PV cable routing

[Brummycraig]

Evening

Brain picking again please....I've just purchased a 200w solar panel to be fitted on our Burstner 726G (currently no solar). This has to be fitted at the rear. I have 2 possible places for cable entry, above the fridge/freezer/oven stack ( we have Aprox 4-5 cavity above which appears accessible from the front vent grill) or directly next to this is over kitchen locker which houses TV antenna and booster plus microwave....

I can't see any obvious routes to the floor although I'm sure there will be a way via the back of the fridge etc. This is all on the nearside roughly above rear wheel arch and the hab batteries and locker where I'd like the mppt to be housed is on the off side just behind the drivers seat and in front of the hab door....SO here's the big issue, I'm really struggling to fish a cable route from under the fridge via kitchen units and gas locker to under lounge seat (water tank area), from here I can get across to the offside as it's a raised subfloor. I want it to be discreet and factory like so don't want cables drilled and slung in places they shouldn't be so should I persevere with this nightmare route or would the easy option be to drill out under the fridge and run in Flexi conduit under chassis and pop straight back up in battery locker.

Any thoughts, suggestions or tips greatly appreciated?

Thanks again
Craig

 

[MisterB]

Do you have a set of cable rods? They are flexible but strong thin diameter rods that screw together and allow you to 'draw' cables through confined or small spaces.
Screwfix, Toolstation, Amazon, Temu etc will all have them.
I find the smaller length ones brilliant for the motorhome, I think I have 30cm ones that connect up to make a 3m length (aswell as 1m ones for routing cables under floorboards in the house)

 

[Brummycraig]

Do you have a set of cable rods? They are flexible but strong thin diameter rods that screw together and allow you to 'draw' cables through confined or small spaces.
Screwfix, Toolstation, Amazon, Temu etc will all have them.
I find the smaller length ones brilliant for the motorhome, I think I have 30cm ones that connect up to make a 3m length (aswell as 1m ones for routing cables under floorboards in the house)

Yes I have a set of the 1m ones, but the spacing between the heater ducting is so confined I'm struggling to find a route through even with these

 

[MisterB]

Yes I have a set of the 1m ones, but the spacing between the heater ducting is so confined I'm struggling to find a route through even with these

which s why i usually use the 30cm ones in the motorhome as they are easier to manipulate into smaller spaces, though of course there needs to actually be space in the voids that you are trying to get cable through! usually that can be the struggle, actually finding a route !