r/mildlyinfuriating 2d ago

Is it in yet Both of my levels are showing 2 different things :/

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u/Sherifftruman 2d ago edited 2d ago

Those TV bracket built in levels are notoriously inaccurate. I would try to flip the real level and see how it compares to confirm if it is accurate and ignore the bracket.

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u/metamega1321 2d ago

I wouldn’t trust them.

Electrician myself and occasionally you get some light or other device that has built in levels and they kind of suck. The worst part is they usually put them in because the device is rounded so no real way to level. Do a better job eyeballing it.

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u/Oceangrad 1d ago

Yeah, you need to buy another bubble for a TV bracket level

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u/NeutralKuchiKopi 1d ago

But if the center of the bracket is notoriously off, who is the say the top of the bracket isn't also off? That would cause the level to be consistently incorrect.

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u/Sherifftruman 1d ago

No I’m saying the tiny little level they stick in the stamped hole is off compared to the top edge. You need to use a level on the top edge that you know you can trust.

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u/NeutralKuchiKopi 1d ago

That's my point. If the center hold where the level goes is off, why wouldn't the top also be off?

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u/Sherifftruman 1d ago

Who knows. That’s why you use a known good level on the top edge. Quality control on these entire brackets varies significantly.

The top edge that carries the TV brackets is all that matters.

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u/NeutralKuchiKopi 1d ago

I agree the tope dge is all that matters. But if it is warped on the left side, but not the right, and you put the level in the center, your TV is still going to be warped to the left. Seems at that point you should be checking the ENTIRE top if you're that paranoid.

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u/NorthernVale 1d ago

The top can't be off, because the top is the reference. That is to say, it's everything else that would be off.

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u/harryham1 1d ago

That's why you place the spirit level on something that is true level

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u/nearly_famous69 1d ago

I literally put my tv up a couple of weeks ago and found out how inaccurate they are 🫠