Duo power plugs into tiles/through wood

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Tried to use a duo power plug in a tile 6mm but it wouldn't go in. I've tried to hammer it through wood into a wall too and couldn't get it through. Too squidgy maybe.

Had to use those rubbish red plastic ones that pull out. Ended up wrapping screw in electric tape to get a strong fixing Are the duo too good for these materials?

Circled duo power. They've never spinned around or pulled out on me in brick or plaster. Brilliant in that material.
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Duo plugs have a lip on the end to stop them pushing through. Cut it off or use the type of plug which can be pushed under. Uno plugs are just the same
 
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JobAndKnock said:
Duo plugs have a lip on the end to stop them pushing through. Cut it off or use the type of plug which can be pushed under. Uno plugs bare just the same
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Cut 5mm off top (area circled)? Are normal plastic plugs uno? Singluar
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Just the lip bit. Uno is a type of plug that Rawl have been foisting on us for a few years. Better plugs (at least from a trade perspective) are ones without lips because you can drill through a piece of wood and into a wall the push them through the wood into the wall before inserting the screw. Anything with a lip will prevent you doing this as you have discovered, ergo you have to cut the lip off, which is a waste of time and effort
 
JobAndKnock said:
Just the lip bit. Uno is a type of plug that Rawl have been foisting on us for a few years. Better plugs (at least from a trade perspective) are ones without lips because you can drill through a piece of wood and into a wall the push them through the wood into the wall before inserting the screw. Anything with a lip will prevent you doing this as you have discovered, ergo you have to cut the lip off, which is a waste of time and effort
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I couldn't even get the 6mm duo power anywhere near lip on tile. It stopped going in with 5mm protruding. Didnt hammer it in though like in normal walls
 
foxhole said:
You said you tried to hammer thru timber ?
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Not with tile, I think I meant when screwing baton to masonry I hammer a plug through wood into wall with a long screw inserted
 
What 6mm drill bit are you using?
Chinese ones tempt to be a bit smaller or bigger than 6mm.
 
It’s obvious from photo the hole you drilled is too small for the plug you have.
 
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