Electric Pipe Freezer

[twitchboy]

Any views on which is the best, most reliable and most efficient? Last I heard it was the freeze master. Are there any new contenders to the crown?

 

[townfanjon]

I have a freeze master, would defo have another, but it does have to go back for a fettle every 3/4 years ish !!!.

 

[lame plumber]

freezemaster and mine needs a bit of refrigerant, not bad tho for 2nd hand after 3 years

 

[Riley]

Freezemaster 720D awesome kit. Doesn't need recharging

 

[bcp]

Likewise Freeze Master.

 

[twitchboy]

I can't find any such thing as a freezemaster 720d?

 

[Riley]

I can't find any such thing as a freezemaster 720d?

280D sorry dunno what I was thinking of

 

[Ray Stafford]

Sole vote for Rothenberger Rofrost turbo. We bought them for our hire fleet, and havent regretted it.

The cheap Rothey freeze unit gets indifferent reviews though.

 

[lame plumber]

was waiting for Ray's input there

 

[IND_Nick]

I have had the smaller Rothenburger Eco for a couple of years now and it has worked faultlessly everytime. Just check the water reservoir is full and off you go.

 

[lame plumber]

I have had the smaller Rothenburger Eco for a couple of years now and it has worked faultlessly everytime. Just check the water reservoir is full and off you go.

if thats the one that works on a timer, dont try it on hot 28mm pipe or bigger is my advice, based on the results a local lad had with his one, very messy my freeze master has frozen hot heating pipework in a hotel when I needed to T into it, which surprised but pleased me.

 

[IND_Nick]

It only goes to 22mm and is definitely designed for smaller domestic jobs, like most things used correctly they work well. I have heard a few stories of people seeing a ice bung fly out the end of the pipe followed by mains pressure supply.

 

[tomplumb83]

Had a freezemaster for most of this year and still haven't used it....

 

[Ermintrude]

It only goes to 22mm and is definitely designed for smaller domestic jobs, like most things used correctly they work well. I have heard a few stories of people seeing a ice bung fly out the end of the pipe followed by mains pressure supply.

Always freeze behind an elbow