Copper Tube fittings Crimping tool with 1/2,3/4 and 1-inch Jaw for ProPress copper fitting IWISS-1632AF

This tool is built for serious plumbing work—solid jaws sized for common fittings and enough leverage to make clean crimps without a struggle. The action feels sturdy, and the results are tight, leak-free connections that hold up under pressure. I used it on a mix of 1/2 and 3/4 copper fittings, and each crimp came out consistent. It’s not the lightest tool in the box, but the reliability makes it worth hauling around.

Awesome tool, worked great and way better than spending a lot of money for diy repairs and such

It works for sure but it's a fair bit heavy and might be difficult in tight spaces. I yse mostly PEX in my state and have a pro press for that. I primarily bought this to Crimp conversion adapters from copper to PEX. I had a couple pipes that we couldn't quite stop the water from draining back in from further up in the system and didn't have time to wait for it to finish and put a solder fitting on it. This works on a wet fitting and enabled us to get moving along on the repipe. I don't use enough copper crimps to warrant the purchase of an additional $1500-2000 tool. This tool is solid, has the sizes I need and gets the job done. The handles extend for better leverage and close up for better carrying. The carrying case is okay and works well enough but I wouldn't toss it around too much in my truck. The other Crimp jaws float around in the case and won't stay in their respective spots. If I put some thin foam on top to keep them in place, it would help but really, it's not a detractor for me. This tool works very well for the price and convenience. The head piece swivels as well. If it broke, I would happily buy another one of these but I do expect this tool to last a good while. I would purchase with confidence. It's perfect if doing some small jobs or conversions.

I purchased this tool for a smallish project, converting a soaker tub into a shower stall. All of the plumbing was in a relatively small area, so I thought it may finally be time to give the press a try. To begin, the reviews that say it is bulky are mostly correct. There is a degree of heft to the press tool, and lining up the fittings in place, attaching the crimp head and actually making the press does take a bit of muscular gymnastics. I found it more exerting to assure the proper alignments during the set up to press a fitting in place, rather then the actual pressing itself. You absolutely want to do as much pressing as possible ahead of time. It is much easier to assemble your distribution set up for the shower system on the ground, and then just do a few presses in place for the final rough in. Because of the nature of the tool, the jaws need to be spread fairly wide to allow the head to slip around the fitting and snap in place. If your fitting needs to be tight to a stud or the drywall, you cant press. if your fitting is close to a return wall, or deep in a floor cavity or otherwise obstructed, you cant press. The head does rotate, so you can overcome some of those situations, but I'm not sure a manual press tool would be appropriate for a larger project, certainly not for a whole house. For repair work or small modifications, if you have access, this tool is a dream. I would imagine the powered press tools would mitigate some of the access issues i encountered. As an example, I ended up having to install 2 elbows inside of a floor cavity. It was easy peasy to sweat them in place, however, there was no possible way to be in plane with the fitting, inside of the floor cavity, and close the jaws. I could have spread the handles wide enough to fix the head on the fitting, but it would be impossible to close the handles that are now inside a joist cavity, parallel to the floor joists. A powered press could have done it, though. One final caveat is that press fittings are a LOT more expensive than sweat fittings. I hesitate to say how good/bad at sweating you have to be to justify making the switch. In my situation, I ran into the learning curve stumbling blocks, so I don't think I really saved a lot of time vs sweating. I did however develop an understanding of where the tool excels, so for future jobs, I am absolutely certain that I will be reaching for press fittings.

Actually works perfect. With handles extended it’s very easy to crimp. The swivel head is a life saver.

I have had this tool for almost a year. It is used on a regular basis. The tool is heavy, sturdy and you need to be able to pull the handles together. It can be challenging in tight spaces but over all it is awesome.

Very quality tool, great attention to detail. It was able to fit in a smaller space than I thought. I had only an inch of clearance to get the latch over the line and it was able to make the seal. I crimped 5 fittings on my first use and it worked very well with no leaks or issues. The only downside is that it takes a lot of force to crimp the fitting but that's a given considering the nature of the connection type.

This is my first experience with this type of tool. I have plenty of experience soldering copper plumbing and using pex. I’m a licensed general contractor. I will say for a cheap press tool it works good. It would be difficult to use all day long due to having to pump it up every press. Not as easy as the electric- expensive kind. If you only have a few joints to do and they aren’t in tight spots, this works very good. It pressed my fittings perfectly.

Did exactly what it is meant to do! The head is big so make sure you have space to work with!

Very good high quality tool.

This should be 3.5 stars but I am being generous as the tool does inevitably work. However, the mechanism needed to clamp down to the pipe, by which you must open the two arms all the way first and then lock the attachment on the jaws (how many hands should we have) is poorly thought out. In tight settings, this makes getting an attachment very difficult at times - and isn't the majority of plumbing in right spaces?

Work as it should be..

Works like it's advertised. Great in a budget