How To Install Rv Roof Vent Fan

We will show a roof vent install below.

How to install rv roof vent fan.

To reverse the draw of the fan flip it over and reinstall. The location is close enough to the roof vent for the approximately 6 feet of fan wiring to reach. Bob livingston and bill gehr replace a weathered rv roof vent cover. The fan may be positioned so that the intake sucks the hot air from inside the cooling unit compartment and blows it out the door vent.

If your rv has a upper side vent we recommend a second blower fan mounted on the side vent door. Measure the opening for your roof vent on your camper. I ran the power wiring through the wall at the back of the cabinet into the fridge ventilation stack and up to the fans on top of the roof vent. In this rv diy video mark polk with rv education 101 demonstrates how to replace and.

Plug the fan into the power outlet. One is a roof vent and the other is the side vent. If you re installing a vent in a location in which there was no vent previously you ll have to cut an opening between roof joists to install the new unit. How i removed the old vent prepared the roof for the new vent installed the fan tastic vent waterproofed the installation and wired it all up.

Some rvs come pre wired for vent fans and have the wires handy in the roof attic near the vent. I also ran the temperature probe back there and taped it inside the vent. This video shows the replacement of the fan blade on the bathroom exhaust vent in my travel trailer. Set the fan in place by fitting the eyehooks on the back edge over the cup hooks in the vent trim.

Ours didn t so i had to decide where to get the power from. It s easiest to measure the vent opening from inside the trailer. Fasten the s hook into the eyehook on the front side of the vent trim to hold the fan in place. In this rv diy video mark polk with rv education 101 demonstrates how to replace and seal an rv roof vent.

They leave about a foot of wire hanging out of the fan and include another foot or so extra.