How do I set one wifi network as preferred?

We have 2 wifi modems at home as the signal is bad in some parts of the house with just one. So I have set up another as a relay. However, all of our apple iPads/iphones automatically default to the one modem we use the least. Even if there is no signal bars at all it will default to that modem and never chose the other one which it is set up for unless I manually change it every time I wake up the ipad. I have tried forgetting the network and then putting them back in in different orders. But same problem always occurs. Is there a way to set one network as the preferred first choice network without deleting the other one completely? Many thanks

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