Superior Tool Company, Cleveland, OH, manufactures premium hand tools for the plumbing professional, from tubing tools to pipe-working, specialty plumbing tools and tools for plastic pipe. We pride ourselves on our long history of innovation and our solid reputation as a dependable source of high quality, serious tools for the professional. Superior's tools are engineered and manufactured to the highest industry standards, and have been for over 60 years. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.superiortool.com.
Good tool. My _only_ complaint is that I wish the 2 arms used to pull faucet handles (which make this a dual use tool) were easily removable. They're not needed to pull compression ferrules and when you are doing so in a confined area they just get in the way and can be a knuckle buster.
Ok, here is a real life experience with this tool. I am a strong dude with great grip strength and using this tool to pull off two 20 year old copper rings was extremely difficult. Both of of the valves I was removing were behind the toilet and I had very limited access and leverage. The thin metal turning "arms" on the tool provide extremely limited leverage. I was able to twist it, but at times I had to wrap my shirt around the tool as it was bruising my hands from the pressure I was exerting on the tool to turn it. It was extremely difficult and laborious process for me. It took me about 1 hours of twisting and curing and then trying to find some leverage to turn it. Tool works, but if you are in a state with hard water it may be very difficult to use effectively. Cutting the pipe was not an option for me, so I had to get it done. My right palm is completely blue from twisting the metal "arms" on the tool.
Just an update the toilets I put in my home my families homes my rental properties where the flanges were messed up, everything’s still holding up nicely! I always recommend this product to people when it’s applicable.
Next time i use thr bathroom,it wont be basin buddy il be think of,it will be "i shouldnt ate all that indian food....aghhhaàaa,if basin buddy can help with stinger ringer il take 1,or just stop drinking,its only on saturdays at a match,i go for a pint,and if i didnt eat indian food,even though i love it,if i just had few pints id b grand,but spicy foods i love but,there a treat,goin in and even bigger relief treat coming out,i have to way up the pros and cons,nah fish nchips or mickey Ds nah,they dont compare to an indian,the whole meal is lovely,but dont know if its my stomach cand digest it or soething,gfew beers and an indian yeah,i do say all week never again,but it drags me in,i taught i could handle it,every indian is my last,then im back again,yes im an indian meal addict,i might check online,see if there is THER A GROUP LIKE AA BUT FOR SPICEY FOOD,.....IL START 1,S.F.A,SPICEY FOODS ANONYMOUS😆😆👍👍👍
It’s bullshit it don’t work The video shows it’s works well but you buy it and try to slide it on so you can tighten the center nut it to small it’s NOT 1 1/2 Clarence so pissed and disappointed. Just another scam.
The arms on the tool stamped steel and are only useful for pulling faucet handles, so for cramped spaces you can remove the drive screw from the handle assembly and set the arms aside. I own a Home Depot "Husky" version of this tool, purchased new in November 2023, which looks very similar, except that the thread puller adapter is knurled to get a better grip with one's fingers and lacks the hex nut feature, probably to prevent damage to the threads if one should try to forcibly mate it with a compression nut with a different thread pitch. On the very first use I encountered a 25-year-old angle stop that had what appeared to be a compression nut with 1/2-inch female pipe thread, considerably coarser than the thread on the thread puller adapter, but I was able to get about 1-1/2 turns of the compression nut thread onto the adapter before binding, just enough to get a good grip and be able to pull the compression sleeve off. I found that lubricating the drive screw, the surface of the drive screw centering "peg" against which the drive screw presses and the end of the copper stub-out with toilet ring wax greatly reduces torque requirements and makes the compression sleeve come off much easier.
Concise and to the point. It really works! Now I wonder what I'm going to do with mine now that I've used it? I'll have to find a good place to put it so I don't forget where it is or what it's for.
This tool is a worthless piece of garbage. I have used REAL "professional" Ferrule removers that actually work perfectly and don't damage the pipe. This hunk of crap barely works at all, is extremely difficult to use compared to true professional removers, and it completely damages the stub so that you end up having to cut it off anyway. I tried it 3 times, and all 3 times I was barely able to get the Ferrule off, and it totally ruined the stub. The third time, the Ferrule got stuck on the part of the tool that is most critical, which they don't even show in the video!!! DO NOT BUY THIS INFERIOR POS SUPERIOR TOOL. I am going to return it next trip to the hardware store and make sure to let them know they should stop carrying inferior, I mean "Superior" tools. The only way this tool works, is on a brand new pipe with a brand new valve/ferrule that wasn't fully tightened.
I just used the Home Depot "Husky" version of this tool to successfully replace six 25-year-old angle stops on 1/2-inch copper pipe. Lubricating the pipe stub and the threads of the tool with toilet ring wax greatly reduced the torque requirement and made the old compression sleeves come off much easier.
Good tool for a DIY person like me. Taking off the extra handle-pulling arms does make it a lot easier to use, if you're only using it to take the sleeves off pipes
I tried using this tool on a 1/2 compression laundry supply line but the threads were different and it would not pull the ring off. Luckily I had access to a compression ring removal tool that is not thread dependent. I recommend using a tool that is NOT thread dependent.
I encountered the same problem on the very first angle stop that I needed to replace: The compression nut on the old angle stop had what appeared to be 1/2-inch female pipe thread, significantly coarser than the thread puller adapter that came with the tool, but I was able to get about a turn and a half of engagement, just enough to be able to pull the compression ring.
*I JUST PLACED A FAT CANDLE IN A GLASS CONTAINER UNDER ONE STUCK PLASTIC NUT AND IT EASILY RELEASED AN HOUR LATER. I TURNED IT WITH MY WEAK FEMALE HAND. I DID SPRAY A FEW TIMES WITH VINEGAR IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.*
Thank you for making the video, especially for us, who can't find a plumber willing to come out for simple stuff. It's not a matter of paying someone, it's to the point where you can't find anyone, unless it's major money job.
This video is useless as are the instructions that come with the tool. For many handles -- and particularly stuck on handles -- you will need to thread the brass attachment onto the main shaft so that you can correctly orient the puller to the handle and get a firm grip between top and bottom. The tool works well when you do this, but if you don't, the slender part of the shaft is liable to get damaged. Anyway, the video with the screw only two or three turns in and the handle coming off with the puller at an extreme angle is a farce and does not give a good idea of how the product should (and does) work when used properly.
Have to give this a big thumbs down because he says “easy” and that’s bologna. Narrator doesn’t talk about how hard you might have to twist that thing. Also, REMOVE that u-shaped thing that he talks about. It gets in the way terribly.
