Anonymous Posted on Mar 06, 2010

Anchor won't fit in suggested drill size

Instructions say to use a 3/16 drill bit for the plastic anchors but there is no way they will fit. While trying with a hammer, I'm just smashing the plastic and afraid I'll break them. Anyone else had this problem?

Anonymous Mar 06, 2010

It's the shower wall I'm anchoring to, which I believe to be fiberglass.

I figured out the issue. Sterling screwed up in their manual print that came with the product. I went online and downloaded the install manual and it said drill 5/16. A couple other things were different, too, like how much I should cut off the bottom track measurement. Luckily the wrong manual said to take off less so if I run into a problem I can cut the excess off.
Anonymous May 11, 2010

What substance are you putting the hole in? Is it drywall? If so, you should be fine. Just tap the anchor squarely and it should slide in. If it's tile you may want to use a rubber mallet so as not to chip the tile. The hole should be smaller than the anchor so that the anchor can grab onto the hole. Good luck!

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If you are not using a masonry bit then you need to increase th size to 1/4 ".

The reason why is with masonry bits it will say 3/16 but you are actually making a hole 1/4" with the tip of the bit.

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