The best pipe benders, compared.
Top pick: Jevervd ratchet kit, 1/4–7/8 inch Best value: Toolzone lever, 15 mm and 22 mm – About £34.95, score 90, 4.5 from 73. The cheaper of the two levers that claim 15 mm and 22 mm copper. Updated 23 October 2026.
A pipe bender is a hand tool that curves tube. In the UK you buy one for a copper heating or water bend, a short brake or fuel line, or soft air-conditioning tube. Domestic copper is sized by outside diameter to BS EN 1057. Half-hard tube in straight lengths needs a former that matches that diameter. Soft tube can take a crossbow or an internal spring. Hard tube is a fitting, not a bend. Match the outside diameter, the temper and the wall before you trust the title. A tool sold for 6–10 mm does not bend 22 mm plumbing tube. Metric and inch are not the same groove: 10 mm is not 3/8 inch. A lever needs room for the arms and makes a larger domestic size practical. An internal spring or a plastic insert suits a tight space or soft tube. Gas fittings need a Gas Safe registered engineer. Stationary air conditioning needs an F-gas qualification. Size, temper and wall, in that order, are set out in the [pipe bender buying guide](/hub/diy-supplies/pipe-bender/sub/pipe-bender-buying-guide).
A pipe bender is a hand tool that curves tube. In the UK you buy one for a copper heating or water bend, a short brake or fuel line, or soft air-conditioning tube.
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The Jevervd kit is a ratcheting tube bender at £89.99 and 4 kg, with seven heads from 1/4 inch to 7/8 inch, a reverse attachment, a cutter for 3/16 inch to 1-1/4 inch outside diameter, reamers, two supports, a manual, and an ABS case. The listing claims 0° to 90° forward and reverse on copper, aluminium, and other soft metal. Across 1 amazon.co.uk review the line is 5.0, dated 8 September 2026, and that reviewer says the reverse attachment reaches tight spots near walls. There is no written criticism because there is only one review. The measurement field says metric while the heads are listed in inches, and no 15 mm or 22 mm former is named. The mapped score is 100 and it does not take the top pick, because the comparison requires at least 100 reviews for that badge. It is a soft inch-tube kit with a reverse head, not a heating lever.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a cased inch-size ratchet kit with a reverse head and you accept a single review.
Less suitable: 15 mm or 22 mm heating copper, or any choice that needs more than one UK review.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it work with all tube sizes?
No. The listing names seven inch heads from 1/4 inch to 7/8 inch. It does not name 15 mm or 22 mm formers. The measurement field says Metric.
Can it bend around a corner?
The listing includes a reverse attachment for corners and walls, up to 90 degrees. The only review says that attachment reaches tight spots.
What else is in the box?
A pipe cutter for 3/16 to 1-1/4 inch outside diameter, reamers, two fixed supports, seven heads, an ABS case, and a manual.
The IRWIN Hilmor GLM is a lever bender supplied with 15 mm and 22 mm formers and guides, listed at £78.98, 4.65 kg, and about 79.2 cm long. Across 243 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.7, and UK reviewers use it on small heating systems and on hot and cold water, including clean 15 mm bends with no ripple. The same sample says 22 mm takes a lot of force and the handles feel short. One tool snapped at a weld on 22 mm copper after about six months, and more than one review mentions a hook stop that dents the tube or ripples that stayed after cleaning and oiling. There is no storage bag, and a centre nut arrived too tight for one buyer. The bullets still print copper to BS 2871, which is withdrawn, and they limit stainless and mild steel to 15 mm. The listing does not state a bend angle. It is the top pick in this set when you want both heating sizes and the larger review sample, and the wrong tool for 6–10 mm tube or for a gas fitting.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You bend 15 mm and 22 mm copper on small heating or water jobs and want the larger review sample.
Less suitable: Soft 6–10 mm tube, a tight cupboard with no room for the arms, or any gas fitting.
Specifications
Common questions
Which copper sizes does the listing name?
The bullets say copper to BS2871 at 15–22 mm, with 15 mm and 22 mm formers and guides supplied. BS2871 is the number printed on the listing.
Does the listing include stainless steel at 22 mm?
No. The amazon bullets limit stainless steel to BS4127 at 15 mm, and mild steel to BS4152 at 15 mm.
Do the reviews mention marks or a case?
The listing does not state degree marks. Reviews say there is no storage bag. One nut arrived too tight, and one tool snapped at a weld on 22 mm copper.
The VBESTLIFE 3-in-1 is listed at £42.99 and 1.25 kg for the same soft inch sizes as the Goshyda: 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch outside diameter, wall 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm, copper and aluminium only, 0° to 180°. Across 5 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.6. The only review text in the stored reviews is a UK line that says it bends pipe, with no fault written and no description of the tube. A case is asked on the listing and not included in the bullets. At £42.99 it costs more than the Goshyda and the Hocomay and still has almost nothing in writing about a real bend. The size claim is at least consistent, which the mixed metric and inch titles nearby are not. It remains a soft inch-tube tool, not a 15 mm or 22 mm lever.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a stated inch-size soft-tube bender and can live with almost no review detail.
Less suitable: 15 mm or 22 mm copper, or a purchase that depends on a described UK bend.
Specifications
Common questions
Which sizes does it claim?
Outside diameter 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch, wall 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm, soft copper and aluminium only, 0 to 180 degrees.
Does it come with a case?
The question is on the listing. The bullets do not include a case.
What do the reviews say?
The only review text in the stored reviews is a UK line that says it bends pipe. The listing count is 5. No fault is written there.
The Toolzone lever bends 15 mm and 22 mm copper and is listed at £34.95, about 5 kg, and 76 cm long, with former radii of about 45 mm and 75 mm. Across 73 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.5. UK reviewers report usable bends, including a first plumbing job, 15 mm that did not collapse, and short S-bends on a bathroom refit. They also say there are no 45°, 90°, or centre-of-bend marks, no bag, and in one case no instructions, so the inserts were unclear. One buyer creased the copper on every bend and then bought a different brand. More than one review says the tool arrived looking used, including marks on the 22 mm guide, and a long pipe is awkward in a confined space. The bullets name copper only. It is the best value of the two 15 mm and 22 mm levers when you will mark the pipe yourself, and a poor match if you need printed angles or any tube other than copper.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You bend 15 mm and 22 mm copper occasionally and will mark the pipe because the tool has no angle marks.
Less suitable: You need degree marks on the tool, a metal other than copper, or a bend in a tight cupboard.
Specifications
Common questions
Will it bend pipe other than copper?
The bullets only name 15 mm and 22 mm copper. The question is on the listing and is not answered there.
Are there angle marks?
The listing does not mention marks. More than one UK review says there is no 45° or 90° mark, and no centre-of-bend mark.
Does it come with a case?
A case is asked and not listed. Formers and guides are included. Reviews say there is no bag for the formers.
The Goshyda 3-in-1 is listed at £39.99 and 1.27 kg for soft copper and aluminium only, at 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch outside diameter, with a wall of 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm and a bend from 0° to 180°. The bullets name an aluminium alloy body and a soft rubber handle. Across 2 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.5. The only review text in the stored reviews is from Germany, dated 11 June 2026, and it says the tool was as advertised without describing a bend. There is no UK review text and no stated former radius. It is a clearly inch-sized soft-tube tool, unlike the mixed Hocomay bullets, and the review sample is too thin to tell you how the groove behaves on a real brake line. It does not claim 15 mm or 22 mm.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have soft inch-size copper or aluminium and accept a two-review sample.
Less suitable: Metric heating tube, or a buyer who wants UK review detail before paying £39.99.
Specifications
Common questions
Which tube does the listing allow?
Soft copper and aluminium only, outside diameter 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch, wall 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm.
What is the tool made of?
The bullets say aluminium alloy, with a soft rubber handle.
Is there a UK review of a bend?
The only review text is from Germany and says it was as advertised. It does not describe a bend. The listing count is 2.
The LIBRATON tube bender is listed at £21.99 and 510 g for 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm, with reference marks at 0°, 45°, 90°, 135° and 180°. Across 20 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.4. A UK reviewer called the result easy, and another bent 10 mm 316 stainless with effort, using a 10 mm drill shank in the tube end to stop it flattening. The listing does not claim stainless, and it prints no wall limit. A French review says it scratches copper. The bullets name plumbing, refrigeration, brake line, and air conditioning, which is a wide claim for a tool with no stated wall. It is a metric small-tube bender with clearer degree marks than some neighbours in this set, and it is still the wrong former for 15 mm or 22 mm half-hard heating stick.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 6–10 mm metric bender with stated degree marks and will stay on soft tube.
Less suitable: 15 mm or 22 mm copper, or stainless you expect the listing to allow.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it have degree marks?
Yes. The listing states reference marks at 0, 45, 90, 135, and 180 degrees.
What is it made of?
The bullets say aluminium alloy die-casting, with a sandblasted and plastic-sprayed finish.
Did a review bend stainless?
One UK review bent 10 mm 316 stainless with effort. The listing does not claim stainless. That review used a drill shank to stop the tube end flattening.
The Toolwiz 3-in-1 is listed at £12.79 and 460 g for soft 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm tube, with marks from 0° to 180° and a wall of about 0.8 mm or less. Across 1,419 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.3, which is the largest sample in this set, and the stored notes do not include every review. UK reviewers report brake lines, fuel lines, and 10 mm copper or aluminium without a kink. They also report a handle that broke, a snap after about a week, and failure on steel rod or steel pipe, which matches the listing line that it is not for hard solid steel. One UK buyer says an inch tool arrived against a metric order and 10 mm tube sat nearly 0.5 mm out of the groove. Wrinkles on 10 mm copper and a groove that damaged 8 mm copper are in the same sample. The title treats those metric sizes as 1/4, 5/16 and 3/8 inch. It is the small-tube tool with the most reviews, and it is the wrong purchase for 15 mm or 22 mm heating pipe.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You bend soft 6–10 mm copper, aluminium, or brass and want the largest review count in this set.
Less suitable: 15 mm or 22 mm heating tube, hard steel, or a groove you have not checked against the real tube.
Specifications
Common questions
Is it for 15 mm or 22 mm plumbing pipe?
No. The listing is 6, 8 and 10 mm, on soft thin-walled tube. It says it is not for hard solid steel.
Did a review find a size mismatch?
Yes. One UK buyer says an inch tool arrived and 10 mm tube sat out of the groove by nearly 0.5 mm. Another says imperial test bends were poor.
What broke in the reviews?
UK reviews describe a broken handle, a snap after about a week, and failure on steel rod or steel pipe. Other reviews report clean copper bends.
The FUZVOL 3-in-1 is a small crossbow listed at £9.99 and 440 g, with marks from 0° to 180° and a soft wall limit of 0.8 mm. The title states 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm together with 1/4 inch, 5/16 inch and 3/8 inch, and the listing does not show a measurement that those pairs match. Across 13 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.2. The stored reviews hold three short UK lines, all favourable, and no written criticism, so the sample does not describe a failed bend. The bullets allow soft copper, aluminium, or brass and tell you not to use an extension or excessive force. It will not accept 15 mm or 22 mm heating tube. At this price it is a soft-tube tool with a thin review sample, and the mixed metric and inch title is the reason to check the groove on an offcut before you trust it.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You bend soft 6–10 mm copper, aluminium, or brass and will check the groove against the tube you have.
Less suitable: Half-hard 15 mm or 22 mm plumbing tube, or a job that needs a deep review sample.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it bend copper?
The listing says soft copper, aluminium, or brass, with wall up to 0.8 mm. It says not to use an extension or excessive force.
Are 6 mm and 1/4 inch the same groove?
The title states both. The listing does not show a measurement that they match.
What do the UK reviews say?
Three short UK reviews praise it and give no fault. There is no written criticism in the stored reviews.
The Yosoo set is four high-density polyethylene strips at £24.80 and 830 g, sold for air-conditioning copper, not a lever. Across 12 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.2. UK reviewers use them on split-system pipe, and one installer says they could not have fitted the air conditioner without them. The listing says four sizes and does not name the diameters, and the only photograph in the capture is the small listing thumbnail, 300 by 157 pixels, so the picture does not show which sizes are in the pack. One UK review says a strip stretched on first use and was then the wrong size, a German review says excess pull stretches the bands, and that conflicts with the bullet that claims no deformation. A UK reviewer also used them on PC hard tubing, which is not in the bullets. They are an internal support for soft air-conditioning tube if the unnamed size happens to match, and they are the wrong object for 15 mm or 22 mm heating pipe.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already know the air-conditioning tube diameter and want an internal plastic support, not a former.
Less suitable: 15 mm or 22 mm heating copper, a daily install, or any job where the strip size is still a guess.
Specifications
Common questions
What diameters are in the set?
The listing says four sizes for air-conditioning units and does not name the diameters.
Is this a lever pipe bender?
No. It is polyethylene strips or sleeves that go inside the tube. UK reviews use them on split air-conditioning pipe.
Did a strip keep its size?
One UK review says a strip stretched on first use and was then the wrong size. A German review says excess pull stretches the bands.
The Hocomay 3-in-1 is listed at £37.99 and 1.2 kg, with a claimed bend from 0° to 180° and angle marks that name 90° and 135° as examples. The title says 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch, and a later bullet says 6 mm, 10 mm and 12 mm for copper, aluminium, brass, and zinc. Those are not the same sizes. Across 2 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.0, and the stored reviews include one UK review, from 20 September 2026. That reviewer used it on split air-conditioning bends with silicone inner tubes, and on PC hard tubing, and called it bulky in tight spaces. Stainless is asked on the listing and not claimed. With two reviews and two size lists, you measure the former before you treat either bullet as the one you bought.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You can measure the grooves and you are bending the soft tube those grooves actually fit.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs one trustworthy size list, or 15 mm and 22 mm heating tube.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it fit metric pipe?
The question is on the listing. One bullet gives inch sizes and another gives 6, 10 and 12 mm. Those are not the same sizes.
Can it bend stainless steel?
The question is asked and the bullets do not say yes. They name copper, aluminium, brass, and zinc.
What did the UK review use it for?
Split air-conditioning bends, with silicone inner tubes, and PC hard tubing. The reviewer says it is bulky in tight spaces.
The SENECESLI 3-in-1 is listed at £43.35 and 1.25 kg for soft copper and aluminium at 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch outside diameter, wall 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm, from 0° to 180°. Across 1 amazon.co.uk review the line is 4.0. That review is from Spain, dated 2 October 2025, and it says the tool bends once you learn the knack. There is no UK review text in the stored reviews. The spec line matches Goshyda and VBESTLIFE, and the price is the highest of those three, with the smallest sample. Nothing in the stored reviews confirms a UK brake-line bend or a metric groove. Skip it when you can buy a neighbour with a UK line, and do not buy it for 15 mm or 22 mm heating tube.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already know you need those inch sizes and you treat the single review as a hint, not evidence.
Less suitable: A UK heating job, or any buyer who wants more than one written review.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it bend copper pipe?
The listing says soft copper and aluminium only, at 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch outside diameter, wall 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm.
What is it made of?
Aluminium alloy, with a soft rubber handle.
Is it easy to use?
The only review is from Spain. It says the tool bends once you learn the knack. There is no UK review text in the stored reviews.
Shelf prices, stars and review notes are the amazon.co.uk snapshot stored for these eleven listings, dated 21 October 2026. There is no laboratory bend. The score is the star line mapped to 100: the amazon rating divided by 5, times 100, then rounded. A 4.7 becomes 94. A 5.0 becomes 100. Price is not inside the score. The top pick is the highest of those scores among listings with at least 100 reviews, so a 5.0 from one review cannot take the badge. Cuts stay in the written assessment, not as a second score: a size conflict, a missing wall or former radius, no angle marks where reviewers looked for them, a review sample under 10, a snap or a crease, and an insert whose diameters are not named.
Star line
100%The published score is only the amazon.co.uk star line mapped to 100. A 4.7 becomes 94 and a 5.0 becomes 100. Price is not inside the score. The top pick is the highest score among listings with at least 100 reviews. A single five-star review stays at 100 and does not take that badge.
You are choosing a hand tool that curves tube, and the eleven amazon.co.uk listings are not one family. Two are levers that claim 15 mm and 22 mm copper. Several are crossbows for soft 6–10 mm tube or for 1/4 to 1/2 inch tube. One is a ratchet kit in inch sizes. One is four plastic strips for air-conditioning copper. Shelf prices on the 21 October 2026 capture run from about £9.99 to about £89.99. The top pick is the lever with both heating sizes and at least 100 reviews.
A pipe bender here is a hand tool that curves tube. The set mixes three families, and star ratings are not comparable across them. A lever has two arms, one former per size, a guide and a stop. It needs room, and it is what makes 22 mm practical. A crossbow has fixed grooves and no internal support. Maker guidance on soft copper says that shape is for soft annealed tube only. An internal spring suits 15 mm or 22 mm in a tight spot. An external spring suits about 6–10 mm.
A 5.0 from one review is not a better 15 mm and 22 mm bender than 4.7 from 243. The small-tube tools and the levers are different jobs. Price is not inside the score.
10 mm is not 3/8 inch. A title that prints both, or a bullet that adds 6, 10 and 12 mm beside inch sizes, is a conflict. Seat an offcut in the groove before you trust it.
Do not tug a bad bend straight. A 22 mm spring is a poor main tool for that size. Cut out a kink you cannot remake. Gas and refrigerant pipe are not a DIY bend.
Outside diameter and temper come before the brand. Domestic copper to BS EN 1057 is half-hard R250 in straight lengths, soft R220, or hard R290. Half-hard stick needs a former of that outside diameter. Soft tube can take a crossbow or a spring. Hard tube is a fitting, not a bend. A 6–10 mm crossbow does not bend 22 mm plumbing tube because the title says pipe bender. In this set the small crossbows name 6, 8 and 10 mm, or they name 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch.
Wall and metal are the next line on the listing, not a guess from the title. Two small crossbows cap soft wall near 0.8 mm and say they are not for hard steel. The inch-size tools that print a wall use about 0.7–1.5 mm of soft copper and aluminium. One lever's bullets allow copper at 15–22 mm, and stainless and mild steel at 15 mm only. A data sheet that adds 22 mm stainless is not what those bullets promise. Metric and inch are not interchangeable. 10 mm is not 3/8 inch.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You bend 15 mm or 22 mm copper on a small heating or water job, and you stop at the gas pipe. The IRWIN Hilmor GLM is the top pick at about £78.98, with both formers claimed and 4.7 from 243 reviews. 22 mm takes a lot of force. It is the wrong tool for 6–10 mm tube.
You bend 15 mm and 22 mm copper now and then and you will mark the pipe. The Toolzone lever is best value at about £34.95, with 4.5 from 73 reviews. Reviews say there are no 45° or 90° marks. One buyer creased the copper on every bend.
You are on soft 6–10 mm tube, brake line or microbore, not on 22 mm heating stick. The Toolwiz crossbow is about £12.79 with 4.3 from 1,419 reviews, the largest sample here, and it is not for hard steel. Qualified air-conditioning work can also sit with a plastic insert, which is a different object.
The top pick is the IRWIN Hilmor GLM at about £78.98. It scores 94, the highest score among listings with at least 100 amazon.co.uk reviews: 4.7 from 243. Both 15 mm and 22 mm formers are claimed. This is not a laboratory bend. The assessment keeps the snap at a weld, the denting hook, and the missing bag. Best value is the Toolzone lever at about £34.95, score 90, 4.5 from 73, the cheaper of the two levers that claim 15 mm and 22 mm copper. Missing marks and one crease-every-bend review stay in the assessment. A 6–10 mm tool at a lower price is a different job, so it does not take best value. The ratchet kit scores 100 from one review and stays without a badge.
Toolzone lever, 15 mm and 22 mm
About £34.95, score 90, 4.5 from 73. The cheaper of the two levers that claim 15 mm and 22 mm copper.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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