Hi guys, I am struggling to mount the damn thing… I am attaching the photo of the valve and hoping you have and tips - the original brackets are not ideal…
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Hello everyone @expert who has this device, please help. Thank you.
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Hi. I don’t actually own the device, but perhaps the installation video might be of some help?
Or the user manual at: Valve Controller T1
But I suppose it’s too tight to fit using the mounting bracket provided?
Is the accessory shown above included? Perhaps it will work with that?
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Hmm, looks little tricky, but should be possible- maybe with the help of an additional (homemade) holder
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I tried using alle the brackets. The first one is to small, the bracket for larger pips is slipping when controller is trying to close the valve. And I made sure its mounted as tight as possible. Any homemade tips?
If it slips, just wrap some duct tape or mounting tape around the mounting point.
I’m not english speaker, so to avoid risk of not understanding - could you show what tapes you mean?
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Something like that:
Or something like that:
Or perhaps a piece of old bicycle inner tube?
It doesn’t matter – anything that stops it from slipping through.
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Exactly! Anything which reduces the diameter and is stable and won’t slip
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Also with some rubber band would work place it under the bracket and then strip it well and will not slip anymore
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If you find that ordinary tape or a rubber band won’t do the job, you can also find special waterproof anti-slip tape.
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Clearly you need an rubber witch is only use for that king of things to seal tubes kind off
Could you show how it looks? I will hunt for it today:)
It should be something like this but you need to see the size that could you need in order to stay placed on the tube and place the bracket on top of the rubber and stretch it till you see that it doesn’t move and stay on his place
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You can go to any plumber store and take the bracket that fits on the tube and ask if they can give you the rubber that go inside the bracket to stick it’s the place
I’ve installed a few of these. They can be really tricky to mount because the hardware is meant to be a tight fit (and perhaps the brackets tend to be a little small -while the larger one can be too big).
In the end I’ve always made the standard brackets work. You want to mount it on the valve itself and not on the pipe. Lubricate the screws first to make them easy to go in. It may feel like it’s not tightening down all the way, but as long as the screws are tight and you do not see movement while the valve opens and closes you are ok.
This is one the reasons I like the Bulldog mounting hardware. They have more robust bracket options. Something I hope Aqara addresses if they choose to continue with this device.
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Hm, what do you mean “mount it on the valve”?
Could you try selecting the place on my photo (first post)?
I agree. I put a holder in place so the the valve is working, it wont move from the bracket. I will take a pictures later this weekend.
Hi, a kind reminder 