How To Replace A Travel Trailer Roof Vent Cover

Replacing an rv roof vent is not very difficult but is a useful skill for an rv owner to have given that roof vents wear down due to age and weather conditions.

How to replace a travel trailer roof vent cover.

Once you can actually see all of the screws you can start unscrewing them from the roof to allow the cracked roof vent to come loose. It might be a good idea to hold onto these screws to use them for installing the replacement roof vent so don t let them go rolling off the roof of your rv and into the grass. Remove the trim panel. Since making this video we replaced these caps with 360 siphon rv roof vents which are awesome.

Remove the trim panel crank handle and screen. In this rv diy video mark polk with rv education 101 demonstrates how to replace and seal an rv roof vent. Plastic vents and other areas such as the appliance cover and breather end up thrusting outward. Installing the rv vent cover.

Make sure all screw holes are completely covered. Check your installation instructions for details and press into place creating a seal. Camco 40161 40168 white unbreakable polycarbonate vent lid ventline pre 2008 elixir since 1994. If installing a vent without a fan apply butyl tape or sealant to your new vent.

Check out the updated video here. The sun s harmful ultraviolet rays can wear down the vent so much that a small fallen branch can cause it to crumble. 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.