Bryan and Eli show off the battery-powered BreakFree® Power Tube Expander by NAVAC (NTE11L). The BreakFree® Power Tube Expander won gold in the Hand Tools category of the Dealer Design Awards because it's fast, long-lasting, and compact, and it lets you make perfect swaged fittings in the field.
You can use the BreakFree® Power Tube Expander on copper lines between 3/8" and 1 1/8" in diameter. The tool also comes with instructions right on the side, which lets you know that you can only use it with soft or annealed copper, copper must be reamed or deburred, operation can be stopped at any time by pressing the sole button on the tool, and you can reset the tool at any time by pushing the slider forward.
The battery is also long-lasting, meaning you can get many uses out of the tool before you need to recharge it, and the tool also has a battery life indicator to let you know roughly how much longer you can use the tool before you need to recharge it.
This tool makes swaging very easy in the field, and it comes with a light to help you see the copper tubing in dark places or at night. To use the tool, merely ream or deburr your copper, insert the expander head into the copper, press the button, and hold the copper in place. The tool will expand the tubing and stop automatically once it has finished.
You can get the NTE11L at many supply houses or order it online at https://www.trutechtools.com/navac-nte11l-breakfree-power-tube-expander-kit.html. Be sure to use the code GETSCHOOLED at checkout for a discount!
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You can use the BreakFree® Power Tube Expander on copper lines between 3/8" and 1 1/8" in diameter. The tool also comes with instructions right on the side, which lets you know that you can only use it with soft or annealed copper, copper must be reamed or deburred, operation can be stopped at any time by pressing the sole button on the tool, and you can reset the tool at any time by pushing the slider forward.
The battery is also long-lasting, meaning you can get many uses out of the tool before you need to recharge it, and the tool also has a battery life indicator to let you know roughly how much longer you can use the tool before you need to recharge it.
This tool makes swaging very easy in the field, and it comes with a light to help you see the copper tubing in dark places or at night. To use the tool, merely ream or deburr your copper, insert the expander head into the copper, press the button, and hold the copper in place. The tool will expand the tubing and stop automatically once it has finished.
You can get the NTE11L at many supply houses or order it online at https://www.trutechtools.com/navac-nte11l-breakfree-power-tube-expander-kit.html. Be sure to use the code GETSCHOOLED at checkout for a discount!
Read all the tech tips, take the quizzes, and find our handy calculators at https://www.hvacrschool.com/.
2nd guy expanded it way too big guarantee it was way too loose
I’m not a plumber, but know how to work on copper pipes, my house has all pex, but man, I need this tool!!!!
I had an older guy bring me a pipe expander but was an old model that had a ratcheting deal inside.. guy said it needed calibrated because it kept breaking the pipe.. well they dont calibrate.. they work until the motor or gears break. But wasent broken. Turned out this guy was trying to use it on pvc lines.. for whatever reason.. dunno what he did for a living using half inch and 3/8 inch pvc.. but he thought you could expand the pvc with it to make splices and then use the cement to weld em together.. kept saying the heater works but doesnt get hot enough or something. They dont have heaters, he was doing something to heat up the motor thinking it was a heater for the pipe.. lol. Is hard to tell an older guy that they been doing something pretty dumb…
Seems over engineered.
Every one expender is "breakFree" if you prepare pipe right.
Reminds me of my PEX A expander. Looks very handy and a lot easier to use than swaging tools.
$500 tool lol Are you in Kanata ?
What’s up with the gloves?
The battery does last forever. Installs everyday, and still going 3 months later with 50% left. Does not lose torque with lower battery capacity.
It’s a cool concept but nothing beats the good ol Hilmor expander Service area Orleans??
My 60$ hydro expander I got from eBay works just fine and I drop it off ladders all the time.
any downside to using this?
Extremely pricey for something you'll be using once lol
Excellent for large VRF installations when you have to swage 100 or 200 lines.
I have one, i dont like it. The release button is difficult to press and in very inconvenient location, easy to crack smaller diameter copper Are you in Barrhaven ?