Install Mounting Plate
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What happens here
Remove the hardwired smoke detector and its mounting plate from its packaging. Attach the mounting plate securely to the installed round old work box in the ceiling using screws. Ensure the plate is flush against the ceiling and tightly fastened.
Goal: Attach the smoke detector's mounting plate to the ceiling box
Tools and materials
- Ladder — Reaching the ceiling safely
- Mounting Plate — Securing the smoke detector to the ceiling box
- Screwdriver — Fastening the mounting plate
- Smoke Detector Kidde — The primary device being installed