New Olive Puller

[DeltaT2]

No, it's not my new wife!! Anyone tried this olive puller;
http://www.copperpipetools.com/#

Or any of this guys tools? He's been on Dragon's Den you know!

 

[mickyg]

i wonder how easy it is to switch to 22mm, also dont like having to carry loose bits for a hand tool. I used to really like the monument splitters, but you needed one for each size. I just keep the rothernberger one now as its just more convenient to have one tool to do all sizes

 

[neds]

water pump pliers squeezed gently hasn't failed me yet, although I wouldn't mind a dedicated puller!

 

[mysteryman]

Is she related to DP?

 

[Whitespirit66]

Looks a good tool if you have to do lots of olive removals, eg. when replacing all rad valves in a house.

Probably a bit big and heavy to carry in tool bag, but may consider one for van. Will keep the Monument/Silverline wind-off type puller in my tool bag as it's light and does 15 and 22mm.

 

[FiremanT]

Is she related to DP?[/quote]

he told us it isn't his mcmissus!

 

[swbjackson]

Looks a bit fiddly to swap between 15 and 22. I'll stick with my Rothenberger olive cutter that works for any size 15 and over.

 

[sooey]

I can't see the point of those things, they won't get in anywhere tight and it only takes a few seconds with a junior hacksaw anyway.

 

[ChrisR]

This one does look like it would work where the nut won't go back to give access to the olive, or the thread's not the modern standard.

Replacing 3 ports is often where those two crop up.
You then have to resort ot little rings of copper...

 

[sooey]

If the nut won't go back, how will the tool fit behind the nut?

 

[ChrisR]

If the nut won't go back, how will the tool fit behind the nut?

I'm thinking of where there's say an endfeed T in the pipe. Enough to stop the nut sliding but leaves plenty of remaining diameter to push on the nut. Depends how wide they've made the U in the tool's jaw. You're probably right and they'll have made it tight to the pipe!

 

[sooey]

Perhaps dick can buy one out of his season ticket money now he doesn't need one anymore, then he can give us the definitive answer.