Fernco Inc. FPW248CS 1-Inch Pow-R Wrap Pipe Repair

Eigentlich wollte ich umgehen, dass ich dieses Jahr noch alle Rohre neu verlegen lassen muss. Dass die Gebrauchsanweisung nicht auf deutsch war, ist ok. Habe mich minutiös an die Gebrauchsanweisung daran gehalten. Habe noch 2 Stunden drauf gelegt, bis ich das Wasser wieder anstellte. Alles war kochenhart und trocken, nach 20 min perlte das Wasser dann an allen möglichen Stellen durch den Flicken. Wirklich doof, eine Schelle hätte ich auch wieder abmachen können, das jetzt aber nicht.

Excellent product, although it is a bit messy to use. After I drlled a hole through our shower water supply, I repaired the pipe using a compression joint kit, but I reinforced the joint using the Fernco pipe wrap. Very impressed with the ease of application & strength of the repair once it had cured. I would recomend this product I will keep a spare kit for my next sill DIY mistake.

So easy to use. Works amazing, no more water drip.

I tried the 'other' brand made famous by a metaphor of being subjected to a scary sea creature. In fact, I tried the other brand twice, but both times they failed. This one worked well for the type of repair I needed to make. I read some negative reviews, and I am not sure why they had so much trouble. It may be the type of repair they are trying to make. I had a broken 3/4 inch straight copper pipe that is connected to an outdoor faucet that froze and created about 1/4 inch crack. Negative reviews seem to attempt a repair a slow leak but do not specify the cause or location of the leak (e.g., PVC joint), so it is hard to tell exactly what the issues they had. At least for me; I knew clearly where the hole was and where I needed to put the patty and the wrap. If you read the instruction BEFORE you start the project and follow it, you should not have any issue. This product is meant to be used all at once and does not allow it to be saved for a job later on. I don't think this product would work so well on the joints or other complex shapes. Also, the product will swell up as it hardens so if you are working on the repair with limited space, you need to consider additional thickness it creates. I also had to repair irrigation lines, and for repairing these, I think it is better to use the coupler (you have to cut out the leaking area and re-connect) instead of this product, couplers are cheaper anyways. This product worked well for me on a straight metal pipe. One thing this product could improve that the 'other' brand has included in their kit is a plastic sheet you can wrap over the resin soaked 'tape' to keep the tape in place while it hardens. Until this manufacture adds it to the kit, you could have a food storage plastic wrap handy and if you see the tape starts to unwind/unwrap, put a plastic wrap around it to keep it in place.

Great product!