Monument olive splitter

[Phil]

Best £16 I've ever spent, plier type olive cutter (15mm &22mm) very good at removing olives when changing rad valves etc.

No more cutting with junior hacksaw and they are much better than the puller type.

 

[sunshineplumber]

god £16 i paid £30 for mine but then that was in london. i guess i got done

 

[sonray ltd]

yes but theres quality and theres c**p get what you pay for.

 

[JmacPlumbing]

Hi guys,

Phil--- You say Olive splitter... I recently purchased a monument olive puller, but it was pretty rubbish, i ended up chucking it in my "Brass Bin" for the scrappies lol

Is the olive splitter much better, so how does it work exactly ?

 

[Mike Jackson]

Monument 2031e Olive Removing Tool 22mm: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

 

[JmacPlumbing]

Wow... that's what I'm talking about... Actually cuts straight through the olive.

I gotta get me one of these. Away to purchase now.

Will post an update once i've tested it.

Cheers mate.

 

[obseen16]

Do they cut olives that have been overtightened and deformed the pipe? do any suppliers sell these i.e pts, grahams etc i could do with a pair of these on monday.

 

[NickH]

I've got the 15 and 22 size and they are very good but occasionally they wont split the olive, usually if its been deformed too much, still a good tool though.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Some branches of plumb center keep them in stock.

If the fitting has been badly overtightened they don't work but I discovered another use for my pipe expander. Straightening pipe so that you can get the olive off.

Mike

 

[Flamegas]

as long as you get them on square they are brilliant.

 

[JmacPlumbing]

Well guys, just an update since my last post on this subject..

I received my "Olive Splitter" the other week and have thoroughly tested it out, my conclusion is -

Its fabulous ... It removes copper compression rings no probs, cleanly and easily with little damage to the blades... Struggles a bit more with brass olives and sometimes squashes the pipe or cuts into the pipe and they certainly take more of a toll on the blades.

I can see me needing to replace this tool every 6 months depending on your frequency of use of course

I would recommend this to any plumber that maybe replaces a lot of radiator valves or such like.

My tuppence worth!

 

[copperspropper]

ive got a olive cutter that does all sizes in 1 tool and never dammages the pipe only 12 pound if i can figure out how to ill show u a video its right handy

 

[Alanka]

This thread seems to be an action replay of a previous recent and lengthy discussion on olive pullers/splitters! Some useful comments were made in that discussion that need not be repeated here.

Look at

http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/plumbing-tools/926-removing-old-olives.html