Sanus Wall Mount

The wall-mounting kits used to hang LCD television sets on the wall in your home typically come in two pieces. One of these pieces is a bracket that mounts directly to your wall. The other is a piece that connects to the back of the TV and allows the TV to rest on the bracket. You will mount your LCD bracket in a very specific way to ensure that your TV doesn't come crashing down.

Instructions

1

Use a stud finder to find two studs behind the wall where you'll be mounting your LCD bracket. These studs should be between 16 and 24 inches apart. When you find a stud using the stud finder, mark the location of the stud with your pencil. If there are no studs behind your wall, continue to Step 2.

2

Drill pilot holes for the wall anchors you'll need to use to mount your LCD bracket (if your wall has no studs). If your wall has no studs, you'll need to use wall anchors to support the weight of the LCD TV. These anchors should have been included with the LCD wall-mounting kit. Use your drill to drill a hole just large enough for the anchor to fit, and insert the anchor into the hole. How many anchors you will need to use depends on the specific LCD bracket you've purchased.

3

Place your LCD bracket against your wall at the height you want your LCD television set to rest. Hold the bracket against the wall with one hand and use a level with the other hand to adjust the bracket so that it is perfectly level. It may be helpful if you have two people for one person to hold the bracket and one person to hold the level. Once you've got the LCD bracket level, make a mark on your wall where the edges are resting.

4

Use a drill to drill the included screws into the holes in the LCD bracket at the point where you found your studs in Step 1. If you have no studs and instead inserted anchors into your wall in Step 2, drill the screws directly into the anchors. Do not drill the screws in all the way--drill them in just enough to support the LCD bracket.

5

Use the level again to make sure your LCD bracket has remained level throughout this process. This is very important, because if the bracket isn't level, the LCD television set won't be level. If the bracket isn't level, make necessary adjustments. If the bracket is level, drill the screws into the wall the rest of the way.