The Best Method for Mounting a Power-strip (or anything)
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- Опубліковано 29 лис 2020
- And you thought there wasn't going to be a video today! Well there is one, and it's gonna' show you the best way to place screws for mounting pretty much anything! But specifically, a power strip in this video.
Screws, "# 6 Sheet Metal Screws"
Lowe's: www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-6-Sq...
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B08LV4D8SB
If there is anything I know about my audience, it's that they love keyholes and keyhole fasteners. 4859 views can't be wrong! Except it is, there is something very wrong with that. I have better videos, "50 State Quarters Frame for Father's Day" that's a nice video! Only 138 views! ... (fyi, I don’t really care, if I was obsessed with the numbers of it all I would have quit UA-cam a long time ago! ;)
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The final idea of driving a screw in at the end of the powerstrip is SO helpful. I love both ideas but dang that final one is FIRE.
Excellent! Very helpful for me. I am older and have a hard time doing things like this anymore. Thank you
I dont even leave thumbs up on videos. but on this one tried to smash the like button 100 times. Jesus Christ what a quick straight to the point easy video. Im humbled for the rest of the week. I wish more videos can be quick and easy like this one not these 35mins how to videos
Dude,this is incredible 😲you dont know how long I've been waiting for this video to show,I own rooming houses,and you dont know how many power strips have come DOWN,now my problem is OVER ,THX to youu!👍👏
Awesome! Very happy to have helped. :)
Very clever idea. Thank you so much for sharing.
Just used this method today! Remember this video from a few months back. Had to come back and comment. Thank you!
Awesome! Glad it helped :)
Simple and effective! Great video!
A couple of brilliant ideas, thanks!
Super tip thank you, just had my bedroom decorated so need to add a couple of extensions 👍
Brilliant method! Thanks for sharing!
Omg thank you so much! This is so simple even i can do it!
Thank you! This was super simple and helpful too
The power bar isn't straight😮😮😮 Great tip at the end to secure a screw to prevent accidental release!
and theres some hair caught behind on on the wall
dude I feel like a professional handy man. thank you
Fantastic!
You're a genius man
This was so easy. Thank you!
You're welcome :)
This was genius!!! Thank you!!!!
Good video !! Short, directly to the point. Music not too loud. You could go far ! Keep it up.
Super awesome!!! 👍 Damn it why didn't I think of this... it's genius!!! 😁 Thanks for sharing!
Gr8 vid short and sweet!
Dude. Great Vid. Thanks.
Thank you I needed this
Great video man thanks!
Amazing. Thank you!
GENIUS!!! Thank you
That is easy, thanks!!
Great tip! Thanks!
Brilliant!!!!
Genius 💡 👍🏾
So smart! Ok, new challenge... How would you do something similar for a double channel power strip with 4 holes? They parallel each other about 3-4 inches apart.
Use wider tape, like the really wide blue painter's tape, or just layer the thinner stuff enough to cover all the holes in one piece.
Awesome!
GREAT STUFF........................
Thank you!!
Good video
The screw directly into the drywall will loosen over time and the power strip will fall. It is necessary to use special plastic dowels for drywall.
It really depends. In my 30+ year experience of turning my walls into swiss cheese ;), screwing directly into drywall for things that don't involve a lot of weight is perfectly fine. And if it does ever pull out, or get loose, then you can throw in a molly.
😂crooked as hell
brilliant
Fantastic video bro
Thanks!
Thanks that was helpful
Supeeeer thank you very much ❤❤❤❤
very nice
Perfect thanks
thanks a lot, marvellous
Thank You
Wow thank you!
U are so big brain my friend
That’s bad ass 👍
Thank u bro
Works when the screw holes are inline but when they're offset in opposite corners you need to reverse the template.
Yeah, in that case, I actually tape the tape on backwards, so the sticky side is facing out.
@@IamNickDClements Yup! Or make the original tape LONGER,,,then turn it over and tuck the ends in!
thanks man
almost level too, thx
Thanks so much; excellent idea! Quick question: what kind of screws are those? Thanks.
For mounting power strips, any small screw should work. The heads of normal/standard wood screws are usually to big for the key-holes on things like power strips (annoyingly). You can bore out the holes if necessary, if you don't have smaller screws in a pinch. But as for the specific ones I use/used, I like these "round head, #6 sheet metal screws". (they are usual labeled as "sheet metal" but they are appropriate for pretty much anything, wood, fiberglass, etc.) 3/4 or an inch long. I added some links to the description.
@@IamNickDClements thank you for a super fast reply.
I had a couple screws that worked fine. And I like your idea so much I’m going to mount three or four more power strips the same way.
I ordered an assorted set of screws on Amazon.
Thanks again.
What kind of tape would make it Level?
🍺😜👍🏻 ..lol. J/K. Thanks for sharing.
HA! In the words of the great Jimmy Diresta, "If it looks straight, it is." Ya know, it bothered me how crooked it was, but not enough to do a second take. So I say, Nick 1, OCD 0. ;)
Self leveling tape, of course
@@yatlor Hahaha, someone out there will be asking for it from a salesperson.
Thanks, helpful but sloppy. Level the line. You can use the power strip as an edge. Then place the tape edge on that line. Use some wall anchors to keep it from tearing up the drywall.
Would this work putting power strip upside down under a desk? I love this method. Rather not spring for a carriage if I can do this with strip upside down.
It certainly should, I've mounted several strips like that.
@@IamNickDClements Thank you for the quick reply. I am building a desk for a room I just had redone. Have a 5" power strip so the carriages I was finding was not compatible. Have to paint some boards first, but will definitely do this method after. Thank you for this video.
After you get the screws in, how do you get the power strip aligned over the screws so it will go on.
Sometimes I'll put my right and left pointer fingers over the holes on the power-strip, hold it up the the wall, and then feel for the screw heads on the back of my finger nails. Then I carefully pull my fingers away, trying not to move the power strip, and then just move the power-strip forward, and it should be right inline with the screws.
my surge protectors doesnt have a screw hole maybe you can help me out?
Well, you could try drilling into it (unplug it first!) Drill 2 holes on either end, and then with a smaller bit, drill a smaller hole, next to the larger holes, and then cut out the middle bit with a utility knife, essentially making your own key hole.
You could just hot glue it wherever you want it. I mean you can use that 3M tape stuff, but that almost always comes loose for me, so I often just resort to hot gluing it. (If you ever need to remove it without damaging the wall, a little denatured alcohol will release the hot glue.)
Or these adhesive interlocking hook things are pretty cool www.amazon.com/dp/B08K8Z844Z great for stuff that you might want want to frequently take down and put back up.
Cool 😎
Thanks ...
Will this work if you want to mount it under desk?
Absolutely. I've done that loads of times.
What do you think about double-sided 3M tape?
I use it all the time (especially when I'm being lazy), it's great! Looking at my desk right now I can see 7 things mounted with mounting tape. That said, often the tape won't hold, and I'll just resort to hot-gluing it. If it ruins the wall, it's easy enough to fix with some plaster and a putty knife.
Well done but the use of a spirit level may have helped, I don't know if it is camera angle or what but it looks like its on a diagonal and my OCD just went NOPE.
Genius
I was able to apply this right away. Thanks Nick!
Hi Nick, this video has only audio for me, no picture. Not sure if it's just on my end, thought I'd let you know just in case. Love your videos 😊
I think it might be the youtube app 😊
@@laicarkaninmiliel7777 I do not have this problem i have both.
@@DeVliegendeDeur That's good to know thanks! Just tried it on a different phone and it plays on that one without any problem 😊
UA-cam be crazy. ;)
This is why I come to youtube.
do you need to use a dry wall mount?
I only bother with drywall anchors when it's something really heavy (and a screwing into a stud isn't possible), or if the screws pull out.
I've tried this every which way and the holes don't line up when I put the tape on the wall. Help, what am I doing wrong?
Honestly I'm not sure. Are you poking a hole in the tape in the same spot for both keyholes? As in all the way to the left on both or all the way to the right on both.
Also, are use using masking tape or painters tape? They don't really stretch, so that's why it works well (plus it's not likely to damage the wall) where as like electrical tape is very stretchy, so it would likely change shape between being pulled off the power strip being and put on the wall.
What type of screws do you use?
For mounting power strips, usually these little round headed, wood screws. The heads of normal/standard wood screws are usually to big for the key-holes on things like power strips. You can bore out the holes if necessary, if you don't have smaller screws in a pinch.
@@IamNickDClements Thank you ☺️
I was just thinking double sided sticky tape
My preferred method when I'm feeling lazy, but it usually, eventually falls off.
Paper is fine. Hey, I'd use a level. It looks crappy when crooked. Also, the screws would eventually pop out on my wall without anchors.
And tape works fine, it also sticks all by it self so... but by all means use paper. It does look crappy when crooked, I agree. This was a quickly done demo. When I'm installing them more permanently, I take extra time to ensure it''s level. But on the other hand, the crooked man, whose cat caught a crooked mouse, would probably install a crooked power strip in his crooked house. So who are we to judge what does and doesn't good? To each their own. Dry wall anchors are great, but most if the time I find them unnecessary. And when I'm proven wrong, it's easy to stick in an anchor, because the hole is already enlarged, and I can just remount whatever came loose. If it's something I'm worried will fall and hurt someone, I'll use an anchor (or screw into a stud), if a power strip falls off the wall, I don't think it's gonna hurt any one.
@@IamNickDClements It's all good. And you definitely help people.
No drywall plugs?
For something as light weight as a powerstrip, I usually don't bother, but if it starts to wiggle loose, or they pull out, you can certainly add some.
Level line first
Some men just want to watch the world... lean slightly to the left ;)
needed to use a "level" LOL JK
What size screws would be best
I know! If i knew this video would do so well I might have spent a few extra minutes making it level! lol -- Whatever screws fit in the keyholes on whatever you are hosing. Most are actually pretty small, so I usually use these small rounded, self tapping screws. Something like these: www.amazon.com/dp/B083JC8W5Y
Should have used a level but otherwise a great idea
Duh..lol.. Goddamm I am 70 years old and never thought of this either...lol Thanks.
Glad I could teach you something new. Education is a life long endeavor indeed :)
@@IamNickDClements It never hurts to have a sticky template..lol.. I always just use a measuring tape. If you know how to measure, tapes work pretty good. I never liked these keyhole type mounts they always have a little "wiggle" when you are done.Hard to get the screw height prefect.
Not as convenient when the dumb power strip has the holes horizontally offset (or offset perpendicular to the length of the power strip). Better to stick with paper because then you can just flip it. Or grab some double sided tape, if you can find some in a convenient size (Because ideally it'll be wide enough to have both holes while being held or taped parallel with the power strip lengthwise)
You can also just hold the tape on sticky side out.
@I am Nick D. Clements you can but that partially negates the benefit of it holding itself in place unlike paper.
I am not sure if it is just me but that extension lead looks drunk, at a slope, a spirit level would have been better.
It's level, it's just my entire house is at a 17.4 degree angle. ;)
Lol, all these gamers/streamers use double-sided mounting tape when they are doing it wrong and they don't see the holes that are actually meant for mounting the surge protectors or power strips. Smh.
I had this vacuum salesman come to my house (totally random I know) but he noticed a power strip I had mounted on the wall, and it low-key blew his mind. He was like, "did you glue it up there?!" and I explained, no, they have little mounting holes on them. One of the weirdest interactions I've had.
@@IamNickDClements At least he may be inspired to do one himself!
At least try to make it level....
omg the last part, uneven so dissatisfied! retake it bro
Some men just want to watch the world burn 🔥
It’s crooked and your hair is attached to it :)