Install a Nest thermostat trim plate

You can install your Nest thermostat with a trim plate if your erstwhile thermostat left a large hole or unpainted office of the wall. The trim plate is optional. To install a Nest thermostat on an electrical junction box, apply a metal plate and trim plate.

Important things to know

  • Turn off ability to your system before exposing wires. This helps protect you and your system from damage.
  • Nest screws are self-tapping, then in that location's no need to drill into soft materials similar drywall or plaster. If you lot need to drill into harder materials like wood, employ a three/32 or two.5 mm drill bit.
  • Use a screwdriver to connect the thermostat base to the trim plate. Loftier torque power drills tin over-tighten the screws and damage the thermostat base. If yous demand to use a drill, use a low torque setting at deadening speed.

Specific instructions depend on which thermostat you take.

Nest Thermostat

If you don't desire to paint over holes or marks left by your old thermostat, yous can purchase the optional trim kit in different colors to friction match your thermostat and decor. The kit includes a trim plate and a steel plate if you lot are mounting to an electric box.

On the wall

  1. Snap the thermostat base and trim plate together, pull the wires through the pigsty.
  2. Agree the trim plate against the wall and utilise the chimera level in the thermostat base to make certain everything is level.
  3. Mountain the plate on the wall with the screws included with your thermostat.

On an electrical box

  1. Pull the thermostat wires through the hole in the steel plate. Then secure the plate to the electrical box with two of the included long screws.
  2. Snap the thermostat base and trim plate together. Then screw them onto the steel plate.
  3. Cheque the chimera level in the thermostat base of operations to make sure it's level. Loosen the screws and turn the thermostat base if needed. Then re-tighten the screws.

Nest Thermostat E

On the wall

  1. Snap the thermostat base of operations and trim plate together.
  2. Pull the thermostat wires through the hole in the thermostat base.
  3. Concur the trim plate against the wall and use the chimera level in the thermostat base of operations to brand sure everything is level.
  4. Mount the plate on the wall with the screws included with your thermostat.
  5. Check the chimera level in the thermostat base to brand sure it's level. Loosen the screws and plough the thermostat base if needed. Then re-tighten the screws.

On an electrical box

Electric boxes aren't mutual, but if you take one, purchase an optional steel plate.

  1. Pull the thermostat wires through the hole in the steel plate. And so secure the plate to the electrical box with ii of the included short screws.
  2. Snap the trim plate and thermostat base together.
  3. Pull the thermostat wires through the thermostat base's pigsty.
  4. Concord the trim plate against the wall and use the bubble level in the thermostat base of operations to make sure everything is level.
  5. Utilize the other brusque screws to adhere the thermostat base and trim plate to the steel plate.
  6. Check the bubble level in the thermostat base of operations to brand sure it'due south level. Loosen the screws and plough the thermostat base if needed. Then re-tighten the screws.

Nest Learning Thermostat

  1. Snap the thermostat base and trim plate together.
  2. Pull the thermostat wires through the pigsty in the thermostat base.
  3. Adhere the plate to the wall with the included screws. The screws are self-borer, at that place'southward no need to drill holes.
  4. Apply the bubble level in the thermostat base to make sure it's level. Loosen the screws and plough the thermostat base if needed. Then re-tighten the screws.

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