PVC Fitting Saver with 1-½-Inch and 2 Inch Head Aluminum, PVC Pipe Reamer, PVC Socket Saver with 0.315" Hex Shaft, For Water Lines, Drain Lines, Vent Lines

This tool works extremely well, it paid for itself on the first use. You MUST have a high quality drill with a lot of torque or it will stall. For context, I tried it with a brushless Ryobi and it was difficult and constantly stalled, but with a brushless Milwaukee hammer drill it went right through the fitting with no problems. I would guess that any modern corded drill will let this tool eat with no problems. Torque is everything with this cutting tool. The carbide insert is high quality and hasn’t shown any signs of dulling.

So this is a life saver. We broke a vent pipe (1.5" pvc) and since it was just a vent I thought maybe I could put a sleeve on it or coupler or something. I talked to a plumber friend and he mentioned this tool was a thing I should use for a proper fix. The price point (under $20 when I purchased) made it absolutely worthwhile. The break we had wasn't a clean one so i did use a oscillating multi-tool to trim it flush first, and then used this tool to ream it out. It worked in maybe 25 seconds or so. Smooth, clean, etc. Put a towel or rag down the pipe first to make sure you're not filling it in with plastic as you go. The repair was extremely easy and the fit was perfect. I did go and try it again on a drain pipe we had that we wanted to replace and it was the same experience, solid all the way around. No leak.

Didn’t work as fast as I’d have hoped, but did the job. Lots of elbow grease required. Not sure if cutters could be sharper or if pvc is that hard to cut out. Saved me from having to replace a lot more pvc piping on my pool filter.

Worked very well to re-use a 1.5" elbow in the wall without tearing into the drywall. I ran the drill at low speed, constantly checking to make sure I was perpendicular (though I think the smaller diameter guide is long enough to prevent the drill from skewing too much), and even though I'd taped a depth mark on the cutter, I could feel it break through the old pipe and glue just before I reached that mark. The reamer did bind a couple of times but low speed helped with that, and it was not a problem over all. In the photo of the reamed elbow, I hadn't yet cleaned out the debris--what looks like a step where the reamer stopped is actually a loose ring that was the very end of the pipe where glue hadn't reached in the old joint, and it popped right out when I cleaned up the plastic shavings, leaving the bevel of the original fitting showing clean. I haven't used the 2" adapter, but it all looks well made, and the included hex wrenches do not have excessive play in the bolts that I could reach (not the one that secures the movable tool steel holder for the carbide cutter). I do wish there were some protective padding for the carbide cutter; I ended up cutting the bubble pack envelope the box came in to make a smaller padded sleeve for the cutter that still fits in the box, which will isolate the brittle cutter from drops or just jostling in a tool drawer.

Saved me. Works like it should. I threw all the accessories in a ziplock for safe keeping.

Good value Much easier to use and cleaner then the stamped metal cup ones.

So I want to start by saying this item works and does what it's supposed to do. It has a very reassuring fit and feel inside a pipe and cuts a clean hole. But as you can see in my picture the hardware leaves something to be desired. This is my second one, the first was worse and was sent back. I'd like to add this isn't damage from me using the Allen key incorrectly, this is a picture before it has ever been touched by a tool. Especially with the provided tool it feels really bad and sloppy. My concern comes down the road when I'm out on a service xalland need to make an adjustment and end up stripping the head on one of the bolts all over a 3¢ screw. I will be keeping the tool but will be looking to replace the hardware as soon as possible.

good quality tool

I have only used this one time so far. It worked well. Easy to use.

Used once worked great,

Fontionne très bien. Très bonne idée quand on ne peut pas enlever le joint. Bonne qualité du produit. Facile d'usage.

I wasn't sure if this would work, and some of the reviews weren't great so my expectation was low, but honestly this was great, I'm in the trades so I do everything around my house and this worked great and has already paid for itself instead buying expensive fittings for my hottub

Hole ended up slightly oversize. Pipe was not a snug fit however tool did get me out of a bind