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01-03-2019, 12:54 PM #1
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Running CAT ^e from fireplace to Bedroom on 337RLS
I am going to run a cat 6 cable from the entertainment center over the fireplace to the bedroom to provide and HDMI over Ethernet connection. This will allow me to get rid of one extra receiver and use just the one. The HDMI Extender also carries the IR control for remote operation.
Any suggestions of how to route the cable?
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01-03-2019, 02:53 PM #2
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Maybe outside via behind the fireplace floor through the wire loom to back inside the basement then up through the plumbing sealed access under the dresser....pull out the bottom draws and you will see the washer drain and water feed lines.
A little work and resealing but might be the easiest way. Also put a exterior satellite connection port on the outside of the slide for a shorter connection to the "Wally"
Good luck!
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01-03-2019, 04:15 PM #3
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These are a little expensive but you can take them with you when you sell the RV.
https://www.amazon.com/J-Tech-Digita...+hdmi+extenderDennis & Ellie
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01-03-2019, 08:10 PM #4
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geesh.... this might not be easy....
going the low route means going down the wall, through the floor, routing the cable to the underbelly so it flexes in and out with the slide, up to the front, then through the floor again and up a wall to the TV.
maybe think of going across the roof.... through the top of the entertainment cabinet and through the roof, across the roof, back down again where the TV is. Sealing the in and out points is no big deal; there are plates made for this and then you just need some self leveling sealant which you can also use to hold the cable against the roof top.
Not sure I like either solution. It makes that suggestion for a wireless xmitter/receiver attractive.Last edited by traveldawg; 01-03-2019 at 08:13 PM.
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01-03-2019, 09:20 PM #5
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01-04-2019, 10:16 AM #6
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01-07-2019, 04:53 PM #7
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Either way I would recommend a Plenum rated CAT6 cable, its little more rigid and usually you get a better grade of copper.
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01-17-2019, 11:03 AM #8
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I did the same thing in our 2018 337RLS. Removed fireplace and went out with the other cables at the bottom of the slide. Inside the frame at the same cutout, back outside the frame near the dock station, then across the basement 'ceiling' inside the partition wall entering the dresser and ending on the forward (closet) side of the dresser. So far, so good.
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01-17-2019, 11:19 AM #9
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IF I have to do it again, I will likely do the same, exiting the slide at the floor and following the existing loom. However, I have considered using a corner mold for concealing wiring to go from the fireplace-side 'end table' up to the upper cabinet, through the cabinet and into the 'attic'. I know there is maybe 3-4 inches of space in the bathroom fan area between the ceiling and the 'roof'. Grand Design already uses this path for their existing cabling from the doc center to the bedroom. The biggest unknown is the amount of cavity space at the rear of the coach, given the profile.
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