ROTHENBERGER's expanders - Plumbing Forum | Plumbers Forums

bishbosh77 · 11-02-2008

Hi
Has anybody got or used the Rothenberger expanders?

Cheers

Richard

**ProffesorPlumb** · 11-02-2008

Yes, used them plenty. Superb peice of kit, very expensive and like rocking horse shlt!!

Monument also do a great socket former too:

Monument 139U Socket Forming/Pipe Jointing Tool Kit for 15, 22 & 28mm Copper Tube at Toolbay Direct

bishbosh77 · 11-02-2008

Hi

Used one today on our course, i was impresed but it did seem to leave a bit to much of a gap so dident solder as with other joints. But i must say looking at the pipe as it could look & using all the of cuts for pre formed bends it would be a great bit of kit in the tool box. Very profesional looking finish.

**ProffesorPlumb** · 13-02-2008

I use one at the plumbing school I teach at....

Enables old offcut pipes to be re used and students can practice cutting, deburring and soldering all day long

SteveO · 18-02-2008

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Originally Posted by ProffesorPlumb

I use one at the plumbing school I teach at....

Enables old offcut pipes to be re used and students can practice cutting, deburring and soldering all day long

Very true.

Personally though in the real world when you are working as a plumber for a living you never use them. I always cut the tube with a clip-on pipe slice, use wire wool, small amount of flux in the fitting, then solder.

I have noticed that my local college is now teaching the pipe expander method mainly due to trying to keep materails costs down.

Yes they work, but not for me IMO.

Its a personal choice

Mark H · 29-02-2008

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Originally Posted by SteveO

Very true.

Personally though in the real world when you are working as a plumber for a living you never use them. I always cut the tube with a clip-on pipe slice, use wire wool, small amount of flux in the fitting, then solder.

I have noticed that my local college is now teaching the pipe expander method mainly due to trying to keep materails costs down.

Yes they work, but not for me IMO.

Its a personal choice

The way steveO mentions is the way i am learning on my course. They have expanders but i have not seen many people using them.

wiggikins · 09-03-2008

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Originally Posted by SteveO

Very true.

Personally though in the real world when you are working as a plumber for a living you never use them. I always cut the tube with a clip-on pipe slice, use wire wool, small amount of flux in the fitting, then solder.

I have noticed that my local college is now teaching the pipe expander method mainly due to trying to keep materails costs down.

Yes they work, but not for me IMO.

Its a personal choice

In the real world of plumbing we flux the spigot of the pipe ONLY ,NEVER the fitting!!