Tile Rite levelling system clips breaking

[Al Getaroundtuit]

I got hold of some of the above from the well known builders warehouse. When using the tool to push in the wedges, several of the clips broke at one side and it was a royal PITA to lift the tile and get another in. Is this down to the quality of the clips or am I doing something wrong? If it's the clips, would I be better spending more on Genesis or Perfect Level?

Thanks.

 

[Old Mod]

Not sure I know the’Tile Rite’ system, but snapping clips are caused by several reasons.
Firstly, most commonly by being heavy handed, and expecting too much from it.
Poor quality, of which there are many.
Damage caused by forcing them in with a trowel.
Damage caused by kicking or standing on them by accident.
If none of the above, change your brand.
And you don’t need to go to the expense of PLM to get a good quality clip.
Premtool by @Pro Tiler Tools are perfectly adequate, and are by no means the most expensive.

Can’t comment on Genesis I’m afraid, not used them either.

 

[acaciaguy]

The premtool clips by PTT are great. As is their service

 

[Flintstone]

Tile rite are identical to eBay schmox clips, I have compared side by side.

 

[Dumbo]

I use bright ideas much the same . Any which are folded to one side throw away as these will break but I never use the pliers .

 

[Old Mod]

Tile rite are identical to eBay schmox clips, I have compared side by side.

Not used schmox either 😀
I’ve found what I like and don’t tend to shop around anymore.

 

[Flintstone]

Well, premtool also appear identical to schmox, but apparently there a different plastic...

 

[Dumbo]

Not used schmox either 😀
I’ve found what I like and don’t tend to shop around anymore.

You only like the ones that you can have your logo on, narcissist

 

[Old Mod]

You only like the ones that you can have your logo on, narcissist

Haha I was actually taliking about regular style clips, there’s nothing else on the market that is like my personalised system so don’t use it as a comparison.

All that said, I was asked to test another system by a major supplier the other day, and if the price comes in where we hope it will, I’ll be changing supplier, no question. 🙂

 

[Dumbo]

Are they personalised ones as well . Oh and by the way im still waiting for my MTT t-shirt that I requested a while back .

 

[Old Mod]

. Oh and by the way im still waiting for my MTT t-shirt that I requested a while back .

Yeah? ........ Me too! 😀

 

[Bill]

I have used a fair bit of the Tile Rite clips and found them OK but last week a tiler friend of mine was having problems with them..... maybe it is a bad batch and the plastic was poor.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Thought someone said to soak the clips in hot water, especially in cold conditions? Makes them more subtle and less likely to break?

 

[Old Mod]

Thought someone said to soak the clips in hot water, especially in cold conditions? Makes them more subtle and less likely to break?

I nearly always soak mine, even the MLT, much to the surprise of Mick Volponi haha

 

[WetSaw]

I nearly always soak mine, even the MLT, much to the surprise of Mick Volponi haha

I would have thought chilled Veuve Clicquot would have made them more brittle..

 

[Old Mod]

I would have thought chilled Veuve Clicquot would have made them more brittle..

I prefer a 95 Salon Paul, it’s to be served at 15 degrees. 😎

 

[Al Getaroundtuit]

Tile rite are identical to eBay schmox clips, I have compared side by side.

So is that good/bad

You only like the ones that you can have your logo on, narcissist

Clips with a logo on? Really? Seems a bit pointless when you kick them off and throw them away!

 

[Al Getaroundtuit]

Thanks for all the replies anyway. I think I might give the Premtool ones a go.

 

[Old Mod]

Clips with a logo on? Really? Seems a bit pointless when you kick them off and throw them away!

Pointless? No, not really.

 

[Dumbo]

So is that good/bad


Clips with a logo on? Really? Seems a bit pointless when you kick them off and throw them away!

It's the reusable piece that is printed .

 

[Al Getaroundtuit]

Nice. A touch of class. How do those type work? Do you squeeze together the two tabs at the ends?

 

[Old Mod]

Nice. A touch of class. How do those type work? Do you squeeze together the two tabs at the ends?

No, there’s a single strap that comes from under slab and cap slides down on top.
It works simply, but the whole system itself has many variations and types of straps for different materials and situations.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Schmox clips and wedges are nice and strong, bases are a bit thick, good price tho!