It's a soft metal. I use them all the time at work. Why would they include screws with the ancor that are to long?

This version is an alloy, not plastic, and doesn’t appear to have a hole in the tip. Trying to screw it all the way through is just going to twist the anchor and strip the drywall.

The screw is supposed to go all the way through and flair out the end. Those are the correct length screws.

The one you bought has a 1” anchor and a 1-1/4” screw. Good for hanging shit on a wall but too long for the brackets you’ve got. Go back to the store and get some #6 1” metal pan head phillips screws.

If the mollies are crushed or bent, you might be running into a stud. Did you try just the screw? You'll be able to tell if it hit wood instead of air.

Easiest fix: unscrew the plastic anchors, cut a few mm off the pointy end to let the metal screw pass through. Reinstall anchors then screws.

Get rid of those anchors and go buy toggle anchors much stronger

A good question.

There's going to be a lot of variation in current vs pressure because there are 3 energy form changes (electric to mechanical to fluid flow) and many outside influences.

Starting with electrical- is the operating voltage 115V? Or is it 121V or only 109V because someone is running a toaster simultaneously on the same circuit? All those will effect current and yet have nothing to do with pressure.

Is the motor warmed up or in a cold room? The shaft and pump seals, how does temperature, mineral buildup etc effect them? How often does the operator clean the machine? Does the grind of the coffee or make of filter influence back pressure or temperature or something else? All this, and yet even if you figure all that out it will change as the parts wear over time.

So what you will run in to is that there are so many things that effect current that you will never be able to entirely trust it as a measurement for pressure.

So the best possible solution is the simplest - avoid all the guessing and go right to the thing you want to know. It also allows you to build a check into your system if you want - of actual known pressure.

That can be helpful for safeties, interlocks, warnings etc.

Thanks, you basically answered it. Just out of curiosity, why is it so variable? Shouldn't you expect power and RPM a direct measurement? For the sake of knowledge ;)

It's possible to calculate it, yes. But under most circumstances not with enough accuracy to use it as the control input. There's just too many variables.

What you really want to know is either flow or pressure, and measuring current is too far abstracted from that.

I can see wanting to use current in place of adding a flowmeter, but pressure transducers are cheap and super reliable, so if that's what you want to control for just measure it directly.

Replace the box with the broken off screw and mount the new box flush with your new surface.

Appreciate the thoughts!

These are all good ideas and I think I can combine a few of them to suit it well. I hope it works out and if I am able to remember I'll post an update. Thank you guys so much.

I found this video that I hope gives you some good ideas.

https://youtu.be/n0aRJFAIh-U

My first thought would be to grab some cube storage bookshelves with backs, and use them as a dividing wall. Alternate the way each one is facing, and dividing wall and storage all in one. Screw them together for stability

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Smartest thing you’ve said yet.

OK. Bye.

I’m actually in the business.

You’re in the business of spouting uninformed opinion.

Keep trying though. You might accidentally say something smart. (Hasn’t happened yet, but I guess anything is possible).

That’s not temporary though

Are you pulling new wire? I'd guess that is a switch loop. Google it.

Welcome that idea but just checked, zero anywhere near me.

Used tall bookcases. Also add a storage. Good luck.

If you have a vehicle that can haul them, get a few cheap hollow-core interior doors and some hinges to create a partition. Set it up in a zig-zag pattern and it will stand by itself.

The 15 year-old internet foundation expert says I'm wrong, so it must be true.

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