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Originally Posted by EvaJoh
I think it is better to install a breaker panel rather than grabbing power from the ceiling light. Also, I would like to share something that I found recently about the breaking panel. You should be careful while turning on or off because it can sometimes spray high-velocity shards of hot metal and plastic to the user's face ( https://www.theshockdoctors.ca/blog/...reaker-safety/). So always be careful while turning off the breaking panel.
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Hmm interesting on the breaker panel info.
As for the fan. Keep in mind that it is 12v if the OPs camper is like our 25BH. So he doesn't want to add another breaker but rather another fuse if there isn't power.
I am in a similar situation. We bought our camper from the RV Show last month. The only fan is in the bathroom as the one in the kitchen was optional. We mainly boondock so it would be nice when it isn't that hot enough to need the AC and a big generator to be able to vent heat from camper with just a small generator or a shared one with multiple campers.
Had we ordered the camper it would be something we would have added since it is only $75. I never asked the dealer what it would cost to install one but I am a bit nervous about cutting a hole in the roof of our new camper. Also like what the OP is asking, it would be ideal if the fan had a constant power source rather than be powered off the lights which are switched off the main control panel. I don't know how you would fish a new power wire up from the fuse panel if there isn't already a constant source there. It is possible that both fans are run off the same circuit and they route that wire up from the fuse panel through where the fan gets installed on its way to the bathroom but who knows. The reason for doing this is it is easier to wire them all the same rather than have to look at a build sheet to see if it does or doesn't have the $75 option. The reason to not do this is would be it is a waste of wire if it isn't added. I don't see them just doing a dedicated single run up there when the option isn't installed because if the fuse was ever added it could cause a short in the roof.
Hopefully the OP documents the install for us. I have been looking for videos on youtube to see if this is something I want to tackle. I haven't asked the dealer but I expect them to say north of $500. About all I have seen so far is where someone has fan powered an existing non-powered vent and they did what the OP was saying and found power from a near by light which would be less than ideal.