It is well documented that soldered fittings and compression fittings interrupt the flow of water around a heating system. Bending of copper pipe ensures unrestricted flow of water and can also create attractive, crafted finishes on installations. The Monument single sized pipe bender measurements can be seen in the image. 15mm standard version is approximately 460mm and the standard 22mm version is approximately 670mm. Combi Bender 2600K MON2600

Pipe and tube benders typically feature two handles that control a guide over a former, also known as a shoe. Depending on the size of the pipe being bent, using longer handle arms will require less force for the user to achieve a clean bend. Some pipe benders come with interchangeable shoes to accommodate different pipe sizes, whereas others will be fixed-use benders for a specific pipe size.

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It would be impossible to list every tube configuration that might be problematic but a few possibilities are; A. Cheap thin wall copper doesn’t help the issue, there was a batch a few years ago that was actually snapping. Damaged formers or the guide on bender itself can also do it. Or guides, formers that are not clean (Answered by PG Plumbing on 26 Jan 2021) As the name suggests the pressure die is not clamping the tube it is just pressing it against the former but the tube can be drawn along past it. Draw bending overcomes some of the collapsing problems that can occur with compression bending. Draw Bending Pipe benders are commonly used in the plumbing trade for bending and shaping a variety of pipes to make them suitable for a wide range of applications and fitting locations. Pipe benders come in a range of sizes for specific pipe dimensions and materials, such as copper and steel. Not all pipe and tube benders can accommodate all pipes, so it is important to know the outer diameter (mm or inch) of the pipe or tube you are working with is key when buying or using a pipe bender. How do Pipe Benders work?

A. Cheap thin copper but even expensive copper ripples. But makes a big difference with running wire wool over the guides first. Keep them clean. Found the wee monument benders don’t ripple the pipe as much. Great wee benders (Answered by Roy Millar Plumbing and Heating on 26 Jan 2021) less fiddly– with the integrated hook and nylon guide, your hook stop won’t flop from side to side and the guide(s) won’t fall out I have a gas central heating system. The original radiators are connected by 8mm microbore pipe. The radiator in the extension (which already has a Drayton TRV4) is on 15mm pipe. A. Pipe wall size is a lot thinner than it used to be, plus the pipe bender former could be stiff (Answered by D S plumbing and heating on 26 Jan 2021)The Monument Masters 1215K, 1315XVE (replacing the 1315Longarm ), 1222G and the 1322Extended Pipe Bender are #MadeInBritain. First models of the new pipe bender were designed and 3D printed in the engineering suite at Monument. We standardised the handle diameters for both sizes. The nylon guides are integral to the pipe bender helping to ensure they don’t get lost or damaged in a toolbag. Codes for these spare guides are 1216N 15mm Spare Nylon Guide and 1223J 22mm Spare Nylon Guide.