Fernco Fiberglass Repair Kit, 2 x 48 In, Gray, 1 inch (FPW248CS)

I tried the 'other' brand made famous by a metaphor of being subjected to a scary sea creature. In fact, I tried the other brand twice, but both times they failed. This one worked well for the type of repair I needed to make.I read some negative reviews, and I am not sure why they had so much trouble. It may be the type of repair they are trying to make.I had a broken 3/4 inch straight copper pipe that is connected to an outdoor faucet that froze and created about 1/4 inch crack. Negative reviews seem to attempt a repair a slow leak but do not specify the cause or location of the leak (e.g., PVC joint), so it is hard to tell exactly what the issues they had. At least for me; I knew clearly where the hole was and where I needed to put the patty and the wrap. If you read the instruction BEFORE you start the project and follow it, you should not have any issue. This product is meant to be used all at once and does not allow it to be saved for a job later on. I don't think this product would work so well on the joints or other complex shapes. Also, the product will swell up as it hardens so if you are working on the repair with limited space, you need to consider additional thickness it creates.I also had to repair irrigation lines, and for repairing these, I think it is better to use the coupler (you have to cut out the leaking area and re-connect) instead of this product, couplers are cheaper anyways. This product worked well for me on a straight metal pipe.One thing this product could improve that the 'other' brand has included in their kit is a plastic sheet you can wrap over the resin soaked 'tape' to keep the tape in place while it hardens. Until this manufacture adds it to the kit, you could have a food storage plastic wrap handy and if you see the tape starts to unwind/unwrap, put a plastic wrap around it to keep it in place.

I was truly skeptical that this would actually work. It's legit. When you open it you think there is no way this will actually stop any water from a leaking pipe. It sets up hard as a rock and in 30 minutes. I'm impressed.

I used this kit to patch a waterline that carries full street pressure. The line was old and rusty. With a grinder, I cleaned off a spot around the leak, and after trying several other solutions, tried this kit. It has worked amazingly well. It has totally fixed the leak, which I have been observing for several weeks now. This particular pipe would be very difficult to replace. So I am grateful to have this solution.

This is by far the worse product I have ever bought from Amazon. I had a small leak in my pipe. I ordered this product because it showed it to be easy to use and that it works. PLEASE?The gummed part of the application never did warm up as it said it would. Then, OMG, getting the "plaster cast" on was just messy and awful. I wore the gloves they supplied and ended up ripping them apart as I put the cast on. My hands were a mess for 2 days as I tried to get the cast off my hands.However, with all that said, I still have a leak - in fact now it is worse. I now have to have a plumber come out and get this stuff off my pipe so that it can be soldered - which is what I should have done first.Simple is not always best!

We had a hole from a screw on a copper propane line. I have to say it will not stay tight and will drop. I held on upside down but for as long as I could. It still dropped a little bit it worked enough to stop the leak in our old camper.

worked good - messy to use - cut product in half for two small leaks

It's a bit of a mess to install and and not beautiful to look at, but it does a great job or permanently closing the leak. I had a stubborn pinhole leak on a kitchen faucet that's been repaired several times and this finally did the trick.I wouldn't be put off by negative reviews I note some did not follow the directions.

I had a large opening on a 1" copper pipe that was practically a hose it was so bad. This stuff worked great. I've used other repair methods before and this is by far the best (although the others also worked). It's messy to set up, section has to be dry at the start and it takes several hours to cure. I left mine on overnight. It's been a year now and still not a drop has come out. Highly recommended.