Kibosh Emergency Pipe Repair Kit 15mm

[MrMeek]

Has anyone got one of these? seen the video on youtube looks good, just want to know if its a decent bit of kit and works like they say it does.
seems handy if you can not isolate the water quickly when theres a leak etc.

the video: Screwfix - Kibosh Emergency Pipe Repair Kit 15mm - YouTube[h=1][/h]

 

[Barry98]

He's a member on here but didn't give us any to try out in the real world just a controlled environment

 

[MrMeek]

He's a member on here but didn't give us any to try out in the real world just a controlled environment

:shocked: that's a shame, could of sold more if he handed a few testers out to plumbers, I might get it seems like it will save my life at some point, just wanted to know if it REALLY worked and is not one of them flimsy things. ​

 

[Barry98]

Just what we said where better to promote a plumbing product then the best plumbing forum

 

[Gray0689]

To me if your not willing for it to be tried out you don't have 100% confidence in it

 

[Barry98]

Agreed

 

[MrMeek]

just dont want to waste money on it if its crap, thought one of you guy might have one...

 

[SimonG]

Didn't somebody mention it's not suitable for potable water? After that it all went quiet.

 

[MrMeek]

Didn't somebody mention it's not suitable for potable water? After that it all went quiet.

I don't think it would be suitable to leave it there for days, but surely its suitable until you get the system drained down :/

 

[Barry98]

Just stick this under leak could be used for other things and is cheaper

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[MrMeek]

Just stick this under leak could be used for other things and is cheaper

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not ideal if its in a tight space though, anyway cheers chaps, ill buy one next week and do a test see if its decent and post on this thread if it is or not

 

[Guest123]

I've just PM'd the guy and asked if he's willing to send over a few samples for testing. Moreso at this time of year as the big freeze begins. I'll let you all know the outcome.

 

[Barry98]

He was asked before

 

[Guest123]

He was asked before

But you're from Yorkshire, the guy's a fellow Scot, so I'll get a reply. :smug2:

 

[kay-jay]

He'll be as tight as two coats of paint if he's a jock

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[Barry98]

Peel the orange and keep the smell to hi self

 

[TBServices]

He'll be as tight as two coats of paint if he's a jock

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Here here. Tbh I don't think I've ever been to a pipe burst that was either a) not attributable to a fitting, b) in a spot too awkward to fit the kibosh on.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

it seems rothenberger has taken the kibosh on Kibosh Emergency Pipe Repair Kit 15mm | NoLinkingToThis

 

[hammers4spanner]

They have been sat on the counter down my local merchants for months , obviously nil takers

 

[tamz]

Probably more marketed at the diyers. Buy one just in case and hope it is not a 22 that bursts or a plastic bend :lol:

Any of you who have had to deal with a real spate of burst pipes will know what it is like. You get dozens/hundreds of calls in the one night. You start off slowly with one or 2 calls and you may fix the first 2 or 3. After dark sets and the temperature drops you are the on damage limitation. Turn water off and be back tomorrow or the next day. Out until after midnight and back out at 7 the next morning. I used to run around with 2 hammers and a pair of footprints. Can't get to the valve, flatten the pipe. Rough or what :smile:
This is where people are under the impression that plumbers make a fortune in the winter. Years ago maybe but not any more. Peoples houses are better heated and insulated these days.
You'd be lucky to get a half dozen bursts in a winter now.

 

[dancinplumba]

true, very rarely get a call for a burst these days

 

[tamz]

Ain't that a shame. Paid for a few holidays did the burst pipes. One winter 84/5 i think even bought a year old Capri :lol:
That was about the last good one for me.

 

[peteheat]

Strange name, usually associated with something going very wrong in my world for example:

Just giving the fitting a final nip Buddy roared after dropping the boiler on his foot, distracted me so I tightened too much and split the fitting, dang new runners he was wearing put the kibosh on the whole job.

Emphasis is more on the I or maybe the original was Y actually a good word to describe a bad day in such a way the mods won't ban you as it replaces a lot of very descriptive terms

 

[tamz]

I've had a right kybosh of a day but made a kibosh load of cash so it was worth the stress. Thank kibosh i don't need to get up early tomorrow. 9 will do me. Kibosh the working; i need a bit time to get the bride her pressies!
Read into that what you want :smile:

 

[Rodolphe]

Doesn't look like it would fit behind a clip though.