Screwless rj45 faceplate bafflement

DanAl · 19 Sep 2020

This is likely a question with a ridiculously easy solution, however whatever that solution is, I don't know it.
How do I remove the face plate from this screwless 4-gang rj45 socket please?
I've tried levering it off using a screwdriver under one corner and it feels like the faceplate might snap. I need to get to the sockets to check the connections.
Thank you.

Mottie · 19 Sep 2020

Have you tested it using a lan tester before you try to remove it?

Mottie · 19 Sep 2020

Can you show a picture looking up at the bottom edge of the faceplate, close to the wall.

DanAl · 19 Sep 2020

Mottie said:
Have you tested it using a lan tester before you try to remove it?

Thanks Mottie, I've checked the sockets using a working cable and device. The wires to the 4 sockets themselves run together and some of them work, so the problem is almost certainly the sockets. I just need to know how to remove this faceplate?

DanAl · 19 Sep 2020

Mottie said:
Can you show a picture looking up at the bottom edge of the faceplate, close to the wall.

Sure, I'll do it tomorrow in the daylight. Thanks.

Mottie · 19 Sep 2020

I have some metal faced screwless light and socket outlets in my kitchen. Underneath right in the centre is a tiny cut out. Pushing a screwdriver in there pops them off.

DanAl · 19 Sep 2020

Mottie said:
I have some metal faced screwless light and socket outlets in my kitchen. Underneath right in the centre is a tiny cut out. Pushing a screwdriver in there pops them off.

Thanks Mottie, I'll have a look tomorrow.

DanAl · 20 Sep 2020

There's a notch in a corner of the faceplate, but when I tried to put a screwdriver under this to prise it off then it seemed to place undue stress on the faceplate which made me think I might just snap it. I suspect that this is how it should be removed, but I didn't want to assume. Thanks again, here's the photo, the notch is at the bottom, on what is the bottom right corner of the faceplate.

RF Lighting · 20 Sep 2020

It looks like a lap brand plate from Screwfix.

Insert a screwdriver into the bottom right corner and lever it off. They are quite stiff.

DanAl · 20 Sep 2020

RF Lighting said:
It looks like a lap brand plate from Screwfix.

Insert a screwdriver into the bottom right corner and lever it off. They are quite stiff.

Thanks RF Lighting, I thought it might be. I'll go ahead and do that.

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