User`s manual
Intel-GE Care Innovations™ QuietCare® System
Hardware Maintenance Guide
Page 28 of 60 Document: DHF-3756
Revision: 1.0 Effective: January 29, 2012
PermanentlyMountingSensors
When placing an wedged bracket be sure that the top
screws align vertically and maintain a straight line
Screw the bracket into place by using the angled
screw hole
NOTE: Sensors that are installed vertically must use a wedge bracket, unless mounting with VHB tape. The
desired orientation of the bracket will determine the install position of the bracket.
The mounting method will depend on the type of surface the sensors are mounted on. Note that QuietCare —
Networked door sensors will always be mounted using VHB tape.
MountingonDrywall
On wood or drywall/sheetrock (regardless of surface treatment such as wallpaper, paint, etc.); in all these
cases, 1 inch coarse threaded drywall screws should be used.
Some clients, or their families, may express concern over the holes left in the walls by the drywall screws.
Though this may be understandable, the damage done to the walls by the drywall screws is minimal when
compared to the damage removing the VHB tape often causes (the tape binds strongly, and when removed,
may remove large chunks of paint and drywall along with it.), and is also much easier to patch up.
Drywall Mounting Procedure
1. Position the bracket at the selected location.
a) Where the wedge bracket is needed, mount the wedge bracket first, then attach the standard bracket
to the wedge.
2. Using the supplied screws, make a pilot hole with an awl or nail.
3. Screw the supplied screws through the mounting bracket into the surface.
CAUTION: Be careful not to ‘strip’ or over-turn the screw. If you do, the bracket will be loose and you
must either move it or use an anchor. If you are unsure, use the manual screwdriver for the final few turns
– you will be able to feel the resistance as the screw snugs up.
4. Remove the backing from the VHB tap already supplied in the bracket and secure the sensor.
a) Make sure the sensor is securely in the bracket, with the bracket arms sitting in the groove in the
sensor body.