Sunsetter Awning Wind Speed

Your awning will receive frequent usage because you will want to spend more time outdoors than ever before.

Sunsetter awning wind speed.

The pressure from a 23 mph wind would be like having a 300 pound person sitting on your awning. An independent lab tested our awnings for wind resistance. All of our models withstood winds between 55 and 75 mph without damage in controlled tests. Additionally these mph ratings were done in wind tunnel tests not the real world.

The wind speeds that most self supported awnings are tested to is about 20 25 miles per hour but that does assume a steady wind and not a buffeting irregular wind which can be far more dangerous. For some homeowners this may cause panic to set in. Because of that you may be outdoors when the wind starts to pick up or you may head indoors and forget to retract your awning when the wind speeds begin to increase. Nothing might happen but it could damage your awning support arms retractable awnings that are rated for wind class 2 if they are properly secured to a structure should be fine in a steady wind speed of 19 to 24 mph.

More commonly used now are the motion sensors as they detect movement in the awning rather than the wind speed which can be irrelevant. The weather sensors we use are perfect and most commonly used for our retractable awnings these motion sensors attach directly to the awning and detect sudden strong wind or heavy. Somfy weather sensors for awnings solar screens pergola covers.