This post describes what worked for me in my 2022 Paradigm 340RL but it may also be relevant to other Paradigm floor plans or other Alliance brands...
I have some modification plans (Drainmaster electric gate valves, SeeLevel tank monitoring, Communications gear, Video Surveillance gear etc.) down the road and many of them require wiring (AC, DC, Ethernet, Coax, etc.) to be run. Some of that wiring needs to terminate in the area of the coffee bar / buffet cabinet of my 340RL. This will require me to determine a wiring path - one from below and one from above.
Lucky for me, the location of the coffee bar / buffet cabinet is central to my needs. Also lucky for me, I've got quite a bit of wire running experience from a previous career. And finally - the 340RL made it so easy.
Behind the utility wall (back "behind" the Breaker/Fuse panel), there is a large wire bundle (AC and DC) that goes up into the basement ceiling. This is the primary wire chase to the Control Panel on the end of the Coffee Bar / Buffet upper cabinet.
Steps I took:
I have some modification plans (Drainmaster electric gate valves, SeeLevel tank monitoring, Communications gear, Video Surveillance gear etc.) down the road and many of them require wiring (AC, DC, Ethernet, Coax, etc.) to be run. Some of that wiring needs to terminate in the area of the coffee bar / buffet cabinet of my 340RL. This will require me to determine a wiring path - one from below and one from above.
Lucky for me, the location of the coffee bar / buffet cabinet is central to my needs. Also lucky for me, I've got quite a bit of wire running experience from a previous career. And finally - the 340RL made it so easy.
Behind the utility wall (back "behind" the Breaker/Fuse panel), there is a large wire bundle (AC and DC) that goes up into the basement ceiling. This is the primary wire chase to the Control Panel on the end of the Coffee Bar / Buffet upper cabinet.
Steps I took:
- I removed the control panel from the end of the cabinet (6 #2 square drive screws) and carefully pulled the panel out, taking great care with the wiring and connections. I did not disconnect anything.
- Using 2 sections of fiberglass wire fish rods connected together, I carefully pushed the male end of the rod up alongside the wire bundle in the utility area. I had to probe around a bit with it before it easily slid up the wall. I continued pushing the rod up the wall until I had about 5 feet of it in.
- Back inside, I reached my hand through the hole where the control panel had been installed, then into the hole in the wall where the large wire bundle was. I felt around for and found the rod. I had to pull some of the rod back down until just the tip of the rod was visible to me, then I pulled the rod out of the wall and out the control panel hole.
- My next step will be to pull back 3 separate pieces of 3/8" yellow poly rope. Later on, these rope sections, one at a time will be used as pull-ropes to pull in wire bundles for new projects. Any rope sections not used will remain in place - just in case they may be needed down the road.