in this video find out how to use these
vinyl siding hangers to mount your
security cameras, solar panels and motion
sensors. find out all you need to know
about these vinyl siding hangers to make
the best use of them.
they are great for hanging things on
vinyl siding without drilling holes but
did not hold the 12 pounds they were
rated for, but don't worry as i have a
hack that will make them hold at least
12.5 pounds in my testing.
when it comes to installing security
cameras and other items on the outside
wall of your house, drilling holes is not
always the best way.
it's definitely not the easiest. if you
have vinyl siding then these hangers are
the perfect solution and may be just
what you need. let's find out more about
them next. Frakking Creations! showing you
the good stuff on vinyl siding hangers.
if you haven't watched our other videos
on easy solar power for security cameras,
extra long usb power cables and portable
laptop stands, check them out too. these
vinyl siding hangers can be used to hang
a lot of other things including house
address signs, solar lights, cables and
more.
not to mention that these are not
permanent. just reposition at any time if
you need to change install locations.
these are also a great solution for
renters where your tenant agreement
prevents you from drilling into walls.
see! we have this security camera
installed outside an apartment unit too.
this is good stuff!
they are made of stainless steel so they
shouldn't rust and are good for outdoor
use.
links to these in the description.
note that the supplied screws have
different head sizes. in my set there are
two different sizes supplied. for our
Eufycam install, the supplied screws
did not fit the mount so we had to go to
the local home hardware store to buy
machine screws that have heads that fit
and were longer. FYI, the screw thread
size is 8-32.
installing security cameras and
motion sensors.
when used to install security cameras or
motion sensors, you will likely use two
or more hangers since most mounts use
three mounting screws and only two will
line up at once. if you use our hack to
make these hangers hold more weight then
two screws should be enough to hold the
cameras up.
find out how to do the hack later in
this video. for our installation we use
two hangers because these Eufy mounts only
use two screws and as for the motion
sensor mount only two will line up at a
time.
a good thing to note is that for three
screw mounts, attach the hangers using
the bottom two holes. the reason is that
you can use a screw and nut to fill the
top hole for a more secure hold. here's
why... normally if you tilt the clip up
like this it will eventually release its
hold when lifted high enough. so, one
thing to do for the three screw mounts
would be to attach a screw and nut in
the top hole such that it pushes the top
of the mount outwards. this prevents or
at least makes it harder for the mount
to lift up when it's windy out or for
whatever reason. when it doesn't tilt up
it is more secure. some people mount the
cameras on a backing plate using all
screw holes then mount the plate on the
vinyl siding hangers. if done right, it
can make it so that the hangers hold
more securely. you can use the method
that suits you best. installing solar
panels. for the solar panel install note
that there are four corners to attach.
you want to attach all four corners so
that if it gets windy the panel won't
easily act like a sail and get ripped
off. unfortunately, the size of the panel
doesn't exactly match with where the
hangers will hook into the vinyl siding
on all four corners.
here's the simple solution.
we're going to use these keyhole bracket
hangers to act as adjustable brackets at
the bottom.
note that they are zinc plated to better
withstand the weather. first attach the
solar panel loosely to the top two
hangers. note that the grommets on this
particular solar panel are larger and
will not work with most screws.
so i use some stainless steel finishing
washers that are slightly larger than
the panel grommets and also fit the
screws we are using. find more details on
all the items used in the video
description below. attach the keyhole
brackets to the vinyl siding hangers
using screws.
make sure to keep them slightly loose
then insert the bottom hangers into the
siding. next position one end of the
bracket to line up with the lower solar
panel grommets. once you have the
positions lined up, tighten the screws on
the keyhole bracket to secure in place.
then tighten the top vinyl hanger screws
making sure to center the finishing
washer. the two bottom brackets and
grommets should still line up. lastly,
attach and tighten the bottom brackets
using the finishing washers screws and
nuts. that's all to it. a very secure
solar panel install that looks good and
can be repositioned without much trouble.
vinyl siding hanger hack.
as mentioned before, our hack was needed
to make sure the clips can hold more
weight.
here's how it works. take two pliers and
carefully bend the corners of the clips
downwards like this. when doing this, just
be careful not to let the clips slip
when you are bending.
you can scrape or cut yourself so wear
work gloves to protect your hands and
safety glasses too.
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when bent down enough the two corners
will act as hooks that hold on stronger
to the vinyl siding. note that it will
also be harder to push the hangers into
the siding. that's all there is to it.
note that since not all vinyl sidings
are the same your vinyl siding may not
hold as much as ours. you will need to
test the hack to see if it is good
enough for your application. in any case,
the hack should improve the original
weight holding capacity out of the box.
also note that there are different
brands of these vinyl siding hangers, so
i can't speak for the ones that are
different than the ones i used here. find
links to the ones we used in the
description below. if you found this
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