Why is a single cable retractable awning better?
We have laboratory-tested our SunShelter Select to exceed 60,000 cycles of extending and retracting the shading systems with visible sign of wear or cable failure. The level of testing more than simulates 20 years or normal use. TUV, a European testing company has set the acceptable standard at only 24,000 cycles to receive their seal of approval. We use a single, 4mm large diameter, 128 strand aircraft grade cable in each SunShelter Select arm. Because our elbows are engineered with a very large radius, we are able to run this single large Stainless Steel cable with excellent long-term performance without plastic coated cables, belts or bulky chains. Durasol far exceeds the TUV acceptable level and far outperforms other systems in the marketplace, that’s why we offer a 10-year warranty on our framework components. Most other systems in the US marketplace are imported from Europe or China where these awnings are typically warranted for 3 years or less. These US manufacturers then “plus
top > Lateral arm awnings such as Durasol SunShelters utilize spring loaded arms applying outward tension that is transferred over the arm elbow. Virtually all lateral arm awnings operate in this fashion. Manufacturers vary in material to transfer this force from chain links, to bicycle chains, to seat belt material to cables. Durasol incorporates 4mm large diameter, 133-strand stainless steel, 10,000 lb test aircraft grade cable in each SunShelter arm. The SunShelter Classic and Select feature single arm cables while the Elite utilized dual cables of the same dimensions. Durasol products have been independent laboratory tested as recent as 2007 and has proven to pass the rigorous TÜV accreditation for United States and Canada as well as CE certification. Durasol SunShelter elbows are vacuum-injected cast molded and are engineered with a very large radius. This allows for a larger than normal diameter stainless steel cable with excellent long-term performance. This is accomplished with
