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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 2:46 pm
Any comments on them? Anyone have one? Is SunSetter a good one? Motorized or manual. How long do they last? And how durable/easy to keep clean are they?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 2:37 pm
Where can I find some on-line reviews on the Sunsetter awning (or any others.) They don't have any reviews at epinions.com. Can't find any reviews anywhere. Please help! Thanks.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 2:45 pm
Did you try googling?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 2:45 pm
Yep, I googled my brains out and came up dry....
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Rabbit
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 2:59 pm
I have one. Manual not motor. We use it for shade, keep it rolled up in the rain except once when we were hosting a big party on a warm but rainy day. It adds a high-end look to the patio that it is located over and we notice that it is one of the most gravitated to seating areas we have out back, second only to the gazebo, and we have many seating areas. We are very satisfied, bought ours thru Costco.com Our application was not a text-book installation because of less than recommended clearance between the large windows and the overhang. I decided to overcome this by using extra supports where I could. They sold them to me at a reasonable price and I believe my re-engineered installation is as strong or stronger than the normal one. My mother-in-law has the motorized version which I would recommend if the added cost is not a problem. Motorized would not physically fit in our application, (It was a very tight fit) or I would have gone that way on ours. The manual opening system is not bad though and in the summer we open and close it almost everyday.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 5:32 pm
Rabbit, are yours and your mil's the Sunsetter ones? How long have you had them? Do you live somewhere with strong winds? THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 5:35 pm
1 2 3 I Googled, using sunsetter message board as my search words.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 5:39 pm
THANK YOU Halfunit!!! I tried with "sunsetter reviews" and got very little...
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 11:19 pm
Julie, you should really move to Germany....or at least find out what kind of retractable awnings they use here. They are on LOTS of windows and they are very good. They come down with a crank from the inside and are really cool. I think in my next house I will get German windows. They open from the hinges either at the bottom (leans in) so it is open at the top OR on the side. They are awesome! The change is whether the handle is up or down. They are NEVER used with screens. I don't think that I have seen a screen over here. No bugs or flies either!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 18, 2005 - 10:49 am
I did a search on retractable awnings and came up with lots of hits, including one for http://www.sunsetter.com Usually before I use google or aol/google search I try to figure out the logical .com url and often that does it.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, March 18, 2005 - 11:42 am
Thanks Seamonkey, The thing I am most looking for is reviews/opinions on them.
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Rabbit
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, March 18, 2005 - 11:54 am
Julie, my house is in a natural wind shelter, so huge winds all around us are mild in my backyard, my installation has never been tested by really strong winds when extended. Granny Hare's is definitely Sunsetter, mine is the brand Costco.com sold before they switched to Sunsetter. Granny Hare's old house had a Sunsetter brand too. All three units have been trouble free in all ways, but then Rabbits are naturally lucky.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, March 18, 2005 - 12:09 pm
I was born in the year of the rabbit, so that's good! Thank you for your info!!! 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 18, 2005 - 2:03 pm
Julie, sorry, didn't read that well and of course their site isn't a good one for reviews, since they would only allow the good ones. Let us know what you find out and also what you end up doing.. Rabbit.. as long as you keep your feet 
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