Running Wires Through An Rv Roof

Run wires in the back of your rv cabinets.

Running wires through an rv roof.

Insert the weatherproof cable glands and tighten them down. The least obtrusive way is to drill a hole or holes in the top back corner of the cabinet s. I chose to mount the box over the microwave. Simply follow the step by step instructions detailed here and you be watching satellite tv in no time.

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. If you have ducted air conditioning you can run wire through the ducts. That way your wire is as high as possible and all the way at the back so it doesn t interfere with your storage. This allowed my wires to enter behind the microwave where they would be hidden from view.

In a couple of our rigs this meant simply routing our wiring through the roof vent for the rv refrigerator. I did a painstaking process of trying to wire up a new power panel in our rv. Be sure to check out the latest gear i use on my adventures. You will need to drill a hole in the roof of the rv large enough to run the wires inside.

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. Running wires from inside the rv to the roof is usually a snap. If your installation also includes an input for cable tv on the outer wall of your rv then this conversion will allow you to create a dedicated satellite tv cable without the need to run new cable lines through the coach.