Customer Reviews for Husky Compression Sleeve and Faucet Puller

The hardest part of replacing the toilet shutoff valve was getting the old compression ring off the tube. This tool works great, it would have been impossible do without this tool! Watch the Youtube video on this tool.The instructions don't do justice. You have to use both the brass adapter and the silver insert to prevent damaging the tube. The copper adapter screws into the old compression nut to pull the ring off. Remove the shaft from the rest of the tool, the rest of the stuff gets in the way in cramped spaces, where shutoff valves seem to be normally installed. If the handles don't provide adequate leverage, use a wrench or extender to get more leverage, that is what I needed to do, compression rings tend to be pretty stubborn, took some persistence. This tool got the job done without damaging the tube. Installing the new compression shut-off valve was easy after that.

I recently used this tool to remove ferrules for 4 compression valve fittings. It worked like a charm after I spent about 20 minutes trying to figure out how this little tool works. I won’t repeat other comments about how to use the device but will point out the one thing that held me up, so that maybe I can save someone else some time. I had difficulty understanding how to connect the tool parts for use. Both of the fittings that come with this tool (a copper colored fitting and a silver colored fitting) are required to be used with the puller to remove ferrules. The two jaws attached to the puller handle are not required for ferrule removal, but they can be left in place on the tool handle in case you need to use them for pulling a faucet handle later. The smaller diameter end of the silver fitting must be fitted inside the ½ copper tubing (note that it does not sit up against the outside the copper tubing, it must slide inside the tube). Because my copper tubing was slightly deformed by the existing (old) compression fitting, I needed to persuade the smaller diameter of the silver fitting to fit inside the tubing. To do this, I fit the larger diameter end of the silver fitting into the tools’ copper fitting, so that I could use the combined tool components to push the small diameter end of the silver fitting into the copper tubing. It took a small bit of jostling, but it did fit. This is necessary in order to properly screw the puller handle to one side of the copper fitting, and to screw the old compression nut to the other side of the copper fitting. Once this connection is made, it’s only a matter of turning the puller handle clockwise until the ferrule is removed from the copper tubing. Pictures attached. The tool did the job, despite the lack of clear directions, and saved me a ton of time and money compared to other alternatives. I would recommend it to others.

This made pulling the compression ring or ferrule ring off of copper pipe easy. If you are using it for a compression puller, unscrew the t-handle from the arms, it makes it much easier when you don't have those arms flopping about and getting in the way.

The handle for the cold water on my shower was stuck so badly that it broke while prying it off. The cylinder in the center was all that was left on the end of the valve stem. This sleeve puller worked to remove the cylinder. I had to squeeze tightly to keep the puller in place but it only took a couple of minutes and it was off. I had called a plumbing store but they did not have a tool for doing this. If your handle is stuck badly it is much cheaper to use this tool rather than to have the handle break. The only suggestion that I would have is that this would be a product that would be best suited to rent rather than to buy because, using it as a home owner, it will probably not be needed again.

I bought this tool to aid in removing the brass olive from 5/8ths compression fittings. It made the task much easier for most valves. Only thing I will say is the size of the tool in a confined space was a bit hard, and with a pedestal sink it was completely useless. Just not enough room to turn the handle.

So I've been using this thing for a while now. For the most part it works alright, how ever I've had multiple older compression sleeves. When using this tool on older we'll seated sleeves I've been pulling the nut straight over the sleeve. Resulting in me having to cut the sleeve to remove them. Kinda defeats the over all purpose.

I wish I bought this earlier. i spent way to long using the wrench method to try to work the stupid sleeve off so I could save myself a trip to the store... was worth the drive. Someone else mentioned this in their review and I second it. clean the pipe first until it is nice smooth and shiny copper. Yeah you have a tool, but why make it (and yourself) work harder. You will want to clean it up anyway before putting in the new valve. Also, spray some WD-40 (or some other lubricant) around the compression sleeve and the copper pipe. it will go more smoothly. I was able to get it almost all the way off with the tool. It needed a little wiggling with a wrench to come completely off, but I was probably babying it more than I needed to, but erred on the side of caution since it seemed like a great time for something to go wrong.

This product makes easy work when you need to pull stubborn compression rings. I've used this product several times and was pleased with how great it performed. This is a must have for any DYI plumber's tool box. Great product - great value.

When I purchased this device I attempted to use it to remove a compression ring. Without success I searched for a better solution. While shopping online for a “better” tool, I stumbled onto a video of someone demonstrating how to properly use the Husky tool. What an eye-opener! After watching the video I learned the center portion of the device needs to be removed to properly pull a compression ring. This is a very reasonably priced and effective tool. Husky, please add better instructions on “How To” use the tool. It’s not getting the credit it deserves in reviews.

The tool was not strong enough to pull the sleeve off. The arms bent and then would not stay behind the nut to pull the sleeve off the end of the copper pipe.I will return and get a refund.

As screw down, nut clamps slipped off repeatedly. Turning thin bar handle was impossible. Need 4 hands to use while under sink cabinet. Returned item to store.

This device was exactly what I needed to take off a stubborn knob on a bathroom hot water valve.It worked without breaking the knob, which without this device probably would have happened.

Best $10 bucks spent saved us calling a plumber

Use as instructed and you'll be just fine.

Worked like a champ removing the compression fitting

It did exactly what it was supposed to do

Worked perfectly.

If you only have a half-dozen or so compression sleeves to pull this tool is good but if you are going to be doing this on a regular basis I'd recommend one of the sleeve pullers in the $30 range that are on the market. It worked pretty well for most sleeves but the arms tend to slip off the compression nut so you have to hold them closed with one hand as you twist with the other. Also, it worked pretty well and pretty quickly on compression sleeves that were relatively loose but I had two compression sleeves that were a little bit corroded and in both of those cases, the arms bent trying to pull the sleeves off and I had to pound them back into shape with a hammer.

It worked perfectly.

Was able to remove the ferrile of three shut off valves and replaced with Shark bite valves. Made the job easy. Great build quality, should last my lifetime.

I removed my shower knob with this tool so easly. The calcium had built up so much that it did budge using force or breaking something else. I recommend it.

Good, it help me do my job easier.

Works great but hard to keep it on the handle. you have to squeeze the "L" ends to keep it around the handle while you tighten it to pull it off..

Did not work. The brass fitting for removing a compression sleeve was not deep enough to reach the threads of the stop valve coupling nut behind compression sleeve

I could not find any instructions on how to remove the Compression Sleeve. I finally found something on youtube to explain it. Note that in my case when removing the sleeve, the first pipe worked fine, the second one actually damaged teh pipe as the nut seemed to compress the sleeve enough to make the 1/2 ingc copper pipe smaller than 1/2 inch so the new sleeve would not work. Ended up having to call a plumber to fix. Should have skipped this and called plumber from the start.

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Worked well for removing the old compression sleeves for a bathroom sink, although I had to modify the tool due to lack of clearance under a pedestal sink. There wasn’t enough room to turn the handle, so I drove the T-handle out of the threaded shaft (it’s just a friction fit holding it in). It makes slow going having to insert the handle into the hole, turn handle 180 degrees, remove the handle, and repeat over and over. In order to hold the jaws together, I wrapped a chain-style vice grip around the jaws close to where they hooked behind the sleeve nut. Without this, the jaws would pop apart and come off the nut under tension. I don’t consider that a fault of the tool, it was due to 18-year stubborn sleeves that were corroded on to the pipe stubs. The tool broke them free and pulled them to the end of the stub to where I could grab and twist them off with channel locks. It took me a while to realize the tool cannot pull the sleeve all the way off. It will stop at the end of the stub because the pusher bushing is too large for the sleeve to go over. I’m guessing the tool will work OK for removing a faucet handle, but that’s not what I used it for.

The tool did what we needed to do.

This puller did exactly what I needed it to do. pulled nut and sleeve from copper pipe. Fitting were at least 17 years old.

This flared a half inch copper pipe to ensure that the compression fitting could not be removed. the jaws do not hold well when trying to pull the fitting off. I had to cut the pipe and then install a new valve and compression fitting. fortunatlely i had just enough pipe to put on new valve but definetly do not recommend this product