"installed in place" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase when talking about putting something into a certain location, such as a piece of furniture. For example, "The technician quickly installed the new refrigerator in place."
A gray carpet was installed in place of an orange rug.
The tunnel, which is usually almost deserted, was created when the subway was installed in place of the Sixth Avenue "L".
And the QX4's unit is installed in place of a device I like much better, a six-disk in-dash changer for audio CD's.
The Sherman tank and several other "macro" items are so big that they must be installed in place, and the museum built around them.
NREL shows that Corning's Willow glass can be used to make flexible solar cells that could be installed in place of roofing shingles.
Most often used around doors, they not only look like moldings, but sometimes are also installed in place of the regular stop moldings.
City officials say that temporary platforms could be installed in places so that people could still enjoy the views.
The first of these statues was installed in 2011 in South Korea, but they have since been installed in places such as Germany and Australia.
"Brand-new!" One defense against infestations is mold-resistant drywall, usually installed in places prone to water damage or leaks, like bathrooms and kitchens, or near heating and air-conditioning units.
State of the art voting machines are being installed in places; there is talk of cctv in polling stations and opposition parties are planning to station their own monitors in polling stations to compile their own exit polls and compare them with the official ones.
"It's ludicrous," he said, because the chargers were installed in places where cars park for many hours or days at a time, meaning a standard 120-volt outlet, which takes about six hours to charge a car, would have been more than fast enough.
