Running Wires Through An Rv Roof

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Running wires through an rv roof.

A good example is taking a wire from the roof down to the bottom of your motorhome or fifth wheel. Running wires from inside the rv to the roof is usually a snap. Running wires to rv roof leak free future proof tips solar ethernet catv. It s best to be close to your battery bank storage area.

Alternatively run a conduit of some kind from the roof to under the van. Insert the weatherproof cable glands and tighten them down. In a couple of our rigs this meant simply routing our wiring through the roof vent for the rv refrigerator. In our most recent installation the fridge was on the opposite side of the rig from the battery compartment.

For sure drilling the roof is last resort. Pop the cap off your grey or black tank vents and see if theres room to fish your wires next to the pipe. Add a ladder that bolts to the roof rack and under the van run the wires down through the ladder frame and enter from under the van. From the rooftop combiner box i ran 4 awg wire into the trailer through a hole cut in the roof through the microwave compartment down along the side of the refrigerator and into the area where the solar controller would be mounted.

Rv with tito diy 31 281 views. First drill holes in the side of the box for cables big enough to fit the threaded end of the cable gland make sure to leave room for future cables. Bougerv solar double cable entry gland box rv roof waterproof abs solar double cable entry housing for rvs boats yacht roofs camperman for all cable types 14awg to 10awg gray 4 7 out of 5 stars 245. I did a painstaking process of trying to wire up a new power panel in our rv.

Run the cables through the roof access the next step is to run the solar or antenna cables into the rv through the new access hole. Maybe it is just me but drilling a hole through the floor and grommeting it seems much less intrusive than going through the van roof. April 14 2014 07 45 10 am when i need to make a hole through a wall or roof and if the inside location is critical i will drill a small pilot hole from the inside out. Inside microwave compartment where wires enter trailer from roof top running wires inside.

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