https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Thermostats/Trim-plate-means-I-need-longer-short-screws/m-p/40461#M8796 <P>Just did my install and had to do the metal plate over junction box. I could not get the ”short screws” through the thermostat base and trim plate, but I could without the trim plate. So now I have a net with exposed metal plate.</P><P>What size/thread are the ”short&nbsp; screws"? I figure if I buy slightly longer screws of the same thread I can finally mount the trim plate.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 07 Nov 2021 22:27:12 GMT KeithPatridge 2021-11-07T22:27:12Z https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Thermostats/Trim-plate-means-I-need-longer-short-screws/m-p/40461#M8796 <P>Just did my install and had to do the metal plate over junction box. I could not get the ”short screws” through the thermostat base and trim plate, but I could without the trim plate. So now I have a net with exposed metal plate.</P><P>What size/thread are the ”short&nbsp; screws"? I figure if I buy slightly longer screws of the same thread I can finally mount the trim plate.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 07 Nov 2021 22:27:12 GMT https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Thermostats/Trim-plate-means-I-need-longer-short-screws/m-p/40461#M8796 KeithPatridge 2021-11-07T22:27:12Z https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Thermostats/Trim-plate-means-I-need-longer-short-screws/m-p/75589#M16883 <P>I am having this exact same problem. Would love to hear a resolution to this.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:17:34 GMT https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Thermostats/Trim-plate-means-I-need-longer-short-screws/m-p/75589#M16883 Mep023 2022-01-04T01:17:34Z