Bathroom power vent out of reach
Hello, Just finishing the prep and testing on my 5th wheel for the season. We picked the 5th wheel up last summer but due to health issues only got to use it once for almost 2 weeks. The bathro...
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myredracer wrote:
In a previous TT, I added a wall switch and ran the wire inside the wall and ceiling space. If you have an existing switch on the bathroom wall, there'll be a hole in the wall's top plate (the horizontal 1x2 or 1x1 piece) that you can use for new wire. Easy project and def. worthwhile...
Putting a switch way up on a ceiling is such a dumb idea but that's what they do. If you have an arched ceiling (like we do), it's even harder to reach up to the ceiling. FWs are even higher still. We now have a Maxxair fan in the bathroom and bedroom with remotes. Can't imagine not having them now.
The problem is not the power switch. In the very first post, the OP said a yard stick fixed that problem. The problem is that the knob that must be turned to open/close the vent is out of reach.
I agree with the suggestions to get a PVC pipe of the correct diameter and cut grooves in it. If it is a knurled knob, it may take 4 or 5 grooves. If it is a knob offset on a 3" arm, 2 grooves to go over the arm. You can use an elbow to put a handle on the bottom to give you leverage to turn it.
