Pasco 3243 1-1/2" ram bit

by Pasco

Product Description

Pasco Ram Bit 1.5"

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000PS4JV8
• Item model number: 3243
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,150 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #24 in Home Improvement > Kitchen & Bath Fixtures > Bathroom Fixtures > Bathtubs > Whirlpool Bathtubs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gets the job done, February 3, 2010

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D. Smith (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pasco 3243 1-1/2" ram bit (Misc.)

On buying this, I was a bit skeptical of how it would perform and that was mostly because I could see that it was simply formed from stamped sheet steel. On the other hand, PVC is pretty soft and there was a mention of this product on Ask This Old House a couple of months ago, so it must work as advertised to some degree.

For my particular problem, I had a drain wye piece that was installed backwards and caused all of the drains in the house to gurgle. Because the wye was installed within 0.5 inch of the other fittings, I needed this tool to be able to reuse the fittings on either side of the wye joint. Otherwise, I would have had to replace a section of PVC consisting of 15+ different fittings and it would have been a much larger job.

The rambit did perform as expected. A mains powered electric drill is pretty much required since most battery operated drills don't really have the oomph to spin this tool(mine did, but I went through batteries faster than I could charge them and ended up using a corded drill). A 3/8 inch drill is fine even though the packaging specifies that you need 1/2 inch drill - it'll just take slightly longer.

Overall I think this is a great product, but don't expect it to perform as a professional tool. For the odd job here or there, it works great, but I don't think it would last very long if you're a professional plumber expecting to use this tool several times per week.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great invention, August 11, 2008

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Steven N. Garofalo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pasco 3243 1-1/2" ram bit (Misc.)

this product works fantastic allows you to drill out PVC fittings and re-use the same fitting.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Money saver extreme., November 1, 2011

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typhoon64 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pasco 3243 1-1/2" ram bit (Misc.)

I went to the local orange home improvement store and asked if they sold this type of item as I am remodeling a bathroom but the drain pipe was cut so close that I had to bore the pipe or have to re-run both baths drains. aaaanyway the guy who "works" in the plumbing department said there wasn't such a tool, I assured him there was as I have seen one used on "This Old House". long storey short ended up searching on amazom and found exactly what I needed and saved myself a huge headache and tons of $$.
I love amazon.
Oh, and the tool works perfectly. It is sold in many different sizes too. Worth every penny.