I just received a Ring Video Doorbell from the kids.
They provided a set of plastic anchors to attach to the brick. I never cared for those type of anchors. Any suggestion for a better way of attachment. Something that will prevent a thief from taking a putty knife or a screwdriver to pry it off the wall. If I was going into wood no problem, but these things are next to worthless.
Hate to sound negative but I don't think there's any reasonable way to attach it to brick to keep a thief from prying it off. I just attached one to brick about 3-4 months ago and I used (2) plastic anchors at the top into the mortar joint.
Then I put a dab of caulk on the bottom rather than drill into the brick.
Hmm...good point.
AbleDog, You, bring up a point about screwing into the mortar vs the brick. I always thought that screwing into the brick is stronger than into the mortar.
I was under the impression that drilling into the brick was better and makes for a tighter fastener, just because mortar does tend to soften, and breakdown. As far as repairing goes, if I should have the need to remove the unit, I don't think two small holes will be an eyesore and they also can be filled in with colored cement. Or doe I need to be corrected?
"Drilling into brick vs. ... Mortar is easier to drill through because it's a softer substance than brick and is also easier to patch or repair. Drilling into the mortar with a screw expansion plug or another fastener will cause the anchor's force to push against the intact bricks instead of expanding the material."
OR
"As a general rule, unless you're hanging something very light (just a pound or two), always drill into brick. Mortar doesn't have the strength to hold much weight, and it deteriorates much faster than brick."
Considering the item, mortar will be the choice for this application.
This is for a restroom exhaust fan. The motor died and I have to get the blade off the shaft shown in the picture.
I’ve dowsed the screw with PB blaster a few times and let it sit overnight but it doesn’t seem to be budging.
might this be reverse thread?
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This is a strange request.
Does anybody have a Ring Doorbell, generation 2 that might be able to tell me the metric thread size of the security screws?
Two attempts have been made asking Ring to send a new set to me since the mounting screws and the security screws were missing. After 5 days they sent me new hardware without the security screws. A new attempt was made and maybe they will send out the right thing, but I have my doubts. Their technical support was having trouble understanding that the original package was missing the screws. Before she would even consider sending me new hardware, she insisted that I give her all my account information. DUH! All I want is a screw. (Don't we all. ;)). Since I haven't registered it as yet, because I don't have the hardware, I don't have an account. Ok we got that cleared up.
She claims they will send out the security screws. But when I asked her what the specification of the thread size is, she sounded very lost. Mind you this was not customer service, but technical service. She started spouting off 10mm and 5mm and 3mm. Instead of the standard term such as an M3x.05 by the length. I asked what the length was, and she is started saying 5mm and 10mm.
So, I suspect the proper screw size is a m3x.05 x 10mm long. That seems to make sense. If need be, I'll make my own security screw by modifying the head in some manner.
My God, either I'm too old to have patience or the younger generation is really stupid.
02-07-22, 12:14 PM
