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Patio umbrella squeaks?

How do you stop the umbrella squeaking in the wind?
It is one of the larger ones with the crank handle to raise & lower, but even with a gentle breeze it sways & creaks like mad.
Russ, June 2009
It’s creaking because it’s rocking from side to side. I fixed mine by adding a bungy cord in one corner and strapping it straight down to one of our end tables. Fixed it.

DMK, July 2022
Try some silicon spray on the pivots and joints

Maurice, June 2009