14" Aluminium pipe wrench: amzn.to/364YX91 14" Standard pipe wrench: amzn.to/39l25iZ Disclaimer: Zach Fields may earn an affiliate commission when you buy through the links here.
I got 10"-12" rigid pipe wrenches in steel that I keep for ½" to 1" steel pipe and I have a aluminum 14" 18" and 24" in pipe wrenches for the bigger pipe/fittings. All Ridgid and will last me forever... They definitely are a plumbers specialty tool I use my 10" more than any of them as they fit in my carry bag and pair well with channel locks.
The aluminum pipe wrenches are a lot stronger than you would think though. I work for the local water company and we could not open a fire hydrant so we threw a comically large aluminum pipe wrench on the steamer port. Wouldn’t budge, so we put a cheater bar on it and after a few uggah duggahs, it snapped in half. Two 200lbs men pressing on it and it didn’t immediately snap, I’d say that’s pretty good. We then got out the old dinosaur steel wrench and popped her open. Anyways, that’s my story
14" Aluminium pipe wrench: amzn.to/364YX91
14" Standard pipe wrench: amzn.to/39l25iZ
Disclaimer: Zach Fields may earn an affiliate commission when you buy through the links here.
I got 10"-12" rigid pipe wrenches in steel that I keep for ½" to 1" steel pipe and I have a aluminum 14" 18" and 24" in pipe wrenches for the bigger pipe/fittings. All Ridgid and will last me forever... They definitely are a plumbers specialty tool I use my 10" more than any of them as they fit in my carry bag and pair well with channel locks.
The aluminum pipe wrenches are a lot stronger than you would think though. I work for the local water company and we could not open a fire hydrant so we threw a comically large aluminum pipe wrench on the steamer port. Wouldn’t budge, so we put a cheater bar on it and after a few uggah duggahs, it snapped in half. Two 200lbs men pressing on it and it didn’t immediately snap, I’d say that’s pretty good. We then got out the old dinosaur steel wrench and popped her open. Anyways, that’s my story
Every household should have a couple pipe wrenches.
does the tool length measures handle only or it includes the jaw nominal opening?
Good info for someone with tools that has never did plumbing....me!
I think you can buy a steel pipe wrench from Walmart or Amazon for a good deal.
I’ve got quite a few pipe wrenches I have a 36 inch pair a 24 inch pair a 14 inch pair and a 8 inch pair I just ordered a 48 inch pair today.