New Pex Thawing Tool

Riles_5

Has anyone seen or heard of this new pex freeze thawing tool that's coming out?
It will prevent opening of walls to thaw a frozen obstruction in pex lines inside any inaccessible area.

GroundUp

Who is making it? Sounds interesting

EBEBRATT-Ed

Must be a hair dryer or a heat gun

I don't know what it could be unless they find a way to pass an electrical current through the water

hot_rod

years ago there was talk of an ultrasonic thawing machine, vibrations really, but I never did see one.

A small diameter hot water catheter? We used 1/4" soft copper to thaw suspended sewer lines in underground parking structures. It can get messy

Alan Welch

Remember what day it is.

STEVEusaPA

Same one they use on kidney stones...lol

Lyle {pheloa} Carter

The local Rootman franchise has a quarter inch hot water jetter, that they use to thaw 3/4 and 1 inch PEX lines. We've hired them and they've thawed an ice blockage that occurred 75 ft away from the water meter room. As long as there no fittings in the way.

HomerJSmith

You are all in for a surprise. Thawing copper pipe with a welder is old hat. Harbor Freight has a new plastic welder. It may be just the ticket for those hard to reach pex places.

https://www.harborfreight.com/plastic-welding-kit-with-air-motor-and-temperature-adjustment-96712.html

EBEBRATT-Ed

@Alan (California Radiant) Forbes

Good point haden't thought of that

pecmsg

HomerJSmith said:

You are all in for a surprise. Thawing copper pipe with a welder is old hat. Harbor Freight has a new plastic welder. It may be just the ticket for those hard to reach pex places.

https://www.harborfreight.com/plastic-welding-kit-with-air-motor-and-temperature-adjustment-96712.html

So what does welding plastic pipe have to do with thawing it?

HomerJSmith

Get with the program, folks--IT'S APRIL FOOLS DAY! Sometimes you guys are just too serious.

mattmia2

Is this like flex seal and gorilla glue slapping their name on every chemical that has been in the hardware store for decades like it is a new product?

Riles_5

Just saw a video for it, it thawed out a 4" freeze in 3/4" pex threw 8 fittings. The loop was about 40' and the tool was used from the return or supply end pretty amazing.

Larry Weingarten

Hi @Riles , Could you post a link to the video? I'd like to see this technology! Thanks

Yours, Larry

Riles_5

Ill try, I don't have it, this Guy who invented it does.

Riles_5

Cant get the video. It is coming to the market hopefully by next winter. Its a Game changer

Riles_5

https://youtu.be/-fctnIl9fPo


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