wiring for "improvements"

[Snownyet]

Im looking at adding a couple of receptacles and adding a 13,500btu carrier front air conditioner. Im curious as to what type of wire you folks who make these mods use? Im not sure if I should use romex or individual conductor THHN type wire. Whats easier to fish through the roof and walls of these rigs?

[bsmeaton]

THHN should only be used inside of conduit (steel or PVC). Romex is suitable for what you are wanting to do, and is what the factory originally used.

[dieselguy]

It's going to be an uphill battle either in the roof or inside an exterior wall. The exterior walls are more or less foam filled. The roof is a series of rafters with holes in them. With a little luck, you can fish the wire from ceiling duct hole to skylight to ceiling duct hole ... then depending on where your electrical panel is, it may be a challenge to get down a wall to get there. Is your unit not prewired for the second A/C?

[Snownyet]

No pre wire that Im aware of. I was hoping I could fish the wire next to the A/C ducts, my fuse panel is right at the base of the steps and the wires pull up thru an interior wall. The other outlet I want to add is inside my rear outside storage area(rear kitchen 5er). Theres a nearby receptacle that I can take power from for that.

[Ozz]

With patience, you can take wires almost any place, (except the outside walls) I have fished all over mine, the removal of vents, lights help. (My Ozz's mods series shows the electrical panel removed, as well as the switch panel.)
Go to Home Despot and buy a fiberglass bundle of professional fishing tools, OR, just get a $12.00 fishing pole and use the sections, (without the rings on the pole for the fishing line) works good. Fiberglass is the key, metal can get you in all kinds of trouble....

[Dustytuu]

Husband said to use Romex wire. Number 12 wire. He put 3 extra breakers and circuits in our previous Montana. Also did the wiring for the second AC.

[Snownyet]

Thanks for the feedback folks. Im a buildings and grounds supv at a power plant and Ive got access to anything I need for wire pulling. We've got a magnetic wire python fishing tool that'll pull wires through places never before possible.

[Ozz]

Gotta get me one of those.... Could you get us more info on that?
Thanks, Ozz


Got it........


(I'll make one.)

[Bob & Lee]

Need Help, I am running a wire from 20 Amp breaker in the box to put a outlet in the front cargo, over thru the front to have a outlet on the front outside next to the front cargo door, up under the bed for an outlet on the bed to run our eletric blanket now I have almost completed this task I look at the wire and it is 14-2 I thought I bought 12-2. well In you opinion do I need to pull it out and run 12-2 or will 14 -2 be OK.

Bob

[fulltimedreamer]

quote:Originally posted by Bob & Lee

Need Help, I am running a wire from 20 Amp breaker in the box to put a outlet in the front cargo, over thru the front to have a outlet on the front outside next to the front cargo door, up under the bed for an outlet on the bed to run our eletric blanket now I have almost completed this task I look at the wire and it is 14-2 I thought I bought 12-2. well In you opinion do I need to pull it out and run 12-2 or will 14 -2 be OK.

Bob

Bob,

The 14-2 should handle the electric blanket with no problem, just be sure to use a 15 Amp breaker to protect the 14-2 as it is only rated for 15 amps.

[Jolu]

I want one of those pythons. That looks like it could be handy. JB

[SlickWillie]

quote:Originally posted by Snownyet

No pre wire that Im aware of. I was hoping I could fish the wire next to the A/C ducts, my fuse panel is right at the base of the steps and the wires pull up thru an interior wall. The other outlet I want to add is inside my rear outside storage area(rear kitchen 5er). Theres a nearby receptacle that I can take power from for that.

Our Mountaineer was supposed to be pre-wired according to the invoice. We paid 100 bucks for that. I pulled the cover on the bedroom vent and no wire. Contacted Keystone and they pulled the build ticket; no wire for second AC. The dealer ran the wire from the panel through the basement and up through the closet. Out of sight; out of mind. I had looked at pulling the wire myself but would have to come up through the bathroom wall. Wasn't sure what was in that wall. I did look, and your floorplan, and your bath setup is different than ours.

[Wiarton William]

I installed a new receptacle for a fireplace heater that I put in our unit....I took it off the 20 amp A/C breaker(dont use heater/a/c at same time)....our unit is wired for the washer dryer..I would not expect to use that so I may end up taking a line off that plug for and extra outlet in the bedroom or in the basement ..

[garyka]

I used the washer-dryer outlets.I do not use these for a washer or dryer and they are 20 amp independent lines directly from the breaker panel.I ran a line to the basement with a heavy duty power strip with a breaker on it witch is a 15 amp strip which I use for a ice maker,small beverage refrigerator and any other small uses.To date I have not tripped any breakers with this setup.

[chas]

1st thing you should do is change to 50 amp for 2 ac units , i did it in my mountaineer . it is not as hard to do as it sounds , i also had a 15000 btu lo profile carrier put in the bedroom they hooked the wiring to the Outlet for the tv in the bedroom in the corner , i cannot see the wiring at all