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Backbox Depth

m.j.w · 2011-04-11 21:14:23

Just wondering does anyone know if a standard flush mounted back box is the same depth as a surface mounted back box. Im changing a single socket to a double socket and the eircom box is one side of it and there is a stud the other side so although I can fit the double socket in between there is no room for the little…

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11-04-2011 10:14pm

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m.j.w

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Just wondering does anyone know if a standard flush mounted back box is the same depth as a surface mounted back box. Im changing a single socket to a double socket and the eircom box is one side of it and there is a stud the other side so although I can fit the double socket in between there is no room for the little wings to clamp the plasterboard so I was gonna get a flush moutned one and screw it in instead of using the wings.

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#2 11-04-2011 11:03pm
maxamillius

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use a metal back box should work perfectly

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#3 12-04-2011 10:43pm
cast_iron

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Isn't the thread for the 3.5 screw on the wings in any case, meaning you can't discard it?
As max says, the metal box is the way to go.

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#4 13-04-2011 6:54pm
maxfresh

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Those metal flush backboxes come in depths of 25, 35 and 47 mm

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