I work for an apartment complex. A lot of the main water shut offs still leak and this tool is great for replacing angle stops or patching pipes with water still running through them (albeit at reduced flow/pressure). Yesterday I cut an angle stop at the soldered male coupling, cleaned the outside of the pipe with a drill mounted bit specifically for that job, deburred the inside, put on the propress fitting (with the angle stop already attached previously), and crimped it in less than two minutes. Had MAYBE a gallon of water I had to clean up and we know there is no way I could have soldered that with water still running out without the use of a Jet Swet to stop the flow. The fittings are a bit more expensive than a regular solder-type fitting but half the price of a sharkbite (which I dont trust) but the time I save enables me to do plumbing jobs in half the time. I am deffo happy with my decision to buy this tool.
This thing would be perfect for them doing maintenance as long as you guys don’t have huge boilers. Fun fact I also worked maintenance for a school district back in the day!
If your not doing but a few here and there you can get the hand press tool a little over $100 I bought one around 7 years ago and months later I bought the M12 and a little while later the big boy for mega press and the ridgid jaws for snapping cast iron and I’ve been looking at the 115 myself but haven’t decided yet.
the Milwaukee Propress has a timer on it, it will stop working after a certain amount of presses. You then have to take it to a certified Milwaukee dealer to have it re-calibrated and re-set for $400.00 that's why the Ridged is the best choice because it doesn't have any limit on it.
I have one of these too....Works great and perfect for service plumbing - it's so much lighter and easier to maneuver and most service plumbing deals with 1/2' and 3/4" anyways.....I still have an RP351 for the bigger sizes but the 115 is much better for smaller piping....
You should absolutely deburr and sand the pipe and mark your proper insertion depth with a marker to make sure it's all the way in when you press. Every press. Any burrs or bits of copper can cut the O-ring on the press fitting. Supposedly the Viega fittings will seal without the O-ring, but I'll take every precaution to make sure I don't have to redo the connection.
@@hyster2568like $600-1000 more depending on what attachments come with it. I still went with the RP115 as a diyer since my home has biggest pipe of 3/4 inch. If I ever need larger then I’ll sell and buy the 241
Considering buying a tool to get rid of the edge on the inside of the pipe, after you cut the pipe. I use a stepped drill, with the same size as the inside of copper piping. Works like a charm. A tapered drill from 12 to 25 mm also works. 👍
There’s a stop on the coupling and what’s wild is I’ve worked for two different plumbers and no one deburrs it’s not like we are cutting with a sawsall
@@TheHandyJeff So a couple of "plumbers" who are doing it wrong make it alright? Pretty handy. I 'm thinking you fix a fair amount of stuff multiple times.
@JustHazardous I don’t have to fix things multiple times. I’ve never had a propress fitting leak on me. Which is great. Shows how good the product is if I’ve been installing it wrong all along.
Great video and presentation! For the life of me though, I don't understand why people don't just pull out copper wholesale and replace with PEX. My whole house was done in pure copper 25 years ago, and whenever I have an issue, I replace as much copper as possible when doing the repair.
Ain’t no only in front of $1325, but I think this to be my next purchase. Everyone else getting their money and gone, and I’m driving away from my jobs worried about the one solder joint I made, burning a 70 year old house down. I walked in the front door of an absolutely huge house last week, and you could just smell the old dried up wood inside of it door casing when she opened the door. I soldered my one joint and left thinking, I can’t afford to pay for this house.
No plumber in my town cleans Propress. Even though the internet and the guide will tell you to. So I guess it’s just the way I was taught ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’m not saying it was right.
You should clean the exterior end the pipe. Otherwise a sharp edge may snag & nick the o-ring and end up with a leak. If you do not debur the pipe, cavitation will expedite erosion and the fitting will spring a leak or worst, fail. It’s one thing to do your own repairs & maintenance but it’s another when you half-ass it. Take pride in your workmanship, how your property shows is how your tenants will respect & take care of it. Thanks for the video. I’ve been considering this type of tools of late. My plumber is retiring and his replacement is not reliable so I’ll have to get back into doing my own maintenance. Cheers!
There aren’t megapress jaws currently. I wishhhh. And with the flexibility it has you don’t need the rings most of the time although idk if they work with it or not to be honest.
No, the C1 jaw doesn't fit the RP115. Here is Ridgid's response on Home Depots site: Hi, The RP 115 is the smallest and lightest press tool from an individual unit standpoint. The RP 240 & 241 Compact Press tools have all the same versatility, with additional accessories like the C1 Actuator and MegaPress Jaws to name a few. The RP 115 mini press tool is a new platform for RIDGID geared at making pressing more accessible, however we are aware of the below request, and always evaluating ways to better serve our customers.
cheapest ELECTRIC, but you can get a manual in two styles for $85 hydraulic to the manual gear drive for $150. I have the Vevor, did about 10- 1/2 inch fittings and 5- 3/4 before the release mechanism locked up now I have to beat it with a tool to release, also it won't crimp the short side of a 3/4 inch T. Vevor won't give me a refund or exchange, it will also not release the fitting every time as the crip causes it to lock itself in, have to twist the tool to break it free
In my part of europe these things cost around 700 euro's. Ridiculously heavy and malfunction constantly. But that's just cause our employer doesn't want to maintain/buy new ones
I've been looking at the Vevor (I understand it used to go under the name Zupper) and was almost ready to pull the trigger, but the thing is a behemoth that weighs about 15 pounds with a jaw on it. I honestly can't see myself in a crawl space trying to wrestle that thing and get it into position to make a good crimp. The price is certainly right, but I would rather have a tool that weighs about half that much as I will rarely be dealing with pipe larger than 3/4". Sometimes less is more. Great video on the RP115. I may end up with it or an RP241 despite the higher prices.
Yeah this thing is so light and maneuverable I love it. I had to install a water meter for a friend recently and he had one inch pipe and I was wishing it would do one inch but the tried and true method of soldering took care of it and I honestly couldn’t be happier with my little RP115
Amazon description says it needs to get serviced after 20,000 cycles. From what I've read so far it seems like the tool will have an LED blinking light warning and lock up (itll actually lock up at 22,000, not 20k). You will need to send it in to Rigid to fix and unlock (does anyone else have any info on this? how much does this cost, how long does it take). The Milwaukee M2 equivalent locks up at 50,000
Unfortunately no, it’s a Ridgid only battery but for over a year it still will work for a week straight on one charge for me even when I was doing plumbing work all the time.
@@timarguello5471 oh I love the little guy, if I run into one inch I just break out the torch. It doesn’t happen often here in Iowa. It’s never let me down.
What fittings is this compatible with? I noticed you had to build a pex adapter. There are Nibco and Apollo fittings out there that are a single crimp, but are they compatible? I saw that Viega doesn't have a copper-to-pex adapter. I've read that there are incompatibilities between the brand tools and fittings, but they were all talking about 2" or larger. The Apollo ones look promising and my HD carries them.
@@TheHandyJeff Thanks. Good to know that the Nibco works. I see their copper ones on supplyhouse. I'm assuming the apollo ones will work too then. I'm hoping to find good info on the Efield (Amazon specials) too.
Just found the Viega version, but its considered a "Pureflow" first and a press fitting second. Model # 44365. Problem is that they only seem to come in a 25pk at the orange store.
Hey. I'm new to this, could you like to Amazon where I can buy the right adapter for pex? I'm looking for what you're using but can't find it specifically. I intend to use Pex A.
Type 1 is scrap but yes I would imagine you would want to use it on only the hard copper, the soft copper you could flare onto an adapter to hard copper and then propress. You would just want a good seal I have done it before on the rolled copper and it can be done, I just can’t recommend it because it won’t last like the rigid copper. I’m not sure if that’s exactly what you were asking.
@@DavidStrchld absolutely, the amount of time that I’m saving on labor has more than paid for itself. This tool alone has made me over $5000 in the last year just installing water meters in my city. Also Ridgid is a phenomenal company who made the original press tools for propress as well.
@@TheHandyJeff I'm not talking about how much you saved or can make, but is the $1K actually in the tool? Or is it like charging $1000 for hammers. Yes hammers make life easier and can save on labor, and you can make a lot of money over the year with the hammer, but there simply is not $1k anywhere in a hammer. I'm not asking for a hammer to become a partner in my business, but I suspect these pro-press tools are but wonder if the price actually is contained in the tool.
The only difference is bro if it was soldered you could come back and fix it later if it's not whatever you put in you got to cut out that's the big difference between solder joints and pro pressing Yes it's easier for the simpleton to use a tool but cost more later. For quick fixes it's outstanding
The Ridgid RP 241 does up to 1/1/4" copper. It's the next step up in propress and I would recommend buying the RP 241 over this model. You can much more with the RP 241.
Please give me one single reason for replacing a single piece of copper pipe sweated only at both ends with pex while keeping the hose bibb and niny that looked exhausted, it would made more sense if you made it the other way around.
I bought me one put an ad for emergency repairs and already made my money back charging people cheap compared to others too with this tool, created an LLC and got my money back!
Tools are definitely an investment that’s for sure! But they pay dividends and this particular tool definitely makes repairing copper faster, which saves on labor cost.
Hi Chad- ye're I had to justify it to my wife- #1 Try getting a plumber on Nantucket- #2 A plumber charges $500 for a small job-(I'd pay it - but they don't come). #3- changing an electric instant HW or in my case installing a descaling kit - was not something they wanted to do. #4 You get real man points with the babes.
@@wiley0714😂😂😂 no joke I affirmed a Ridgid k1500 and all attachments and 3 different Flexshafts and a K45 and camera and line locator and mini jetter and started a drain cleaning biz last year…….oh yeah a million TH-cam videos I watched too.
Ryobi has a cinch ring crimper and a copper ring crimper. Remember that TTI owns Milwaukee and Ryobi. They might not want to undercut their own prices.
This was purely a demonstration afterwards I ended up taking all of the copper out and running pex, but it is interesting that some fittings will week like crazy and others won’t. I’ve heard really bad things about viegas leaking.
@@TheHandyJeff Pex? You mean Uponor!! Viega has a Class action lawsuit against them as does Uponor with their colored pipe that the dyes are causing the pipe to split which is why you are seeing now white pipe with red and blue lettering.. Everything has their issues!! The end of the day theres not many of us who can actually solder like a BOSS!!!!
@@kylejohnnson4144 I'm good. I did a little more research in the forums. I'll stick with soldering. Plumbers in the field seem to prefer solder/copper over propress/Pex for a host of reasons
One or two DIY jobs instead of a plumber will pay for it easy. I got quoted $800 to replace an outdoor hose bib with a grand total of under 6 linear feet of pipe and over $2000 to install an electric water heater.
You'll never be able to get rid of the torch 4 good. Because you cannot get that into many areas that at words can get into.. I just remodeled a bathroom shower I had to cut a two-by-four out of the wall and move it over 3in because of how large the fittings were. You want to talk of pain in the ass. However I couldn't do it with a torch because the water didn't shut off.. goddamn 1960s place
@@MrHeat1upYup. And if you screw up part of a single job, you’ll lose more than the price savings of a discount tool. If a plumber shows up to my house with a Ryobi or Hart ProPress tool, I’m finding a new plumber.
@@MrHeat1up They make copper crimp and cinch ring tools. They’re tools and they press…close enough, right? :) I was speaking more hypothetically. When Ryobi eventually makes a ProPress tool, I will be suspicious of it.
Why would you buy a sweat adapter and put a coupler on when they make a press to pex adapter. You didn’t even debur or clean the pipe. Dont do what this guy did. Don’t be cheap buy the Milwaukee m12 copper cutting tool. 😂😂😂
I’ve been plumbing for nearly 40 years and never once used 2 inch copper except for drain lines but I’m not a commercial plumber and that’s not a commercial press tool I’ve got the biggest press tool and it came with 1/2 to 2” and will press 4” but I only bought it for snapping cast iron drain lines got tired of grinding and using reciprocating saw
Yeah I actually just did a video on this Propress tool again two years later. At the time this video was made it was the cheapest in market. I’ve never used the Vevor. Do you like it?
@@TheHandyJeff Sorry about that. As soon as I hit reply...I saw your video was a year old. I have other Vevor tools that I like. I do not have their Pro Press tool. Yet. $569.99 today for the one that will crimp up to 1". Was looking to see if this tool needs recalibration like some others. Can't find any info about that.
Yeah I’ve never used it. But I can say that this little guy has never had a leak even though I don’t always deburr the pipe lol. I’m really curious about the vevor because I also thought I saw they had some megapress heads and that would be huge.
Man piece of crap, I’ve had this press tool for about 3 months now and it stopped working. I’m currently at work and I guess I’m a pinch I need to use shark bite 3/4” tools. Can’t believe this…
I can’t believe it either, on the bright side of things Ridgid has a lifetime warranty on the product so it should get replaced! I feel for you it’s always frustrating when tools go down.
As a master plumber myself, and Im assuming much younger than you: You CANNOT compete now with ProPress if you’re still out there soldering. I can do jobs in 1hr that used to take me 5hrs. That means I can make 5x the $$$ in a day. Been using it for 4 years, no leaks. The future is now my friend. As a matter of fact, you cannot even legally solder in some counties anymore due to “fire hazard”. It’s fast, high quality, and most importantly, it works.
At the time this video was published the Vevor had not been released. Has anyone used it yet? I’d love to hear some feedback on it. Since it’s from a little known brand.
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I work for an apartment complex. A lot of the main water shut offs still leak and this tool is great for replacing angle stops or patching pipes with water still running through them (albeit at reduced flow/pressure). Yesterday I cut an angle stop at the soldered male coupling, cleaned the outside of the pipe with a drill mounted bit specifically for that job, deburred the inside, put on the propress fitting (with the angle stop already attached previously), and crimped it in less than two minutes. Had MAYBE a gallon of water I had to clean up and we know there is no way I could have soldered that with water still running out without the use of a Jet Swet to stop the flow. The fittings are a bit more expensive than a regular solder-type fitting but half the price of a sharkbite (which I dont trust) but the time I save enables me to do plumbing jobs in half the time. I am deffo happy with my decision to buy this tool.
This couldn’t have been said any better. This thing is a life saver and also like you said. Don’t trust a shark bite!
My son started his handyman business and this is exactly what he needs!!! Thanks for the awesome video!!!!!
Absolutely this is exactly the type of business that could benefit greatly from this tool! It would make his plumbing repair portion much faster!
Great video.
Another big plus is not having to expose your eyes and respiratory system to the potentially toxic fumes when soldering.
I work for a local school district and they were using this tool and the plumbers were very pleased with this tool
This thing would be perfect for them doing maintenance as long as you guys don’t have huge boilers.
Fun fact I also worked maintenance for a school district back in the day!
Great vid, i still cant believe propress tools are still in the thousands, they have been around for more than a decade.
Honestly it really surprises me too. They are so expensive.
If your not doing but a few here and there you can get the hand press tool a little over $100 I bought one around 7 years ago and months later I bought the M12 and a little while later the big boy for mega press and the ridgid jaws for snapping cast iron and I’ve been looking at the 115 myself but haven’t decided yet.
the Milwaukee Propress has a timer on it, it will stop working after a certain amount of presses. You then have to take it to a certified Milwaukee dealer to have it re-calibrated and re-set for $400.00 that's why the Ridged is the best choice because it doesn't have any limit on it.
I have one of these too....Works great and perfect for service plumbing - it's so much lighter and easier to maneuver and most service plumbing deals with 1/2' and 3/4" anyways.....I still have an RP351 for the bigger sizes but the 115 is much better for smaller piping....
This is what I’m talking about!
You are required to deburr the copper pipe to prevent damaging the O ring
I still sand and deburr the pipe.
Yeah if it isn’t super clean I do the same.
You should absolutely deburr and sand the pipe and mark your proper insertion depth with a marker to make sure it's all the way in when you press. Every press. Any burrs or bits of copper can cut the O-ring on the press fitting. Supposedly the Viega fittings will seal without the O-ring, but I'll take every precaution to make sure I don't have to redo the connection.
Spend the extra cash and get a 241. You are limited to 1/2” & 3/4.
How much more?
@@hyster2568like $600-1000 more depending on what attachments come with it. I still went with the RP115 as a diyer since my home has biggest pipe of 3/4 inch. If I ever need larger then I’ll sell and buy the 241
yes
@@hyster2568close to double the 115
@@hyster2568I just bought the RP 241 for 2100 on Amazon. As a home owner I was tired of paying a plumber 200 to 500 every time something leaks.
Considering buying a tool to get rid of the edge on the inside of the pipe, after you cut the pipe. I use a stepped drill, with the same size as the inside of copper piping. Works like a charm. A tapered drill from 12 to 25 mm also works. 👍
Its called a chamfering tool aka deburring tool. ALL pipe should be used with the tool especially garbage CPVC.
OK, a proper connection would require you to deburr and clean the pipe ends and mark the insertion depth. Just throwing it out there.
There’s a stop on the coupling and what’s wild is I’ve worked for two different plumbers and no one deburrs it’s not like we are cutting with a sawsall
@@TheHandyJeff So a couple of "plumbers" who are doing it wrong make it alright? Pretty handy. I 'm thinking you fix a fair amount of stuff multiple times.
@JustHazardous I don’t have to fix things multiple times. I’ve never had a propress fitting leak on me. Which is great. Shows how good the product is if I’ve been installing it wrong all along.
Great video and presentation! For the life of me though, I don't understand why people don't just pull out copper wholesale and replace with PEX. My whole house was done in pure copper 25 years ago, and whenever I have an issue, I replace as much copper as possible when doing the repair.
Copper is great and certainly will last a lifetime but PEX is such a time saver and in most applications is just as good!
Ain’t no only in front of $1325, but I think this to be my next purchase. Everyone else getting their money and gone, and I’m driving away from my jobs worried about the one solder joint I made, burning a 70 year old house down. I walked in the front door of an absolutely huge house last week, and you could just smell the old dried up wood inside of it door casing when she opened the door. I soldered my one joint and left thinking, I can’t afford to pay for this house.
Tool looks great my question is can you add the 1” jaw? Or possibly modify a 1” jaw to work?
Not entirely sure I’ve though about this myself
RP115 is 1/2" and 3/4" only, the 1" jaws from other press tools will not work
For bigger than 3/4" you need the RP241 or larger. But how many residentials need bigger than 3/4" and if you do, add a pex A expander.
Why didn't you clean/dress the copper prior to installing the adapter??
No plumber in my town cleans Propress. Even though the internet and the guide will tell you to. So I guess it’s just the way I was taught ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’m not saying it was right.
You should clean the exterior end the pipe. Otherwise a sharp edge may snag & nick the o-ring and end up with a leak. If you do not debur the pipe, cavitation will expedite erosion and the fitting will spring a leak or worst, fail. It’s one thing to do your own repairs & maintenance but it’s another when you half-ass it. Take pride in your workmanship, how your property shows is how your tenants will respect & take care of it. Thanks for the video. I’ve been considering this type of tools of late. My plumber is retiring and his replacement is not reliable so I’ll have to get back into doing my own maintenance. Cheers!
Why did you not deburr the inside of the pipe?
Are there megapress jaws for it? Also can you use press angle adapters with it?
There aren’t megapress jaws currently. I wishhhh. And with the flexibility it has you don’t need the rings most of the time although idk if they work with it or not to be honest.
No, the C1 jaw doesn't fit the RP115. Here is Ridgid's response on Home Depots site:
Hi, The RP 115 is the smallest and lightest press tool from an individual unit standpoint. The RP 240 & 241 Compact Press tools have all the same versatility, with additional accessories like the C1 Actuator and MegaPress Jaws to name a few. The RP 115 mini press tool is a new platform for RIDGID geared at making pressing more accessible, however we are aware of the below request, and always evaluating ways to better serve our customers.
@@mattgillane i see. Seems like a great option still but as a professional I would definitely spend a little extra and get an rp240 or 241
cheapest ELECTRIC, but you can get a manual in two styles for $85 hydraulic to the manual gear drive for $150. I have the Vevor, did about 10- 1/2 inch fittings and 5- 3/4 before the release mechanism locked up now I have to beat it with a tool to release, also it won't crimp the short side of a 3/4 inch T. Vevor won't give me a refund or exchange, it will also not release the fitting every time as the crip causes it to lock itself in, have to twist the tool to break it free
Damn honestly I kinda want to try that but without it hitting a T that’s pretty useless to me.
Thanks for the Vevor review. I'd been on the fence. Who can resist the low price? I can, now, thanks to your experience.
Like the M12 can you buy press adapters for gas fittings
Maybe when the price comes way down I'll buy.
In my part of europe these things cost around 700 euro's. Ridiculously heavy and malfunction constantly. But that's just cause our employer doesn't want to maintain/buy new ones
@alivape😂 lucky you here I the us you gotta buy your own even working for a big company they’ll deduct it from your salary 😢.
dude you are rock realistic. comments good job
What milwaukee COPPER propress doesnt have a 180° swivel?
I've been looking at the Vevor (I understand it used to go under the name Zupper) and was almost ready to pull the trigger, but the thing is a behemoth that weighs about 15 pounds with a jaw on it. I honestly can't see myself in a crawl space trying to wrestle that thing and get it into position to make a good crimp. The price is certainly right, but I would rather have a tool that weighs about half that much as I will rarely be dealing with pipe larger than 3/4". Sometimes less is more. Great video on the RP115. I may end up with it or an RP241 despite the higher prices.
Yeah this thing is so light and maneuverable I love it. I had to install a water meter for a friend recently and he had one inch pipe and I was wishing it would do one inch but the tried and true method of soldering took care of it and I honestly couldn’t be happier with my little RP115
Amazon description says it needs to get serviced after 20,000 cycles. From what I've read so far it seems like the tool will have an LED blinking light warning and lock up (itll actually lock up at 22,000, not 20k). You will need to send it in to Rigid to fix and unlock (does anyone else have any info on this? how much does this cost, how long does it take). The Milwaukee M2 equivalent locks up at 50,000
Never heard of it locking up but that is interesting.
@jeffgeorge great video! Do the m12 milwaukee batteries fit it?
Unfortunately no, it’s a Ridgid only battery but for over a year it still will work for a week straight on one charge for me even when I was doing plumbing work all the time.
@@TheHandyJeff thanks, still like it ?
@@timarguello5471 oh I love the little guy, if I run into one inch I just break out the torch. It doesn’t happen often here in Iowa. It’s never let me down.
What fittings is this compatible with? I noticed you had to build a pex adapter. There are Nibco and Apollo fittings out there that are a single crimp, but are they compatible? I saw that Viega doesn't have a copper-to-pex adapter. I've read that there are incompatibilities between the brand tools and fittings, but they were all talking about 2" or larger. The Apollo ones look promising and my HD carries them.
The fittings I used are Nibco it’s what my local store carries. I’ve never had any trouble with them but that’s the brand I have experience with.
@@TheHandyJeff Thanks. Good to know that the Nibco works. I see their copper ones on supplyhouse. I'm assuming the apollo ones will work too then. I'm hoping to find good info on the Efield (Amazon specials) too.
Just found the Viega version, but its considered a "Pureflow" first and a press fitting second. Model # 44365. Problem is that they only seem to come in a 25pk at the orange store.
Hey. I'm new to this, could you like to Amazon where I can buy the right adapter for pex? I'm looking for what you're using but can't find it specifically. I intend to use Pex A.
I just saw this my dude! But here is the adapter amzn.to/4aOgnYW
Is there any jaw for pex pipe crimp for that machine?
I do not believe so. I would really look into pex A because I’m not a huge fan of the crimp pex.
Do they make jaws for pex?
I’m not entirely sure on that. Mine did not come with them.
Jeff what head do you use to press pex?
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Those will press pureflow. Personally I use a M12 Milwaukee pex expander to expand pex A and it’s cheaper and you can buy the supplies at Menards.
@@TheHandyJeff I already have the Ridgid propress just wanted to add the pex head to it. I'm like you I have 15 rentals and I do my own repairs.
@mark3158274 here’s the 3/4 head amzn.to/3zsWgBQ
Here’s the 1/2 head amzn.to/3zuVapk
does this unit have jaws for IPS?
Unfortunately I do not believe so yet. I’m hoping they do come out with it in the future!
Can this only be used on Type l copper
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Type 1 is scrap but yes I would imagine you would want to use it on only the hard copper, the soft copper you could flare onto an adapter to hard copper and then propress. You would just want a good seal I have done it before on the rolled copper and it can be done, I just can’t recommend it because it won’t last like the rigid copper. I’m not sure if that’s exactly what you were asking.
Question about the pro-press tool itself. Does it feel like the tool have $1000+ worth of tool in it?
@@DavidStrchld absolutely, the amount of time that I’m saving on labor has more than paid for itself. This tool alone has made me over $5000 in the last year just installing water meters in my city.
Also Ridgid is a phenomenal company who made the original press tools for propress as well.
@@TheHandyJeff I'm not talking about how much you saved or can make, but is the $1K actually in the tool? Or is it like charging $1000 for hammers. Yes hammers make life easier and can save on labor, and you can make a lot of money over the year with the hammer, but there simply is not $1k anywhere in a hammer. I'm not asking for a hammer to become a partner in my business, but I suspect these pro-press tools are but wonder if the price actually is contained in the tool.
Damn, this looks just like my triplex basement, are you in the Detroit area?
No im in Iowa but Midwest best west! 😂
The only difference is bro if it was soldered you could come back and fix it later if it's not whatever you put in you got to cut out that's the big difference between solder joints and pro pressing Yes it's easier for the simpleton to use a tool but cost more later. For quick fixes it's outstanding
can you buy the 1" head for this one?
I don’t believe you can at least at this time.
The Ridgid RP 241 does up to 1/1/4" copper. It's the next step up in propress and I would recommend buying the RP 241 over this model. You can much more with the RP 241.
Please give me one single reason for replacing a single piece of copper pipe sweated only at both ends with pex while keeping the hose bibb and niny that looked exhausted, it would made more sense if you made it the other way around.
Just an easy real world example, I replaced the whole thing with pex after this video.
@@TheHandyJeff O.K., nice, keep up the good work man
For european viewers. Uponor is cheaper and works very well. (German brand)
Still too expensive for me.
I bought me one put an ad for emergency repairs and already made my money back charging people cheap compared to others too with this tool, created an LLC and got my money back!
Tools are definitely an investment that’s for sure! But they pay dividends and this particular tool definitely makes repairing copper faster, which saves on labor cost.
Hi Chad- ye're I had to justify it to my wife- #1 Try getting a plumber on Nantucket- #2 A plumber charges $500 for a small job-(I'd pay it - but they don't come). #3- changing an electric instant HW or in my case installing a descaling kit - was not something they wanted to do. #4 You get real man points with the babes.
Affirm payments 80.00 a month for a year.
Side hustle. Cash! You will be rich and resell !!! Buy it , your worth it!!!
@@wiley0714😂😂😂 no joke I affirmed a Ridgid k1500 and all attachments and 3 different Flexshafts and a K45 and camera and line locator and mini jetter and started a drain cleaning biz last year…….oh yeah a million TH-cam videos I watched too.
Not truly the cheapest. You might want to look at the Vevor kit. AND, that one goes up to 2" fittings, and is about $500 less.
Let’s go ryobi let’s go kobalt 👀 we are know you guys can do it
It would be cool to have a very budget option!
Lol can't wait for them to come up with their own!😅
@@chalillo2268a ryobi version would be similar to Milwaukee just built cheaper. Milwaukee, rigid and ryobi are owned by TTI
Ryobi has a cinch ring crimper and a copper ring crimper.
Remember that TTI owns Milwaukee and Ryobi. They might not want to undercut their own prices.
You forgot to prep the copper pipe. Get ready for leaks in the future.
This was purely a demonstration afterwards I ended up taking all of the copper out and running pex, but it is interesting that some fittings will week like crazy and others won’t. I’ve heard really bad things about viegas leaking.
@@TheHandyJeff Pex? You mean Uponor!! Viega has a Class action lawsuit against them as does Uponor with their colored pipe that the dyes are causing the pipe to split which is why you are seeing now white pipe with red and blue lettering.. Everything has their issues!! The end of the day theres not many of us who can actually solder like a BOSS!!!!
You lost me at $1325. I thought you said cheap
You've clearly never shopped for a propress. $1325 in this context IS cheap 😂
@@kylejohnnson4144 I'm good. I did a little more research in the forums. I'll stick with soldering. Plumbers in the field seem to prefer solder/copper over propress/Pex for a host of reasons
One or two DIY jobs instead of a plumber will pay for it easy. I got quoted $800 to replace an outdoor hose bib with a grand total of under 6 linear feet of pipe and over $2000 to install an electric water heater.
"Only 1300 dollars" 😂😢
Day's profit for us master toilet mechanics and professional water heater wrestlers.
tool not that bad but tub is so expansive
The tub? I’m not sure I understand.
$4000.00 is not the cheapest. I bought one however because I need it more often than a normal person with a single home.
Let's try MGF Tools MINI32 Press Tools 😉
I would totally give it a shot!
Bought it....
I’m still using mine! I’m glad I got it.
You'll never be able to get rid of the torch 4 good. Because you cannot get that into many areas that at words can get into.. I just remodeled a bathroom shower I had to cut a two-by-four out of the wall and move it over 3in because of how large the fittings were. You want to talk of pain in the ass. However I couldn't do it with a torch because the water didn't shut off.. goddamn 1960s place
“Only” $1400? I’ll never understand why those press tools are so ridiculously overpriced.
Vevor is 900
It's expensive because you can make your money back in 2 maybe 3 jobs.
@@MrHeat1upYup. And if you screw up part of a single job, you’ll lose more than the price savings of a discount tool.
If a plumber shows up to my house with a Ryobi or Hart ProPress tool, I’m finding a new plumber.
@@gf2e lol 😆 I didn't know Ryobi made a press tool.
@@MrHeat1up They make copper crimp and cinch ring tools. They’re tools and they press…close enough, right? :)
I was speaking more hypothetically. When Ryobi eventually makes a ProPress tool, I will be suspicious of it.
Why would you buy a sweat adapter and put a coupler on when they make a press to pex adapter. You didn’t even debur or clean the pipe. Dont do what this guy did. Don’t be cheap buy the Milwaukee m12 copper cutting tool. 😂😂😂
Vevor is actually
The cheapest its 900 bucks and comes with 6 claps
Interesting, have you ever used it? I’ve never heard of the brand.
Of course it’s cheap is missing a 1” die and not smaller than the m12 press.
Zupper propress from Amazon $800
I’ve never heard of it.
@@TheHandyJeff Chinese stuff…. There’s another one called Vevor but it’s bulky
And heavy. Zupper propress is small.
@willinthearea6318 maybe I’ll have to look into it and do another video.
Should really talk about prepping it correctly. If you just going to press and not clean. You going to have issue. Spend that 2 min
Only $1300.00????????
That's like a cheap used car!
Invest in your tools to save time though. Then you can buy a bunch of used cars.
I would never buy that, why buy that when you can get the bigger one that go up to 2inch.
If you’re a plumber I understand but the average person isn’t repairing a 2 inch line.
I’ve been plumbing for nearly 40 years and never once used 2 inch copper except for drain lines but I’m not a commercial plumber and that’s not a commercial press tool I’ve got the biggest press tool and it came with 1/2 to 2” and will press 4” but I only bought it for snapping cast iron drain lines got tired of grinding and using reciprocating saw
@@plumbbuild6517The ridgid 246 wil snap cast iron fine. I use 2" copper every now and then laundry place call.
Not the cheapest. Look at Vevor.
Yeah I actually just did a video on this Propress tool again two years later. At the time this video was made it was the cheapest in market. I’ve never used the Vevor. Do you like it?
@@TheHandyJeff Sorry about that. As soon as I hit reply...I saw your video was a year old. I have other Vevor tools that I like. I do not have their Pro Press tool. Yet. $569.99 today for the one that will crimp up to 1". Was looking to see if this tool needs recalibration like some others. Can't find any info about that.
Yeah I’ve never used it. But I can say that this little guy has never had a leak even though I don’t always deburr the pipe lol.
I’m really curious about the vevor because I also thought I saw they had some megapress heads and that would be huge.
Why not just use shark bites and get it done that much easier without buying a tool
@@tedmore9039 Do you trust a shark bite to not flood your home? Because if you do feel free to roll the dice.
Its not the cheapest you can get. I paid $125 for mine. It does 1/2,3/4,1”
Give us a link! I want it!
to much mony for thes thing dei are crayse
It’s paid for itself multiple times over! But I could see where for an average homeowner it might be too much.
dude chamfer and deburr.
Yeah probably should have done that. The crazy thing is that no one in my town deburrs
Man piece of crap, I’ve had this press tool for about 3 months now and it stopped working. I’m currently at work and I guess I’m a pinch I need to use shark bite 3/4” tools. Can’t believe this…
I can’t believe it either, on the bright side of things Ridgid has a lifetime warranty on the product so it should get replaced! I feel for you it’s always frustrating when tools go down.
Its not the cheapest dude lol
Give me a link I want it!
No, been a master plumber for 47 years, never used one always soldered never leaks ever never ever
As a master plumber myself, and Im assuming much younger than you: You CANNOT compete now with ProPress if you’re still out there soldering. I can do jobs in 1hr that used to take me 5hrs. That means I can make 5x the $$$ in a day. Been using it for 4 years, no leaks. The future is now my friend. As a matter of fact, you cannot even legally solder in some counties anymore due to “fire hazard”. It’s fast, high quality, and most importantly, it works.
This^
Thanks. There's a cheaper one from vevor. VEVOR Pro Press Tool, 18V Electric Pipe Crimping Tool
At the time this video was published the Vevor had not been released. Has anyone used it yet? I’d love to hear some feedback on it. Since it’s from a little known brand.
Only 1300 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Tools are an investment and are expensive! This makes up for it in the labor you save over time as opposed to sweating copper