Kampa Pro 330 awning blows up
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JVB66 replied on 27/06/2019 20:28
dmiller555 replied on 28/06/2019 08:12
Posted on 27/06/2019 09:58 by madwomen49While sitting in our awning having lunch, our awning went bang. Not just the bladder, it ripped through the roof & left a hole about one & half foot long.
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JVB66 replied on 28/06/2019 08:21
Posted on 28/06/2019 08:12 by dmiller555Over-inflated!
cyberyacht replied on 28/06/2019 18:00
Tirril replied on 03/07/2019 19:23
Posted on 03/07/2019 19:23
I have the same Kampa Pro air 330 and find that I just need to inflate to 6 psi to get a very firm stable set up. This is less than the 9 - 11 psi suggested by Kamp but as it works well and provides a wider safety margin I am happy to stick with it. What PSI had you set Madwomen49?
EmilysDad replied on 03/07/2019 23:37
richardandros replied on 04/07/2019 06:27
Posted on 03/07/2019 23:37 by EmilysDadI have a Kampa air awning .... .no idea what pressure I inflate mine to as there's no gauge anywhere. I just squeeze it to test!
Posted on 04/07/2019 06:27
If you use the hand pump supplied with the awning, it can't over-inflate it. I use an electric one on our 390 Grande and, like Tirril, set it to 7 or 8 psi and it automatically cuts out at that pressure. That said, if it's really hot and I'm worried, I always let a bit of air out just to be on the safe side.
Merve replied on 04/07/2019 07:38
Cornersteady replied on 04/07/2019 08:47
Rufs replied on 04/07/2019 13:57
Posted on 04/07/2019 08:47 by CornersteadyIn their literature Kampa say their air poles are tested to be safe up to 22psi.
btw an increase of 10C leads to about a 1 psi increase
Posted on 04/07/2019 13:57
when we bought our 390 some years ago, the dealer said it was tested to 22 psi. I would like to meet the person who could put 22psi in the awning with the provided hand pump. I have a Kampa pump which is pre-set to 10psi. For the record, we had a puncture quite recently whilst in Spain, Kampa got a new leg to us in 5 days, just as well because the awning is not as modular as Kampa like to make out, e.g. if you get a puncture in the main leg nothing goes up as there is only on inlet valve and that is in the main leg.
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