How To Change A Roof Vent On A Rv

Fortunately replacing your rv s roof vent cover is an easy diy project.

How to change a roof vent on a rv. Straighten the tabs that go into the old vent and then take off the lid. Once you are home get back onto the ladder and remove the pins from the hinge of the old vent. Remove old garnish or cut new opening. Some rv roof vents also serve as electric fans and may have wires attached.

If you need to replace the entire vent assembly check out our article here covering that topic. Another great option is to add a maxxair cover over the entire vent. Insert and seal new rv roof vent. Installing the rv roof vent.

Next straighten out the tabs that go into the new vent and then put the tabs into the new roof vent. Bob livingston and bill gehr replace a weathered rv roof vent cover. When removing the roof vent do so carefully so as not to cause any damage to the wires cut the wires diagonally with a pair of wire cutters close to the roof vent leaving plenty of space for you to reattach the old wires to the new. Viarv llc was initiated in early 2012 with the mission to help rv owners to share their rvs and to make rv travel more accessible to families.

You will still need the replacement vent cover but the maxxair vent cover will allow you to leave your roof vents open even on rainy days. We strive to p. You don t have to remove the whole vent structure only the lid. In this rv how to video mark polk with rv education demonstrates how to install and seal an rv roof vent presented by dicor as part of rudy s rv care and ma.

And remove the roof vent. We ll walk you through the process below. This isn t normally the kind of video i put out but i got bored changing the vents in my camper so i filmed the last one and made a how to video. If you are replacing an existing vent remove the old trim ring garnish piece from inside the rv.