$100 vs $1000 Press Tool

$100 vs $1000 Press Tool

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[cm]

Mr. Wakefield I appreciate your honesty and understanding that home owners can't justify the bells and whistles that pros need/use. There is nothing worse than a professional that turns their nose up at tools that are not brand X. If a homeowner can justify a $1K tool, great, if not you show us there is an affordable option. Thank you for your honesty and understanding.

[MoneyMarcMes]

I'm a homeowner and invested in the Ridgid RP-241 along with the Ridgid V/1 C/1 Ring kit. I use it constantly and fix neighbors leaks and use it to replace ball valves along with other plumbing issues. It's a lifesaver. A very expensive lifesaver.

[charlesgarrity]

I keep a manual press tool on my truck for one reason I've been on a job and had my Ridgid press tool die when I had two 3/4 inch joints to finish. It was an hour and a half drive home and an hour and a half drive back to the job to finish a water heater change out.

[livingwaters]

I am Nevada Handyman. I've been doing plumbing since th 70's, my dad was a big time builder in Sacramento and decided to make me his plumber. I have the IBOSAO tool shown in the video and I love it. If I'm connecting a lot of joints YEAH I'll get tired, that's why I have a laborer. If I did nothing but sweet pipes alll day I would get the high dollar tool. It seems that if I sweet 15 or 20 joints 1 will leak, and the its a nightmare. But with the pro- press I just re clamp it, I don't even turn off the water. Easy - Peasy that's the way I like it.

[joeb]

Thanks for the short and to the point video Roger. Like other comments below, good luck finding that RP115 for $1000, more like $1500 in the kit with 1/2 & 3/4 jaws & 1 battery. Pumping that hydraulic version looks like it would get old before you finish the first press.

[henryt]

I've got one of those hydraulic hand lever press. I use it to install a water softener system in the garage. Its great for a DIY without breaking the bank on power presses. The entire system is solid with no leaks. As cheap is it is, the press is well built and will give me years of usage.

[brad]

I'd buy the manual one for home, but I'm a sparky (mostly controls & control wiring), not a plumber.
One thing I learned over time is the tools you use every day are worth the expense, but if you aren't, either rent the right tool or buy the cheaper one. If it breaks after the job, at least you got the job done. I don't own one of these, but I also don't have to press fittings in my day to day work.

[neutron]

I currently have both… the manual pump and the RP241. They both work great… I use the hand pump for extremely muddy or sandy situations under homes. I’m not comfortable dragging a $2, 000 machine into scenarios where a pinhole leak has been leaking for a couple days or months

[jgoldthwait]

I bought that exact handheld model to replace a 75 gallon hot water tank with 1 inch fittings. It worked like a champ! I went two less pumps than you did and had no leaks what so ever! I definitely recommend it for the DIY home owner !!

[MrRacerhacker]

i got a similar 100 press tool but with a hose so the pump is out of the way. that design is alot better, , works well also can be used on different tools

[dustinhadley]

My wife and I are landlords. I’m comfortable soldering, but my wife is nervous about the flames. We bought the Ibosad in case she needed to do emergency repairs. When a water heater broke and the valve for it wasn’t closing, she had no trouble applying pressure caps with the hydraulic tool until we could make a better plan. I wouldn’t recommend it for professionals, but it’s a nice backup for the DIY types.

[jimmcdaniel]

I am a home owner and getting ready to remodel my shower so I was trying to see if I was going to solder or use press .Great comparison.

[Thepriest]

I have the hand pump tool and it works great. I use copper for shop airlines at 110psi and have had zero leaks for the 5 months they have been installed. If I did pipe fitting for a living I would buy the battery operated one for sure.

[brucestorey]

So many plumbers are going with the Milwaukee press now. I have had Ridgid from the time they came to the market, still branded with Viega and Ridgid on the tool. One thing I love about the Ridgid versus the Milwaukee is what I call “The Ridgid click”. The Ridgid seems to be at optimum power from beginning to end, and when it is done, you hear the “click” letting you know it is done. The Milwaukee press tool seems to start out strong, then seems like it is struggling to get to the end of the press and just sort of dies like it has run out of power. I know it didn’t really die, but that “Ridgid click” always makes me feel better for some reason. Call me weird, I guess.

[MattHmm-rqdn]

Remodels and apartment maintenance here I have a igang bolt cutter style one(not the cylinder) . Though it's even more arm strength to press with the one I have (around 120 dollars) it's more narrow and I can get it into smaller space. Of course I'd like a 1k rigid but for the once a week I need it my manual one works fine. Also the style I have let's you know when it's done on the tool no guessing like you had. I hate sodering so this is a fantastic option even the manual ones in tightish spaces like under a sink. I would day 70% of my plumbing new shutoff/shower valves cabinets are rotted and we're replacing them. Shower valves you have as much space back towards you as you could need. One thing I do is pre build as much as I can so I don't have issues. I'm always looking for a used rigid for cheap until then.

[bradley]

I'm a plumber for a big company in Ohio I bought a $150 press tool off Amazon and used it for about a week before I went and spent around $2200 on a milwaukee m12 press tool and it was worth every penny

[johnzangari]

As a DYIer I am interested in the manual press tool. If I ever soldered more than 10 joints in a day I would be in the business. To do the occasional repair of a pipe that won't stop dripping what a great alternative. A professional plumber pumping all day would start soldering again.

[mohammedrahman]

Home owner here. I do all my plumbing by myself. That ridgid press tool went up in price, they are round $1700.
I invested on dewalt press tool. I recommend to buy press tool. Well I still do soldering whenever needed.

[seriousfaith]

I bought one of the manual tools as a homeowner. I used it 4 times while I owned the house and it paid for itself 10x. No way I'd do production plumbing with it.

[paulee]

Thanks for the video - it really helped me to make the right decision. As a DIY home craftsman, who occasionally works on his house, I bought the cheaper tool. Greetings from Germany!