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App Ideas (2)
View allNimbleNut Wrench
An innovative tool designed to reach and tighten nuts in confined spaces like behind toilets and under sinks. It eliminates the need for two hands and adapts to various nut sizes.
“Plumber lacks the right tool to tighten or loosen flexible hose nuts, making the task difficult.”
“Reaching and tightening nuts in tight plumbing spaces is difficult with standard tools.”
GripPro Basin Wrench
Plumbers face tool breakage and slipping when dealing with stuck or tight fittings. This app connects them to a reinforced, non-slip basin wrench designed for tough jobs.
“Need a tool to unscrew a stuck pivot seal from a basin waste lever pull.”
“Plumber struggles with carrying tools and parts long distances from parking to job site, wasting time and energy, especially in bad weather.”
Individual Problems
CleanOut Claw Pro
Cannot find a commercially available clamshell grabber tool for retrieving debris from vertical cleanout pipes.
PivotSeal Wrench
Need a tool to unscrew a stuck pivot seal from a basin waste lever pull.
PipeWarm Pro
A torch burns pipe and is inefficient for heating longer lengths of pipe.
ToolTether Pro
Forgetting tools in the work truck forces plumbers to walk long distances across large commercial buildings to retrieve them.
JobSite Hauler
Plumber struggles with carrying tools and parts long distances from parking to job site, wasting time and energy, especially in bad weather.
ProPress All-Metal Jaw Kit
Unable to find compatible jaws for Milwaukee M12 ProPress tool that can crimp stainless steel PEX sleeves.
HotWorks Organizer Bag
A plumber needs a bag with ample compartments to safely store hot works tools, particularly keeping flux separate from other items.
PressTool Rent
Solo operator or small plumbing/mechanical contractor cannot afford expensive press tooling to speed up press connection work, and there is no rental or affordable option available.
DuoClean Copper Prep Tool
Worker needs a dual-sided 1-inch copper cleaning tool that cleans both pipe outside diameter and fitting inside diameter, currently not finding one available.
ToolMatch Pro
A plumbing apprentice needs an affordable but effective power tool for drilling inserts and light cutting, but is torn between a cheaper rotary hammer drill and a more expensive but more powerful SDS+ model, constrained by low pay and a 1-year wait for a tool allowance.
ClogNav Pro
Plumber needs a reliable tool to clear blockages in the toilet drain beyond the trap, especially when the pipe branches off and access is limited.
FlexWrench Pro
Plumber needs to use ratcheting sockets in tight spaces but standard sockets cannot accommodate a universal joint, requiring custom modification.
GripPro Stem Wrench
A plumber is struggling to remove a stuck stem from a valve and needs a tool recommendation.
PressFit Pro
Need to decide if manual crimping tools are adequate for a small number of pro press fittings.
GripStrainer Wrench
Unable to remove a spinning nut when replacing a kitchen sink strainer due to lack of proper tool to hold the top while twisting from below.
UnionValve Quick-Release
A user needs to remove a threaded valve but cannot because the pipe is threaded into the valve and twisting the valve would require twisting the entire pipe.
FitDonut Custom Sizing
Plumber needs a compression donut that fits a 3 1/8 inch cast iron coupling but the standard 3x2 donut is too large at 3 3/4 inches, and is seeking alternative options.
PipeFlare Pro
Plumber needs a flaring tool that works on 3/4-inch and larger copper pipe for water service lines, but existing options are inadequate: hammer-style tools are ineffective and drill-attached ones marketed as flaring tools are actually for swaging.
FlangeRiser Pro
Homeowner needs to fix a toilet flange that was installed too low after adding a new tile floor layer, but cannot easily remove or extend it.
GripSure Basin Wrench
Plumber needs a basin wrench that reliably grips and does not slip while tightening or loosening nuts.
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