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RIDGID RP 115 Mini Press Tool Kit for 1/2-3/4" Copper & SS Fittings w/ 2.5Ah Battery

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Toolup has RIDGID RP 115 Mini Press Tool Kit (72553) on sale for $1,219.61 when you apply promo code RIDG10 in your cart. Shipping is free.

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About this Item:
  • 210° head swivel for access to tight spaces
  • Smallest and lightest press tool on the market
  • One-handed jaw opening and operation for reach and ease of use
  • 12-Volt advanced lithium ion 2.5 battery offers 140 presses per charge
  • Cycle time: 3-presses/minute
  • Service interval: 20,000 cycles
  • Includes:
    • RP115 ProPress Press Tool
    • 12V Advanced Lithium 2.5Ah Battery
    • 12V Advanced Lithium Battery Charger
    • 1/2" Mini Jaw for ProPress
    • 3/4" Mini Jaw for ProPress
    • Carrying Case

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Toolup has RIDGID RP 115 Mini Press Tool Kit (72553) on sale for $1,219.61 when you apply promo code RIDG10 in your cart. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member idrive for sharing this deal.

About this Item:
  • 210° head swivel for access to tight spaces
  • Smallest and lightest press tool on the market
  • One-handed jaw opening and operation for reach and ease of use
  • 12-Volt advanced lithium ion 2.5 battery offers 140 presses per charge
  • Cycle time: 3-presses/minute
  • Service interval: 20,000 cycles
  • Includes:
    • RP115 ProPress Press Tool
    • 12V Advanced Lithium 2.5Ah Battery
    • 12V Advanced Lithium Battery Charger
    • 1/2" Mini Jaw for ProPress
    • 3/4" Mini Jaw for ProPress
    • Carrying Case

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Biggishhh
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Plumber here. In New Jersey. We use our propress tools as much as we can.
idrive
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Lots...full floor remodel which includes moving the main water line in the house. After that, 2 bathrooms and a kitchen remodel. The time saved using ProPress over sweating copper will more than justify this tool in my own opinion (doesn't have to be in yours). With ProPress you can also have water in the line near the fitting, unlike when you're sweating copper.

For clarification, when I said it was a "specialty tool for a homeowner", I am saying it's a stretch tool that many homeowners will not need. Was simply trying to share a deal on an expensive tool with the community for homeowners that may have a need (and obviously the plumbers on here as a more professional tool).

The Milwaukee ProPex does not press ProPress fittings for copper, it is a Pex only tool. The tool here is geared towards ProPress fittings (since it comes with those jaws) but also has the option to pick up an additional jaw for pex too. ​If you aren't messing with copper and just using pex then the ProPex tool is probably a great tool at 1/5 the cost.
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How many fittings are you sweating to even justify the cost of this tool? IMO this is marketed more towards professionals, not homeowners.

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Dec 08, 2023 10:53 PM
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Tike71Dec 08, 2023 10:53 PM
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How many fittings are you sweating to even justify the cost of this tool? IMO this is marketed more towards professionals, not homeowners.
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Quote from Tike71 :
How many fittings are you sweating to even justify the cost of this tool? IMO this is marketed more towards professionals, not homeowners.
I 100% agree. I purchased a Milwaukee ProPEX tool for 1/5 of this cost. That is for renovations on multiple homes and as a homeowner.
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Quote from Tike71 :
How many fittings are you sweating to even justify the cost of this tool? IMO this is marketed more towards professionals, not homeowners.
Lots...full floor remodel which includes moving the main water line in the house. After that, 2 bathrooms and a kitchen remodel. The time saved using ProPress over sweating copper will more than justify this tool in my own opinion (doesn't have to be in yours). With ProPress you can also have water in the line near the fitting, unlike when you're sweating copper.

For clarification, when I said it was a "specialty tool for a homeowner", I am saying it's a stretch tool that many homeowners will not need. Was simply trying to share a deal on an expensive tool with the community for homeowners that may have a need (and obviously the plumbers on here as a more professional tool).
Quote from ronj1986 :
I 100% agree. I purchased a Milwaukee ProPEX tool for 1/5 of this cost. That is for renovations on multiple homes and as a homeowner.
The Milwaukee ProPex does not press ProPress fittings for copper, it is a Pex only tool. The tool here is geared towards ProPress fittings (since it comes with those jaws) but also has the option to pick up an additional jaw for pex too. ​If you aren't messing with copper and just using pex then the ProPex tool is probably a great tool at 1/5 the cost.
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Quote from Tike71 :
How many fittings are you sweating to even justify the cost of this tool? IMO this is marketed more towards professionals, not homeowners.
I've seen pros use crimpers and expanders on pex, but I have never seen any pros crimp copper. Every plumber I have ever seen just solders small copper fittings, but I haven't been in the industry for several years. Maybe there is some jurisdiction where you can't solder?
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BiggishhhDec 09, 2023 12:27 AM
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Quote from Selman :
I've seen pros use crimpers and expanders on pex, but I have never seen any pros crimp copper. Every plumber I have ever seen just solders small copper fittings. Maybe there is some jurisdiction where you can't solder.
Plumber here. In New Jersey. We use our propress tools as much as we can.
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Quote from Biggishhh :
Plumber here. In New Jersey. We use our propress tools as much as we can.

What's the advantage?Just hate sanding and fluxing? Code?

Aren't the fittings significantly more expensive? Do you still keep a torch around to burn off the sticker mess that is sometimes on copper?
Last edited by Selman December 8, 2023 at 05:36 PM.
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Quote from Selman :
I've seen pros use crimpers and expanders on pex, but I have never seen any pros crimp copper. Every plumber I have ever seen just solders small copper fittings. Maybe there is some jurisdiction where you can't solder.
Most facilities use propress since sweating requires filling out a hot work permit and fire watch for insurance purposes. At my work we have milwaukee and ridgid propress and they aren't used often. Maybe once a quarter to perform repairs on leaking fittings.
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Quote from Tike71 :
Most facilities use propress since sweating requires filling out a hot work permit and fire watch for insurance purposes. At my work we have milwaukee and ridgid propress and they aren't used often. Maybe once a quarter to perform repairs on leaking fittings.
That makes sense. Thanks.
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Quote from Selman :
What's the advantage?Just hate sanding and fluxing? Code?

Aren't the fittings significantly more expensive? Do you still keep a torch around to burn off the sticker mess that is sometimes on copper?
For us - it's time. The faster we work, the more money we make for the big man.

Three of us on the "rough-in" part of the company. My work truck has 2 b-tanks always ready to go for solder purposes.
We all have torches and solder kits in our personal cars all times. With that said, nothing beats the pro press.
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I bought the Milwaukee M12 Propress tool from HD about six weeks ago. Asked and received a $200 discount. Still more than I wanted to pay but it's hard to get Amazon and others to ship tools with batteries to Hawaii. Most of the questions here indicate this is not the tool for the people asking. I needed press fittings because I was working in a tight space between floors. Soldering was really not going to work unless I torn out a new ceiling. The press fittings will last pretty much forever. You can repair lines with water in them unlike soldering. All joints are clean. No flux or solder inside or outside. Faster than soldering. Safer of course. Also, check FB or CL for used ones and you'll see they hold their resale value. So if you take care of it you'll get most your money back. Fittings cost over double. But nothing else need. I tend to buy 5 or 10 for the best price. Lots of plumbers use this system. Ridgid (not the HD kind) also makes them. Both are made by the same company in Europe. The corded one here only does 1/2" and 3/4" I believe. So if you think you ever need anything larger consider the cordless Ridgid or Milwaukee. The Ridgid tends to cost a bit more than Milwaukee. The main difference is the Ridgid has a light and links to Bluetooth app. The jaws are interchangeable between like sized Milwaukee and Ridgid.
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Quote from koam :
I bought the Milwaukee M12 Propress tool from HD about six weeks ago. Asked and received a $200 discount. Still more than I wanted to pay but it's hard to get Amazon and others to ship tools with batteries to Hawaii. Most of the questions here indicate this is not the tool for the people asking. I needed press fittings because I was working in a tight space between floors. Soldering was really not going to work unless I torn out a new ceiling. The press fittings will last pretty much forever. You can repair lines with water in them unlike soldering. All joints are clean. No flux or solder inside or outside. Faster than soldering. Safer of course. Also, check FB or CL for used ones and you'll see they hold their resale value. So if you take care of it you'll get most your money back. Fittings cost over double. But nothing else need. I tend to buy 5 or 10 for the best price. Lots of plumbers use this system. Ridgid (not the HD kind) also makes them. Both are made by the same company in Europe. The corded one here only does 1/2" and 3/4" I believe. So if you think you ever need anything larger consider the cordless Ridgid or Milwaukee. The Ridgid tends to cost a bit more than Milwaukee. The main difference is the Ridgid has a light and links to Bluetooth app. The jaws are interchangeable between like sized Milwaukee and Ridgid.
Good points. One clarification is this one is not corded and comes with a battery.
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hermancmDec 09, 2023 03:10 AM
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Quote from Selman :
I've seen pros use crimpers and expanders on pex, but I have never seen any pros crimp copper. Every plumber I have ever seen just solders small copper fittings, but I haven't been in the industry for several years. Maybe there is some jurisdiction where you can't solder?
I like using my Milwaukee press tool since many places want you to get a hot work permit to use a torch in their buildings, that means you need two ABC extinguisher's, a fire watch while your working plus another hour after your done and the a check on the area intermittently for the next two hours after then not to mention meeting with managers to do the paperwork and explain what your soldering, It sucks.
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VicVinegarDec 09, 2023 03:14 AM
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Remembering what it cost to have a plumber use one of these a few years back, this thing could pay for itself pretty quick if you had a few projects at home.
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bullishDec 09, 2023 03:45 AM
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Thanks. Have been looking for a deal on one of these for awhile

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Quote from VicVinegar :
Remembering what it cost to have a plumber use one of these a few years back, this thing could pay for itself pretty quick if you had a few projects at home.
Yup. Plumbers charge an arm and leg

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