Power attachments can speed up the job and remove much of the physical effort from cleaning pipes, but usually cost more and may be awkward to operate in tight spaces.

Other types have rows of abrasive metal teeth curled around the inside of the drum which are designed to only clean pipes on the outside. However, if you working a project and even a weekender DIY combat apprentice plumber, your only options have been small strips of emery cloth or plastic faux tools that are not made for more than a few twists. It is suitable for smoothing and polishing all types of metal pipe surfaces as well as removing paint or corrosion marks. They are suitable for removing corrosion, oil and grease and can be used in both wet and dry conditions.

Both are designed to clean the inside and outside of copper pipe making this a handy tool to keep in your plumbing kit.

Single-handed pipe deburrers can polish copper pipes both inside and out, and may be housed in a metal or plastic casing. They are only suitable for deburring pipes around the rim, so you will need another tool to polish the outer surface. A four-in-one, or combined, pipe cleaner is a hand tool with two different sized holes, one 15mm in diameter and the other 22mm, filled with metal teeth. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The WICKED pipe cleaning kit is completely repairable in minutes and offers a Lifetime Warranty on all but the replaceable brush parts.No3 medium grade steel wool is used for general purpose work, cleaning or copper pipe and fittings, paint removal and preparation of pipework. Although much cheaper than a ratchet-handle cleaner, it is of course much less durable and cannot be used for cleaning the pipe inside. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Rothenberger Rovlies come in a pack of 10, these cleaning pads are designed to be used for cleaning ends of copper pipe prior to soldering. They obviously require less effort than manual brushes but are not as easy to manipulate in tight spaces, and can’t be used on the outside of the pipe.