Hydraulic Copper Tube Fittings 1/2, 3/4, 1" Press Crimping Tool Kit Pex Pipe Crimper Pressing Pliers Stainless PEX Press Sleeves for Narrow Space Tee Copper Pipe

The media could not be loaded. As simple and as easy to use as a hydraulic jack, this hydraulic ProPress tool is very impressive for its cost and for how well it performs. It is relatively smaller than I had imagined and built very well. The swivel head makes access easy while improving your leverage on ladders or in uncomfortable positions. And while its not as fast as a cordless press tool, it will still pay for itself in no time. While sweated copper will still have its place for me, this option that requires no solder, flux, torch, or worry of possible fire defiantly will be put to regular use for years to come. I will update if my opinion changes with more time and plumbing projects. This is an excellent affordable ProPress tool option at a fraction of the cost of cordless press tools.

If you are a DIY-er this is great. Heavy, requires muscle, but gets the job done.

This thing will save you thousands of dollars and a lot of time vs soldering. If you have copper and have a decent amount of work to get done this is perfect for home use. I have crimped 25 plus collections with zero issues now. Not one leak yet. Saved me alot of money and I didn’t have to solder anything. The only thing I can say somewhat negative is you gotta watch the dies when you first start your crimp to ensure they are pretty well in line but it’s more of a cosmetic feature. I would definitely buy this again, and recommend it to a friend.

Great productTo purchase a battery operated press your looking at $2500 to $4,000I had to try this press since all my plumper buddy’s told me that hand press doesn’t exist.They are wrongThe price on this is well worth it. I think I paid less the $200 for this pressIt goes from a quarter to 1inchVery easy to use and makes pipe work so quick.The time it takes to solder and when your soldering in tight spaces you have to be carefulNow with this pressCut your pipe, put your press on your joint, press it a couple timesDoneLove this pressGreat product,AWESOME PRICE

The tool worked great

considering the options now available for replacing water pipes, I thought I would try this one. the original is the sweat soldering, in which at times pipe is close to wood and when using a propane torch, the risk of starting a fire is possible. so the next one is the shark bite stuff. totally takes away the fire realm, but it has one small drawback to it. and thats if you need rigid non moving pipes that wont turn, shark bite still can swivel even though it doesnt leak. I wont mention the peck line since the piping is typically the more flexible water distribution type, and that wasnt what I was looking for. I wanted 3/4 copper pipe that was solid and wouldnt swivel. that leaves it to this outline. its similar to peck where you have a clamping type of device, but depending on the money you can afford, the total auto clamping tools are very expensive, so then theres this particular model that is all manual muscle to make it work. so the piping comes with a big ring around the part that you need to crimp onto an existing straight pipe. the 2 half circle fingers I'll call them you slide in from the side and have them sitting in the jaws, and then you guide the jaws over the bulging part of joint you want to join as one, and then theres a valve that needs to be closed for the unit to pump, and you would then pump it several times and then notice its aligning onto the big ring, and after you double check its positioned correctly, you keep pumping it until finished. the part that everyone will find out is the question, when do you stop pumping? how tight is enough? I was working around my stationary tub replacing the water lines that go to the sink and then branched them off to another y valve to feed the washing machine. also there were air chambers in the line to deal with air in the line as typical. so after getting things part way, I wanted to test for water leaks, and unfortunately I had some that leaked. so I had to go over the joints a second time and muscle them further. after doing so I completed the setup, but all I can say is that the effort to do this by hand and the muscles it took to get the job done without leaks was more than I cared for. and another issue is that when you're done clamping a joint, the 2 halves that you slide in the jaws get stuck on the finished joint, where you then slide the entire clamping machine to the side until the 2 half rings are then no longer in the jaws, and then you have to remove each half from the finished joint. one half is fairly easy to remove, but the other half was very difficult to get dislodged from the joint. I would never have thought this clamping device would be so difficult, but until you try it, you just dont realize the effort you need to do this. so the sweat soldering is much easier in effort but has fire risks. here its just the way the clamp closes and the pressure needed to not have a leak has the jaw fingers getting stuck on finished joint. so its a draw on what way you may want to do this. I wasnt going to spend several hundred on an auto clamping unit, but I would like to see someone use it and see what the unclamping outline looks like. here are some pics of my recent work. it was done with shark bite prior, but as I said, the pipes moved and turned some. I wanted total rigid setup. so its solid now, but took alot of muscle just for a small area of work. I wouldnt want to do a entire house with this method. the peck would suffice for most of that.

It definitely needed the job. What on three-quarter copper I haven't tried to 1 inch so I'm satisfied for the money that we spent

Good quality product it’s perfect