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Cool Plumbing Tools

Innovative Tools for Every Job

General’s Cool Tools make tough jobs faster and easier. From carbide-tipped cutters to Quick-Fix cable repairs, these tools save you time and hassle. With accessories like the Handylectric® hand-held drain cleaner and reliable pipe inspection equipment, you’re ready for any challenge. Whether clearing lines, inspecting pipes, or handling repairs, General’s Cool Tools deliver the performance you need.

Tubing Cutters

AutoCut™

Copper Tubing Cutter

  • Cutter wheel automatically tightens as you turn the AutoCut – no knobs to turn.
  • Cuts copper tubing with less than 1 inch of clearance – Excellent for stub-out work.
  • Quicker than conventional copper tubing cutters.
  • AutoCut copper tubing cutters are available in 1/2″, 3/4″, and 1” sizes.
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AutoCutPL®

Plastic Tubing Cutter

  • AutoCutPL is an easier way to cut plastic tubing.
  • Cuts in as little as one rotation – it’s that quick!
  • Leaves clean, uncrushed, square cuts with no burs.
  • Great for easy use in tight spaces – It fits in the palm of your hand!
  • Cutters available for 1/2”, 3/4”, and 1” PEX and CPVC-CTS tubing sizes.
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More Cool Tools

Hot-Shot® Pipe Thawing Machine

Thaws frozen pipes quickly

  • Safely thaws frozen pipes in minutes.
  • No tearing up floors or digging up frozen ground.
  • 320 amp unit can clear up to 100 ft. of 1-1/2″ metal pipe, yet weighs just 30 lbs.
  • Dual Output 320 and 400 amp unit can clear up to 175 ft. of 1-1/2″ metal pipe.
  • Equipped with circuit breaker and thermal overload protection.
  • Guaranteed for 2 years.
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Cold Shot® Pipe Freeze Kit

A Cool Idea

  • No need to drain water lines before cutting the pipe.
  • Keep fully pressurized systems operating while you make repairs.
  • Quickly freezes steel, copper, cast iron, and aluminum pipes.
  • Uses carbon dioxide (CO2) – commercially available and environmentally safe
  • -110°F ice pack is strong enough to withstand 7,000 P.S.I.
  • Quicker and less expensive than electrical freezing units.
  • More efficient and convenient than “bag” type CO2 units.
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Flood-Guard™

Prevents Basement Flooding

  • Operates like a check valve to seal-off water back-up caused by overloaded sewers.
  • Installs in minutes – A screwdriver is all that you need.
  • All metal parts are plated or stainless steel – Gaskets are made of molded rubber.
  • Flood-Guard backflow prevention devices are available in 2”, 3”, and 4” sizes.
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VersaPlunge®

Not All Plungers Are Created Equal

  • Patented VersaFlangeeasily forms a tight seal in virtually any drain opening to prevent splash back.
  • Roll up the end of the VersaFlangeto make a flat bottom to clear sinks and other drain openings.
  • Relief valve in the handle prevents the need to remove water from the toilet bowl to eliminate overflow situations.
  • Super compressible accordion-style bellows makes it easier to apply extra force to clear the stoppage.
  • Easy grip handle gives you more control and is a lot easier to use than the broom handle found on traditional plungers.
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EasyReach™

Pick-Up Tool

  • Pick-up and retrieval tool for many uses.
  • Strong enough to pick up a brick; agile enough to pick up a dime.
  • Made of durable stainless steel and aluminum parts.
  • Comfortable impact resistant plastic handle.
  • Features trigger latch lock for retrieval in hard to reach places.
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Success Stories

All Success Stories
Jeff Wall General Pipe Cleaner MiniRooter XP

My dad always used it. And I swear by it!

General Wire Spring founder Abe Silverman first coiled spring wire tightly around a wire rope core in the 1940s. Since then, generations of plumbing and drain cleaning professionals swear by the “Flexicore advantage” – matchless cable strength, kinking resistance, and flexibility.
General Wire Spring founder Abe Silverman first coiled spring wire tightly around a wire rope core in the 1940s. Since then, generations of plumbing and drain cleaning professionals swear by the “Flexicore advantage” – matchless cable strength, kinking resistance, and flexibility.

Wall Septic & Drain Cleaning

Massachusetts
  • Drain Cleaning
Flexicore

As easy as 1, 2, 3

I was hanging out in the General Pipe Cleaner’s booth at the WWETT show in Indianapolis talking to customers when I met Michael Jackson. No... not the Michael Jackson of moonwalk fame; the plumber from Indianapolis! He might not have sold as many gold records as his namesake, but after talking to him for 15…

I was hanging out in the General Pipe Cleaner’s booth at the WWETT show in Indianapolis talking to customers when I met Michael Jackson. No… not the Michael Jackson of moonwalk fame; the plumber from Indianapolis! He might not have sold as many gold records as his namesake, but after talking to him for 15 minutes I was convinced that he had talents that would make his peers green with envy.

Modern Plumbing

Indianapolis, IN
  • Drain Cleaning

Cold-Shot was really easy-to-use!

One particular repair problem got personal for Austin L. Montanti, owner of Montanti Mechanical – a commercial and residential renovation firm based on Staten Island, NY. “I purchased an apartment on Staten Island for myself – and quickly realized that the shut-off valves for the kitchen and bathroom sinks didn’t work,” he recalls. That’s why he grew…

One particular repair problem got personal for Austin L. Montanti, owner of Montanti Mechanical – a commercial and residential renovation firm based on Staten Island, NY. “I purchased an apartment on Staten Island for myself – and quickly realized that the shut-off valves for the kitchen and bathroom sinks didn’t work,” he recalls. That’s why he grew concerned when building managers wouldn’t quickly shut off apartment water. So facing an unacceptable delay of several more hours, Montanti acted fast – and “outside the box”. He grabbed his new Cold-Shot® Pipe Freezing Kit from General Pipe Cleaners. “It was actually the first time I used it,” Montanti smiles. “Cold-Shot was really easy-to-use!”

Montanti Mechanical

Staten Island, NY
  • Cool Plumbing Tools

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