topic Re: Mounting Nest Cam with Floodlight (wired) on surface mount junction box in Cameras and Doorbells

Mounting Nest Cam with Floodlight (wired) on surface mount junction box

mikemcc5 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:15:24 GMT

My electrical conduit is surface mounted (not inside the wall) so I need to mount the camera on a round surface mount junction box (appx 4" diameter, commonly called a "bell box"). The camera base has a bigger diameter. Will this work? Are there openings in the base that would be exposed if installed in this manner?

Re: Mounting Nest Cam with Floodlight (wired) on surface mount junction box

MplsCustomer — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 18:43:20 GMT

@mikemcc5

If it were me, I'd take a picture of the existing junction box along with measurements--plus the base of the floodlight camera--into a hardware store or a store like Home Depot, Menard's, or Lowe's, and see what they suggest. If you don't have the camera yet, you can view its mounting hardware starting at about 2:06 in the video in these instructions: https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/11003780?hl=en

Re: Mounting Nest Cam with Floodlight (wired) on surface mount junction box

janthadeus — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 01:55:05 GMT

Hey folks!

Thanks for your help here, MplsCustomer.

Good question! Have you tried the suggested steps by MplsCustomer? If not, you may also check out this guide: Technical specs for Nest cameras and doorbells. Look for the size and weight portion of the article.

Let us know if you need more help.

Thanks,

Re: Mounting Nest Cam with Floodlight (wired) on surface mount junction box

aatienza — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 03:52:53 GMT

Hey folks,

I just wanted to follow up to see if you still need our help. Please let us know as we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

I appreciate the help, JT.

Thanks,

Archie

Re: Mounting Nest Cam with Floodlight (wired) on surface mount junction box

janthadeus — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 01:51:20 GMT

Hi folks!

Just wanted to jump in here to make sure that you saw our response. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours.

Thanks for chiming in, Archie.

Best,