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Do you pre drill for anchors?

We recommend always pre-drilling holes before installing your anchors. This will ensure that your anchor goes smoothly into your drywall. When pre-drilling, be sure to pre-drill your hole with a bit smaller than your anchor. If your anchor is self-drilling, you can skip this step.

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How to Use Drywall Anchors | Video

If you need to hang something in your home. It’s always best to drill into wood studs. However, if a wood stud is not available, you can drill directly into your drywall. Drywall provides a solid versatile surface for you to drive a screw. With help from the right drywall anchors, it can hold a surprising amount of weight. There are many types of drywall anchors, but all share a similar trait. They expand behind your drywall, providing an anchor to hang a heavy object. In this beginner’s-level project, which will only take you about five minutes, we’ll walk you through how to install drywall anchors so you can hang whatever you’d like, from shelves to a flat screen TV with the confidence that it will safely stay put.

Here’s what you’ll need:

TOOLS & MATERIALS

Drill and Drill Bits

Pack of Drywall Anchors (properly rated for the weight of whatever you’ll be hanging) When taking on this DIY task, be sure to equip yourself with the proper safety gear.

STEP ONE

Select anchors. The first thing you’ll need to do is select the right anchors for the job. When purchasing drywall anchors, carefully read packaging, making sure their weight rating can handle the weight of the item you’ll be hanging.

STEP TWO

Pre-drill. We recommend always pre-drilling holes before installing your anchors. This will ensure that your anchor goes smoothly into your drywall. When pre-drilling, be sure to pre-drill your hole with a bit smaller than your anchor. If your anchor is self-drilling, you can skip this step.

STEP THREE

Install anchor.

STEP FOUR

Drill in screw. Drill the screw into the anchor. As you do this, the anchor will expand behind the wall.

STEP FIVE

Hang item. Carefully hang the item on the wall as instructed. Stand back and admire a job well done. Looking for great tools to help get your project done? Shop Stanley, Black & Decker and DeWALT for everything you need!

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An Air Gap is a physical separation between the free flowing discharge end of a potable water supply pipeline and an open or non-pressure receiving vessel. An approved air gap shall be at least double the diameter of the supply pipe measured vertically above the overflow rim of the vessel and in no case should be less than 1 inch.Unlike other backflow prevention assemblies, an air gap is a totaly non-mechanical means of backflow prevention.An Air Gap is considered the maximum protection available against back pressure backflow or back-siphonage, but unfortunately is not always practical and can easily be bypassed.The general configuration of an approved Air Gap is illustrated here:

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