How to mix thinset mortar the proper way,

So the more you use to install your tiles on a floor or wall, whatever adhesive is holding it all together, when you mix it you want to make sure you mix it correctly and in this video I'll tell you how to do it. that we're going to mix this according to the instructions, meaning you have the water in the bucket and then when it's between five and six ports of water, mix five five minutes, let it sit for 10 minutes, let it sit for 10 minutes and prepare it again. a few minutes now, this is actually very important to do and I'm going to mix this at the high end of the water ratio because it says five to six quarts.

I'm actually going to put six Watsons in because I want it to be a little bit wetter. but I can still keep a notch, so when I mix this we need to use my mixer drill. I'm going to measure the water so I add the water add the powder mix for five minutes let it sit for 10 minutes and then mix for another two minutes and then I start spraying okay so mixing things up may seem like a simple thing. , but it seems a little confusing if you go online and look at YouTube channels and they say, oh, you have a mix that you already know. with water and you mix it to make it a peanut butter consistency, a mayonnaise consistency or whatever they say, that's actually quite incorrect, what you have to do to get the right mixture, the right ratio of water to powder is to follow the instructions. instructions on the back, so this may seem like something easy, but I see it all the time, you know, people add the powder and then add the water and then mix it and then add more. powder or their item or water and they're trying to get the right consistency and then they don't even know what the right consistency is because you know they're just guessing so the manufacturers of these dye sets have tested their products and know how to they are supposed to work and the ratio of water in them, so if you mix them according to the instructions you will get the same consistency every time and it will work the way it is supposed to work.

There's a lot of chemistry in the bag, so mixing it with too much water or not mixing it for long enough or not letting it clean up or not mixing it again isn't really going to give you the performance at that distance that it's supposed to give you even. the type. Which trowel you use will change the performance of the

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so it's important to mix it the right way and then what happens is a lot of people will mix that and then it starts to heat up so they add a little bit more water to it and then it they remix and then keep using it, that's a very bad thing, you never do that, so anyway this video is to try and apologize, add a little clarity on how to mix and then set it up correctly, okay, so you could say, well , I will do that. just read the directions on the bag and I will mix it that way every time.

In fact, it's important to read the instructions every time because they can change and even different types of fine sets from the same manufacturer can have different mixing instructions for different periods of time different amounts of water turn off they won't let you sleep so in this video I'm just going I'm going to go over two or three different types of thin series and I'll just show you what you're actually supposed to do while I mentioned that you're never supposed to add water once it's mixed and just to clarify that once you add the water, you add the powder and then you can retain a little bit of water and set aside and then add that in while you're mixing, but it's always going to be like that. within the water ratio that they said, let's say this one here states five to six quarts, so you may want to add five and a half quarts and then add the last half quart if it's not the consistency you want once the

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has the slate which means that when it has rested you finished mixing it for the period of time you let it sit and then you mix it again after the second mix you never add water if the adhesive starts to harden, what can you do or if it starts to firm up what you can do is mix again, don't add any more water, I just mix it again, you might be able to do it once or twice if it starts to get hot again, throw it away, mix some new thin solution, never, Never never.

Add water once the adhesive has leached, it changes the chemistry and the way it sets will become much weaker. never add water once you have slate yeah that's it ten minutes okay it's a ten minute game so the third one said he was mixing. in this part of the video there is maje Ultraflex tow and he had the direction, he does this for so many minutes so it's like for so many minutes and then he redoes dinner so many minutes now on the same job he was using moppy LFT which is a different type of thin film from the same manufacturer and the mixing instructions are slightly different as the water ratio is different the initial mixing time is different the shutdown time is different and the remixing time is different same manufacturer two different products two many different sets of mixing instructions, so it's very important to make sure you look at the instructions and see the correct mixing times and water ratio in the next part of this video.

I will talk about different manufacturers and then set a different type. from a set that has completely different mixing instructions, so I just want to make it clear that when you purchase your slim set, read the instructions and mix accordingly. What I'm going to use is Alex and this actually requires a lot more water than a normal thin solution, so it actually tastes like eight eight and a half, eight and three quarters of water a day. whole bag but since I don't want to make a whole bag I'm actually just going to make small batches and they actually tell you what to do to make small batches and he's used to pot powder Paul's only power so that way No you have to mix the whole bag and you know if you don't use it you waste it this way you can make small batches and mix it in the right proportion and this is not normal as that way just mix it for 2 to 3 minutes continuously and then you don't have to mix again, you don't have to put it out, so you know if you're going to use this X 77 or any recipe product like X 5, for example, make sure you mix it. according to their instructions, read the instructions and they are supposed to have their own palette to use this one.

I have to clean this up a little bit here, but it's a completely special panel that they have for mixing that incense, that's what I'm going to use, so this is a modified one. Thinset This is the complete set and is the grade and standards for the Thinset. These here are ANSI one one eight point four T and C one eight point one one and ANSI one eight point one five T which is suitable for the plywood see these numbers here eighty one one eight point four and A one eight eight point one one day one one eight point four means it's polymer modified, it's totally fine there in Palma and the target one eight point one one means it's good for plywood, so it's from the user that accumulates Riley is my, except that it's also one one eight one eight point one one one one one eight point four this is a custom lightweight pro pro and it's a thin and light set okay so these are the tents that I will use it in attics inside xx5 , it's actually 40 pounds, but it gives you the same wheel, there's a 50 pound bag, yeah, it's a little bit lighter and they want when you mix this, they want you to measure the water and add everything. bag if you are going to mix the whole bag measure the water in the container add the bag and mix it for two or three minutes, do not mix less than that so that it gets all its creaminess and it will be It will work much better if you mix it for less time, it tends to stay stiffer but when you mix it for the recommended time it becomes very creamy and easy to use and spread so this is the X body so just in case you haven't seen my videos before, I'm a tile contractor for over 30 years, to be precise, in the Boston area, so I gained a lot of experience.

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