PipeMaster Professional Copper Pipe Soldering Tool | No Open Flame | Perfect for Tight Spaces | 115 V | Heats Up to 950-Degrees | Quick Reheating Between Joints | 1/2-Inch Standard Heads

Great idea, poor implementation. Jaws were too small for couplings but too big for pipe, it took forever to heat up, and it didn't have enough power. If the pipe is longer than 3" it absorbs all the heat and won't reach the solder melting point. Waste of time.

This worked on 1/2" copper pipe, but not the valve body. The area was tight and flammable material was close. This was the best tool for the money, and I did not burn the house down. These are my thoughts on the tool. It takes time to heat up (one to two munites) and the clamps loosen up. Making it difficult to soldier joints as the hot clamps can twist. The picture shows 120vt 220 watts, the label on the tool is 120vt 120 watts. And extra 120 watts would help out a lot. For what you get it's was over priced, and 3/4" clamps are $70. The alternative is Ridgid induction tool at $1.3k. It got the job done, no leaks, and the house is still standing. That deserves three stars. Update: Two 8-32 3/8" set screws hold the Jaws firm, now easy fix.

I really like this tool. Did several test soldering of 1/2 pipe to get an idea of how fast and well it worked. It does take longer than a flame but you won't start a fire working close to wood frame. Tool will really be great for most of the plumbing work under our home. Only thing to consider is that it did not work well when doing a shower/tub valve assembly. Much more heat is needed to get body of valve hot enough to melt solder because of the amount of metal of the valve itself. Also recommend removal of the plastic valve in the body before soldering with any tool.

Where do I start with this POS. The jaws are too small to fit tightly on a coupler, or an elbow piece and are too big to clamp tightly on a piece of 1/2" copper pipe. Not sure what they are supposed to fit on but it's not 1/2" American copper plumbing parts. If you are lucky enough to get the jaws to stay on so they are parallel to each other you might after 15 minutes or longer get the copper hot enough to melt the solder. The jaws are so loose they flop around when you are trying to get them around a piece of pipe. And then there is the price which is extremely overpriced for essentially a simple heater. Needless to say I am very unhappy with this product!

Wonderful concept very poor execution cumbersome to use very difficult to maintain just a very poor design if you’re working on close quarters nearly impossible to use, the most I can say it’s better than nothing!