Hole In Wall To Big For Ecobee Mounting Plate Screws

The back plate must be used with a trim plate.

Hole in wall to big for ecobee mounting plate screws.

Perfect for high traffic areas in your home or office decora prograde wall plates come in a cascade of contemporary shades and add an air of distinction and value to any design scheme. The trim plate is useful if you want to hide marks or holes left on the wall by your old thermostat. The wall plate i ordered has a very nice matte white finish and fit the ecobee back plate perfectly. Simply drill holes into your wall attach both the plate and the ecobee trim plate using screws click your ecobee into place.

Coming from the hole s in the wall. C g y1. Mark the mounting holes on your wall in pencil. Tip large holes behind your thermostat will.

The hole from the previous thermostat is a standard size box which is taller than the spacing of the screw holes on the ecobee mounting plate. Quick and easy installation simply align the mounting holes on the wall plate and black plate of the thermostat pressing them flush against each other and drill the two parts to the wall. You will need to use the backing plate for the ecobee3 but it should cover everything. Position the back plate of your ecobee3 on your wall using the built in level to make sure it s straight.

Leviton combines the look of decora with the leviton combines the look of decora with the functionality of prograde to create sleek yet durable wall plates for all residential and commercial applications. By the time i move it up enough to clear the metal inside the wall the hole peeks out at the bottom of the large plate. Cut a 3 4 hole in the middle for the wires to poke through. You could use a piece of wood as well.

Optional if using the trim plate align the mounting holes on the trim plate and backplate and press them into place together. If the smaller trim plate does not cover the marks left by the. The plate will cover it it s just too big for the screw holes in the mounting plate. I did have to drill an additional mounting hole toward the bottom of the recessed area to mount the wall plate as the home builder installed a low voltage box to exit the wire from the wall and to mount the previous thermostat this is no fault.

Drill mounting holes for the drywall anchors. Function in addition to accentuating the ecobee the wall plate also acts as a convenient cover up of the holes left behind by your old thermostat. Decoration the holaca wall plate accentuates and mirrors your ecobee helping it to blend into the décor of most rooms. But i had hdpe laying around.

Cut it to fit drill 2 holes that will screw into the box. What i did was move it higher so the top screw could grab on to the wall but the bottom one is over the open box. Hdpe takes well to threading or just holding a screw.