Off the Grid Part I - Is Cougar 327 Pre wired for Installing Fanatastic above Kitchen

[Texascoastalfish]

Hi all
I have a Fantastic 7350 with the remote and want to install it above the kitchen on my 2015 Cougar 327 where a crank up vent is already installed. I want to use a "hot" 12 V wire so I'm not dependent on a light switch. anyone know if Keystone pre wires that particular vent opening ?. If not I'll have to try and find some other 12 v source

Thanks !
David E.

This is part of Part I -"Off the Grid" project

Fantastic Fan 7350 with remote above Kitchen - In progress
300W Solar to combiner box -done
ALL LED - Replaced all Incandescent with 1076 base LED ( Dinette, Kitchen pendants and wall accent lamps )
Combiner Box to front Compartment /Charge Controller 6 AWG wire - In Progress
30 A Windy Nation PWM charge controller -done
1000 watt Sunforce Pure Sinewave inverter with remote - done
2 dedicated Inverter 120V outlets at Ent Center and Bedroom - In Progress
420AH in 4 6v Batts - done
80, 40 and 30A BlueSea marine breakers for Inverter, Charge controller and solar array. - done
Portable SWM dish for DirecTV -done
2 - 2000w Powerhorse Inverter Generators with parallel kit - done

Part II - Will be 200 Watts more of solar on roof to the combiner box
2000 Watt Inverter
Bogart charge controller and Trimetric Battery monitor.
Roof mounted Wineguard Trav'ler HD auto dish

[cmlong]

My wasn't pre-wired but I was able to fish a wire from the bathroom fan and use power from it.

[Texascoastalfish]

Good info thanks !
When you say fish it from the bathroom fan. The bathroom fan is probably 6-7 feet to the front of the kitchen vent . How do you do that ?
Thanks !

[larry337]

Originally Posted by cmlong

My wasn't pre-wired but I was able to fish a wire from the bathroom fan and use power from it.

On my Cougar the bathroom fan is wired to the light switch in the bathroom, just sayin.

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[cmlong]

It's easy to fish the wire. If you take both fans out you can look into the attic and see the other fan. Just use a fish tape or I use fiberglass tent poles to push the wire .

[Texascoastalfish]

Thanks ! That's what I did Fished a tape from the bathroom, tied into the bathroom fan wires. Now I have my Fantastic installed Works great !
Thanks Again
David E

[GMcKenzie]

Might not be the answer you are looking for, but if I were to do it again, I would go with the upgraded range hood over a fantastic fan in the kitchen. I have one and it gets pretty greasy. Plus the range hood fan sucks (or doesn't suck, depending on your point of view).

This is what I would try to go with.

http://www.rvvent.com/fabulousoperatingproducts.htm

[Texascoastalfish]

I see what your saying ,but I was talking way up on the ceiling "in" the kitchen area where a crank up vent with no fan previously sat. You talking about an actual stove vent fan right ?

Thanks for the info though that sounds like a good upgrade in itself

[GMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Texascoastalfish

I see what your saying ,but I was talking way up on the ceiling "in" the kitchen area where a crank up vent with no fan previously sat. You talking about an actual stove vent fan right ?

Thanks for the info though that sounds like a good upgrade in itself

I have a fantastic fan in the ceiling now. Mine is a TT so it is not out of reach or anything, but it gets greasy as I often have it on when cooking inside. The fan over the stove is on as well but it doesn't pull much air.

Was just a thought as there is no issue finding power for it.

[Texascoastalfish]

I see what you mean now
Cool Thanks for the info

Regards !
Dave E.