fredsoneya Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I'm really stuck here... trying to clip the faceplates in and they only clip on if I loosen the keypad screws a bunch but doing so then makes the whole switch not secure / flush to the back box... Old house (17th century) so i've had to surface mount but that shouldn't make a difference as it'a a standard UK back box.... Any ideas welcome? This is 1 of 15+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantlmcdonald Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 That support frame is made to sit on top of a wall; it looks like in your installation the support frame recesses into the box. you will likely need to fabricate spacers to allow you to tighten the frame down but also have it protrude outside the box enough to snap the cover on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J to the D Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I have got something similar to this in my garage. I found you need to be millimetre perfect with the supports on the Control4 keypad. They need to sit on the surround of the surface box to ensure the facias fit correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredsoneya Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 2 hours ago, J to the D said: I have got something similar to this in my garage. I found you need to be millimetre perfect with the supports on the Control4 keypad. They need to sit on the surround of the surface box to ensure the facias fit correctly. Thanks!! With a lot of frustration and moving I’ve managed to get them all sorted... now to take them all off again when I get engraved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unsocialtoaster Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 FWIW you are not alone! We had a job with a square keypad in a surface backbox and just could not get it to fit. Had to swap the backbox out for a flush mount one, then it worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujtaba.khokhar Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I’ve used neodimuim magnets before to get keypads to fit into surface mount back boxes. I know you’re not supposed to but it works and they are pretty strong to the point where you have to pry them off. so basically attach keypad to faceplate, get some ca glue and glue magnets to back of keypad, and the other end of magnet to surface mount back box. works like a charm Thanks Muj Neo1738 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredsoneya Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 hours ago, mujtaba.khokhar said: I’ve used neodimuim magnets before to get keypads to fit into surface mount back boxes. I know you’re not supposed to but it works and they are pretty strong to the point where you have to pry them off. so basically attach keypad to faceplate, get some ca glue and glue magnets to back of keypad, and the other end of magnet to surface mount back box. works like a charm Thanks Muj Nice idea! Thank you mujtaba.khokhar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredsoneya Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 2:49 PM, mujtaba.khokhar said: I’ve used neodimuim magnets before to get keypads to fit into surface mount back boxes. I know you’re not supposed to but it works and they are pretty strong to the point where you have to pry them off. so basically attach keypad to faceplate, get some ca glue and glue magnets to back of keypad, and the other end of magnet to surface mount back box. works like a charm Thanks Muj Don’t suppose you have a photo of this or link to the magnets you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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