Rothenberger eco pipe freezer

[grahamgas]

I have seen the above pipe feezer in my merchants for a really good price.

Just wondered whether anyone has one or had any experience of one.

Thanks in advance

Graham

 

[Puddle]

Whats the really good price ?

 

[grahamgas]

£399 plus vat.

 

[Puddle]

Seems a good price

But hard to get your money back would have thought ,unless doing a lot of pipe freezing
I do not freeze that much and have found not required in many cases
Often I have given a price, think will freeze to save time and ended up draining as not much extra time

Years ago bought a Rothenberger normal freezing kit as thought good idea to have ,just did not get the use to pay for itself as said

However if you work on big ,old systems regularly, will be useful

imho

 

[c6bob]

Who was the merchant?
Do they do mail order?
Do we know if there is any ongoing costs with this product? I saw in a write up that it needed some sort of paste???
I think they have to be worth their weight in gold....We attract airlocks on fill up!!

 

[JohnB]

I saw a Rothenberger rep demonstrating this new electric freezing kit at a trade day at PTS in Milton Keynes a couple of weeks ago. He had it hooked up to a rig of 15 mil pipe. I was there for about an hour and the kit wouldnt freeze the pipe. Mind you it was hot in there. Out of my price range at 400 odd quid i'm happy with my polar freeze which was a fraction of the price

 

[tonyhartley]

hi i have bought one , use it all the time very good will reach temperatures of - 30 even on a hot day , soldered a joint about 6 inch from freezer head on 22mm pipe no problem left unit running . i had a polar freeze kit before this costs a fortune for gas 17.50 + vat per canister ish , ive had it 3 weeks now and have used it 5 times already on the way to paying for its self ,

tony

 

[Barry98]

its reccomended to put the paste on the pipe where your putting your freezing clamps i belive.

i only know this cos when i hire mine from hss they always give me the paste and tell me to make sure i apply it.

 

[mike_s]

do you really freeze that much to make it a worth while investment? I've only been in the trade 6 years but we've never freezed.

 

[tamz]

I've been in the trade 38 years and only once had to freeze a 2" pipe with a real kit (which i borrowed). There are always other ways.
Total waste of money IMHO.

Btw Tony you are taking a BIG chance soldering near it. Never thought of a compression?