Switched to using a 4-inch hole saw for all my keypad runs last year

I used to just drill a 3/4-inch hole and fight the wire through the drywall. A guy on a job in Tempe showed me his clean install with a 4-inch hole, a low-voltage ring, and a blank plate. It adds maybe 5 minutes per keypad, but the serviceability is night and day. I can pull a new wire or replace a keypad in under two minutes now without wrecking the wall. Has anyone else made a small change that saved a ton of headache down the road?

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oscarw831mo agoMost Upvoted

My buddy in Phoenix swears by using old license plates as cheap mud flaps for his work truck.

danielw881mo ago

Just make sure he doesn't try to register them as actual mud flaps.

kim96321d ago

Tried that once with a fake plate and got pulled over for "creative registration.