Loss of power to bathroom fan wire after new decking
Hello all, my first post here.
My wife and I had to redo the roof of our 2007 Sunny Brook, 30'. We replaced all the decking with new, put a new membrane on, and replaced the trim. This weekend I have had the time to put on the roof accessories. I had just installed the new bathroom vent (with fan.) After sealing the vent, I went inside to wire up the fan. I used a reference photo of the old fan wiring to attach the new one properly. The fan would not turn on. I tried with the old vent and fan, still no power.
I have an analog multimeter and after researching how to use it to check for power, the 2 wires showed no activity. The light in the bathroom works, though. To make sure the multimeter worked, I pulled down the bathroom light and checked those wires; success there, I got a reading.
So it seems that the wires leading to the fan are now dead. We did some rough drawing on the roof to make sure that we didn't secure the decking with screws that would puncture the wiring harnesses that run through out the roof.
So my dilemma is thus; I can't take the roof off to fix a couple wires. Are they safe to leave? Should I splice some wires from the bathroom light to the fan as I know that set of wires are live?
Any information of what I am doing right or wrong would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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