It’s easy to place your Ring sensors using double-sided sticky tape, but it’s not secure.
Screwing your Ring sensors into the wall ensures that they won’t be moving around any time soon. You won’t have to worry about the sticky tape peeling off while you’re on vacation since they’ll remain in place. Ring sensors may be attached to a wall or door frame with a simple screwdriver.
It’s easiest to use provided adhesive tape to attach the case to a wall, then drill through it while it’s still attached. This method works best for mounting Ring alarm sensors with screws. Depending on the surface on which you’re putting the sensors, you need additionally use drywall or masonry anchors. Taking the Ring sensor to your local hardware shop and gauging the screws they sell can help you locate the correct screw size.
In order to keep our Ring alarm sensors secure, we’ll need to remove the less-than-sticky tape.
How to Set Up and Use a Ring Alarm Sensor
a view from the front of the second-generation Ring Motion Sensor
If you’re wanting to add a little more protection to your home security system, Ring alarm sensors are an excellent option. There are two types of these sensors. Both the Ring motion sensor and the Ring contact sensor are available.
2nd generation ring contact sensor
As a general rule, touch sensors are better at detecting when windows or doors have been opened than motion sensors. When the sensors are connected to the base station, you will always be aware of any changes to your home’s security.
The Ring Protect Plus and Pro plans are also available. Real-time security monitoring and a longer warranty for your devices are two of the many new features this offers home security fans.
How to Screw Ring Alarm Sensors into a Ring Box
The double-sided tape that comes with the Ring alarm sensors may be used to install them. However, using double-sided tape may not be the ideal option when it comes to protecting your house.
There have been several reports from users that the double-sided table gradually loses stickiness. This results in their Ring alarm sensors falling to the ground, which is not the best location for an alarm sensor.
The back of a Ring Contact Sensor has glue and screw holes.
This tape’s adhesive also has issues adhering to certain paints and stonework. Children, dogs, and even a very cunning would-be burglar may remove the tape with ease. Using screws to attach your Ring alarm sensors is a superior option for home security because of all of these reasons.
Everything you’ll need to attach your Ring alarm sensor using screws is laid out below.
Is There a Specific Screw Size Required for Ring Sensors?
When mounting your Ring motion sensors with screws, you’ll have to deal with this dilemma. To avoid harming the casing of your gadgets, you must locate the correct screws.
The size of the screws you should use to attach Ring’s alarm sensors are not listed on their website.
We’ve discovered that screws with a diameter of 112″/3mm are the most secure way to install these sensors. To prevent damage to the casings, this size fits tightly into the narrow mounting holes.
The rear plate of the Ring Motion Sensor has four screwholes.
Countersunk screws were not fully supported in the earlier (first generation) contact sensor housing. Screws with a countersunk head sit flat in drywall because of the little angle on the head of the screw. Because the Ring sensor enclosure will conceal your mounting screws, you’ll need to use panhead screws or other non-countersunk fasteners.
Countersunk screws, on the other hand, are more naturally supported here, as can be seen in the image of (a second generation Ring Motion Sensor). If you have the older first generation Ring alarm sensors, be aware of this limitation.
When in doubt, take your Ring contact or motion sensors to your local hardware shop and proceed to the aisle with the screw bins. Using several screws, you will be able to test fit your product and determine the correct diameter and length.
Do you know what kind of surface you’re drilling into?
This is the second most difficult part of installing your Ring alarm sensors to a wall or door frame..
Dozens of various types of screws are available in the screw aisle at your local hardware shop. Each of these screws is intended to be used in a certain way or to be drilled into a specific kind of material. If you’re placing your Ring sensor on a flat surface, you’ll need the correct kind of adhesive.
This is a list of the three most popular home surfaces where Ring alarm sensors may be installed.
Wood
Wood and outside lumber from various sources, usually fastened together using screws.
It’s no surprise that wood is the most frequent surface for Ring alarm sensors to be attached to. With touch sensors, this is particularly true when the sensors are installed in the door frame or the actual doors themselves
Installing your Ring sensors on an outside wall or doorframe requires wood screws, which may be found at your local home improvement or hardware store. Screws like this may be found at your local hardware shop for as little as a few cents apiece.
My wooden front door has a Ring Contact Sensor attached to it.
Drywall
Gypsum board, more generally referred to as drywall, is the predominant wall material in most modern dwellings. If you’re going to use drywall to build internal walls in your house, be aware of the dangers of drilling and hanging anything on the walls.
Using wood screws on drywall could work, but it’s essential to be gentle while working with this material.
This calls for the acquisition of drywall anchors into which your screws may be drilled. They provide additional support and spread the weight of what you’re hanging over the walls. Use drywall anchors to match the length and breadth of the screws you are using.
GripIt fasteners are often the most convenient method of mounting into drywall in the UK:
In the United Kingdom, the Grip is a drywall anchor. It’s being repaired
Nevertheless, a simple metal drywall anchor might work just as well.
Masonry
Masonry will be the most difficult surface to install your Ring alarm sensors.
Screwing into stone or brick is difficult since the sensors’ adhesive tape doesn’t work well on these types of surfaces. As a result, you’ll need to pick up a drill.
A masonry drill equipped with a variety of bits
Masonry anchors, which you might think of as drywall anchors but for stones, are the first step in this endeavor. Attach your Ring alarm sensor to the wall by screwing the anchors into the holes that you made.
This is a lot like putting something up in your house, only you’re playing on hard difficulty, so it’s easy to see drilling into brick.
The “Adhesive First” Approach
Installing your Ring alarm sensors on the wall is as simple as following this fast tip.
The double-sided tape that comes with your Ring sensors may be used to temporarily install them on your wall. This holds the sensors to the wall as you drill them in, giving you a better idea of where they should go.
Using double-sided tape, stick one side of the case to the wall and then drill straight through the tape.
So when you screw the sensor in place, you’ll be able to keep the Ring sensor flush on the wall since the tape is so thin.
This method simplifies the process of installing and fastening your Ring alarm sensors. If you don’t do this correctly, your screw holes won’t line up perfectly, and it will seem a lot more complicated than it is.
Detailed Instructions for Screwing Ring Sensors Into Place
Step-by-step instructions on how to install your Ring alarm sensors are now available for your perusal.
First, you’ll need to figure out where you want to put your Ring alarm sensor up.
Dot the wall or doorframe with a pencil to indicate where your screws will be inserted.
Use the “Adhesive First” strategy to bypass step 2 and acquire the exact positions for your mourning holes every time we discussed it earlier
Only drywall and masonry may be installed in Step 4. A rubber mallet is all that is needed to hammer your anchors into the drywall or brickwork.
Open the Ring alarm sensors’ casings.
Drill a hole through your wall or doorframe for the side with the mounting holes.
Incorporate both halves, ensuring that they “click” into place as you do so
It’s important that your Ring alarm sensors are well-placed and can endure anything from kids slamming doors to the worst weather.