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Old 11-05-2018, 09:39 PM   #1
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Getting to Wiring Inside the Walls and Ceiling of a Palazzo

Anyone been inside the walls and/or ceiling of their palazzo to do any wiring? I am trying to get inside my passenger side wall to see the wire coming from my awning to trace the wire. I am quite handy with a house and drywall and studs but am not sure how the wall board and ceiling board is structured on this Palazzo and I don't want to mess anything up. Is there an easy method to removing paneling and seeing the wiring in the walls or the ceiling? Anyone who has done this have any recommendations and/or photos?
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As a general rule, Thor Motor Coach does not bury wiring inside the laminate walls or ceiling to allow servicing. They often use double wall in cabinets to span points of use. The obvious exception is for ceiling lights, where a channel is cut in the block foam core and wire installed before the (heat, pressure, and vacuum) lamination
This is why there are no outlets or switches mounted within the walls like with other brands.

The interior wallboard is a structure of the multi-layer laminate and is not easily removed without damage to the structure.

For running circuits, you might obtain a wire tracker like:
https://www.harborfreight.com/cable-tracker-94181.html
Works like a charm

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As a general rule, Thor Motor Coach does not bury wiring inside the laminate walls or ceiling to allow servicing. They often use double wall in cabinets to span points of use. The obvious exception is for ceiling lights, where a channel is cut in the block foam core and wire installed before the (heat, pressure, and vacuum) lamination
This is why there are no outlets or switches mounted within the walls like with other brands.

The interior wallboard is a structure of the multi-layer laminate and is not easily removed without damage to the structure.

For running circuits, you might obtain a wire tracker like:
https://www.harborfreight.com/cable-tracker-94181.html
Works like a charm

Best luck
Got a cheap wire tracer from Harbor Freight, traced the wire down the passenger side from rear bed. Opened bathroom cabinets. Behind the toilet, in the cabinet wall, a wire had popped out of one of the cable harnesses and was touching ground on the outside TV metal box. Took awhile to figure out how to get the connector out of the harness in order to re-attach the wire to the metal connector and then get it back into the harness. Also, found a large screw for the outside TV metal box in the wall going right through a large bundle of about 12 wires. 4 wires had insulation torn due to the screw but none were showing bare wire. I covered the screw with electrical tape and moved the bundle of wires and tied it away from the screws with zip ties. Awning now works! All is well. Thanks for the help.
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Thanks for the follow-up.

Great feedback and awesome DIY fix
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