Running Wires On Rv Roof

The refrigerator cooling tower is a great place to run wires down from the roof.

Running wires on rv roof.

Inside microwave compartment where wires enter trailer from roof top running wires inside. Be sure to check out the latest gear i use on my adventures. Wire runs from inside to out running wires from inside the rv to the roof is usually a snap. Looking at the pv power systems and the 2005 nec.

By blaine edmonton ab canada question. A good example is taking a wire from the roof down to the bottom of your motorhome or fifth wheel. There are two ways to run 12 volt wire through a truck camper. Pau hana travels 6 634 views.

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. Hidden wire and surface wire. The real truth. 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.

What does the nec say about running the pv wires through the roof. 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. Let s examine these two options. Rv solar installation part 5.

The code requirement that the pv source and output conductors be kept outside the building until the readily accessible disconnect is reached indicate that these conductors are to be treated in a manner similar to ac service entrance conductors 690. I ve also been able to run a fiberglas wire pull rod over to a drilled ceiling hole and then grab the attached string to then pull the wires. Suggested practices it says. I did a painstaking process of trying to wire up a new power panel in our rv.

In a couple of our rigs this meant simply routing our wiring through the roof vent for the rv refrigerator. With uv protection and properly sealed it would never leak. I want to put a solar panel on the roof of my 2010 sunseeker. I ve been successful in running wires in walls.

It was suggested i run the wires through the fridge roof vent which i have done on other motorhomes. You could also run the wires on the roof. Drilling holes running wire in the roof of the rv duration. The wiring for this solar charge controller is hidden in the hollow wall beside the refrigerator.

Or can you run the wires down and under the rig.