Wires behind the fridge

[quadrider]

Okay so we are puting a second tv in the back bedroom and we are runing all the wires from front to back. The only way to run the wires is on the inside under the cabnets to the back .we have to go behind the fridge naer the top.so my question is the wires will be by the top of the vent and about 2 inches away from the condensor coil will it get really hot there or just warm from the condencer?

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

Yes it's really hot up there, probably around 120-140 degrees in summer with the fridge running. Make sure the insulation of the wiring is rated for that, and that it doesn't touch the metal heat exchanger.

Most wire other than lamp cord will be rated for 140 F. (60 C.), but that's cutting it too close. Use a higher rated wire with an insulation rated for at least 167 F. (75 C.). The temp rating should be shown in the wire itself. 90 C. would be better yet.
And if you can run it near the bottom of the fridge rather than the top it should be a bit cooler.

 

[RobertandShelly]

Yes, as Gary mentioned, it gets very hot up there!
Just check out our YouTube video that shows the charring we had up there: http://youtu.be/EyCh7aXveow?hd=1
PS. we had our Solar Panel wires ran through the fridge vent.