flat to the body is the lazy way that makes awning removal for repair a much more difficult job than necessary.

 

[Paul Wilkins]

Certainly wider than 3mm that’s for sure

 

[Lenny HB]

If it is on the correct Fiamma supplied brackets there will be a 3mm gap. Fitting flat to the body is the lazy way that makes awning removal for repair a much more difficult job than necessary.

On the thule a bracket the full length of the awning is fitted to the van and the awning hooks on to it .

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[Reallyretired]

My fiamma has a gap. Never bothered by it, as a previous poster said, its a sunshade.

 

[tonyidle]

On the thule a bracket the full length of the awning is fitted to the van and the awning hooks on to it .

You could be right but if that's the case my Thule has been fitted with Fiamma brackets. Which is obviously a possibility as it was installed before l bought the van .

 

[mfw]

Mines fitted on brackets about 3mm gap but it does also have a strip above which stops water entering via gap

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[Lenny HB]

You could be right but if that's the case my Thule has been fitted with Fiamma brackets. Which is obviously a possibility as it was installed before l bought the van .

The fitting depends on the van on Hymers the the bracket is shaped to fit around the roor/body joint.