Rothenberger Plumb Freeze Eco Pipe Freezing

[smtplumbing]

Well was not a happy chap yesterday.

so I bought the above item months ago from a member on here. Now the first time i went to use it it would not get below -15 so would need freeze a 15mm pipe but i thought must of been running water ( in a hotel)

My Saturday shift in middle of nowhere freeze 22mm that the stopcock and snapped shut could not find the toby outside not this was to allow the joiner to get on with this kitchen fit out, Set the machine up 15mins go by only down -5 30 mins later down to -8, hour later down to -12 . had to go to the merchants 40 mins away buy a freeze kit other 40 mins back the freeze machine was sitting at -16 not good. removed the freeze machine froze the pipe within 5 mins done changed over.

So why the hell is the machine doing this because it wasted time, fuel and my temper lol it has water in it and i used the rofrost paste. do these need serviced?

Really want to get this fixed i have a heat only change over tomorrow and was going to use the above to change over the boiler that will not be happening.

steven

 

[Toxic Ted]

Had one of them.....kept having to top the water up and it never worked when i needed it to. They are a pile of cr@p and rottenbugger should be ashamed of themselves for selling it.........its not fit for purpose end of!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Had one of them.....kept having to top the water up and it never worked when i needed it to. They are a pile of cr@p and rottenbugger should be ashamed of themselves for selling it.........its not fit for purpose end of!

Is that the one in the red case and +1 bet it doesn't have a big enough chiller if op is looking for a good one have a look at a Rems unit

 

[smtplumbing]

toxic ted big gutted tbh waste of £200 odd notes and now what can i do with it.

thats the one i have bud

 

[ShaunCorbs]

toxic ted big gutted tbh waste of £200 odd notes and now what can i do with it.

thats the one i have bud

you bought it off ted?

big paper weight/sell it on ebay

and this is the unit i have REMS Frigo 2 - Electric pipe freezing unit

 

[smtplumbing]

no no never bought it ted. it will come and bite me on the bum if i sell it on ebay. in a temper on saturday i kick the box over and the inserts went flying lost a 8mm insert

 

[smtplumbing]

much it skin you shaun

 

[ShaunCorbs]

no no never bought it ted. it will come and bite me on the bum if i sell it on ebay. in a temper on saturday i kick the box over and the inserts went flying lost a 8mm insert

put it down to one of them life learning lesson (should of asked on here first, if anyone had any experience with it)

 

[smtplumbing]

o I i did bugger never mind

 

[Toxic Ted]

Yes mine was the one in the red case and it went in the skip.......i couldn't have sold it and still slept at night.