Cerro Press Tube

hot_rod

has anyone seen this on the shelves yet? Looks like a nice timesaver and eliminates 1 crimp per length.

Robert O'Brien

Cost?

Saves a crimp and coupling but I don't see it being cost effective. How much time does it take to crimp two joints vs one? You already have the machine in your hand

hot_rod

depends

on the cost of the tube. A 1-1/2" copper press coupling runs 25- 30 bucks (online prices)



So I'd pay an extra 10- 15 more for the tube with the press end. Cleaner look, also.



I suppose it appeals to installers running hundreds or thousands of feet of tube on jobs.



Like we see in every issue of the great "Viega Voice" magazine.

Snowmelt

That's

What I was thinking, who's going to stock em,

What I would like to see is more manufactures getting on board like webstone,

It would be nice if baseboard, zone valves, air separators to name a few things have press fittings.

hot_rod

what about leak paths?

is that a "must have"



I see Webstone has dual o-rings but no leak feature?



Do you use stiffners when you press onto baseboard tube?

Snowmelt

I just started to

Just out of coriousity when did the stiffeners come out? I didn't know about them till last year?