Grab adhesives

[Part Timer]

Got off rather lightly this year with Christmas/New Year DIY emergencies. Bathroom pull switch packed up (30 years old and it had been opened a couple of years ago to get it working again). Trouble was it had been fitted using gravity toggles above the plaster ceiling and access above would be tricky. So I returned to Toolstation and from the wide array of grab adhesives stocked, I chose Stixall based on the previous recommendations of this group. Certainly gets my vote! The replacement MK switch is a lot louder than the old one (also been noted here), but feels tougher in its action and is good for 16A instead of 6A according to the markings.

[The Medway Handyman]

Am I right? You stuck a pull switch up with Stixall?

[polygonum]

Something I will have to tackle soon - one of the two screws seems to be failing to hold in its plasterboard plug. Can't remember what make our switch is - not MK - and surprisingly much quieter than the one it replaced. But your comment makes me wonder quite how much lighting you have in there! I can't imagine needing more than 1 amp.

[ARW]

FFS just get some screws long enough to hit the floor above. That's the way to bodge it:-)

[Tim Watts]

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Will the not ush out of the way to accept new fixings in the same holes?

Yep - modern switches (MK at least) can be very noisy.

BTW Pink Grip is good too, though it does not have so much "grab" it's bloody strong when it sets.

[Tim Watts]

Double sided sticky tape was good enough for Lesley Judd...

Besides, in 20 years, someone will come along and ask how to remove it and Frank can lead a full chorus of

Angle Grinder!

;->>>

[Weatherlawyer]

I have one of those halogen desk top lamps (they were flogging them in the local Lidl a few weeks ago -around the time I broke mine. =A35:00.) So I tried something of that sort (no idea what brand name.)

Work perfectly. Only I wish I had put extra ballast in there with it along with the ballast.

[meow2222]

I just tried the =A31 poundland version. It does work, but the amount of gr= ab/support seemed a bit low, but enough for the job.

NT

[Jim K]

grab/support seemed a bit low, but enough for the job.

er... MS polymer adhesive for a =A31 ? how big a tube?

Jim K

[Part Timer]

Either that or dismantling the old one and soaking the bits in WD40 ;-) It hasn't parted company with the ceiling yet.

[Part Timer]

16A is MK's claim. I have 112W connected.

[meow2222]

f grab/support seemed a bit low, but enough for the job.

Standard 380ml cart. Grab adhesives are acrylic, so cheap as chips.

NT

[Jim K]

of grab/support seemed a bit low, but enough for the job.

ah but Stixall isn't acrylic or chip cheap, v good stuff tho, you should try it

Jim K

[The Medway Handyman]

I'm impressed!