How To Change A Roof Vent On A Camper

You can use a putty knife or other tool.

How to change a roof vent on a camper.

Once you are home get back onto the ladder and remove the pins from the hinge of the old vent. Replace the hinges and check to make sure they are secure. What damaged the vent isn t that important. What matters is that exposure to the elements will take a serious toll on your rv unless you replace the broken item before the next rain storm.

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 have a powered unit with wires make sure your camper power is off and clip the wires leaving sufficient wire length behind to make new connections. Crank open roof vents are the easiest. Here s how to replace old rv rooftop fixtures replacing rv rooftop vents.

In this rv diy video mark polk with rv education 101 demonstrates how to replace and seal an rv roof vent. Take off the vent. On the roof carefully peel off any old sealant around your existing vent to access the mounting screws. Though this isn t always an option with all types and brands of roof vents especially if you have an older roof vent the fantastic fan roof vent does provide the option of roof vent replacement domes so that you don t have to take the time and money to replace the entire rv roof vent.

Next straighten out the tabs that go into the new vent and then put the tabs into the new roof vent.