A week or so ago I ordered a Split Ring Compression Fitting spanner like this from Toolstation:
Bottom line is that it has much thicker ring walls than I expected and therefore not as useful as anticipated.
Having said that nice bit of kit and no regrets. Having a "proper" plumbing spanner certainly is less hassle than continuously adjusting an adjustable.
Thanks for remembering. I had to make up an order for some fixings to get over the £10 so I took a chance & stuck one on the order.
What surprised me was the length of it. I expected it to be shorter.
Haven't used mine in anger yet, but I can see it will be very useful indeed and because of the length great for that final 'graunch'.
Do you have one of these BTW - a godsend when plumbing
The most annoying thing is you cannot use the spanner on 22mm fittings on "standard" pipe clips against a wall. The ring is just too thick. It's nice and shiny though!
Now that Stanley tool looks handy!
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