Best pipe bender for the job in this set
Updated: 23 October 2026
Best pipe bender is an ambiguous search. A 5.0 from one review and a 4.3 from 1,419 reviews are not the same tool, and they are not the same job. On the [pipe bender comparison](/hub/diy-supplies/pipe-bender) the top pick for 15 mm and 22 mm copper is the Hilmor GLM. The best value for those same sizes is the cheaper Toolzone lever. The most-reviewed cheap tool, the Toolwiz, is a 6–10 mm crossbow. If your tube is a heating stick, that review count is a reason to skip it. Listings were compared on 22 October 2026. The top-pick mark needs at least 100 reviews. It is not a laboratory bend. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.
Best pipe bender is an ambiguous search. A 5.0 from one review and a 4.3 from 1,419 reviews are not the same tool, and they are not the same job.
Best pipe bender is an ambiguous search. A 5.0 from one review and a 4.3 from 1,419 reviews are not the same tool, and they are not the same job. On the pipe bender comparison the top pick for 15 mm and 22 mm copper is the Hilmor GLM. The best value for those same sizes is the cheaper Toolzone lever. The most-reviewed cheap tool, the Toolwiz, is a 6–10 mm crossbow. If your tube is a heating stick, that review count is a reason to skip it. Listings were compared on 22 October 2026. The top-pick mark needs at least 100 reviews. It is not a laboratory bend. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Sizes claimed | Review sample | Best for | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  IRWIN IRWIN Hilmor GLM, 15–22 mm | 15 mm and 22 mm copper; stainless and mild steel at 15 mm | 4.7 from 243 | Small heating systems, 15 mm and 22 mm | 9.4 | about £78.98 | View offer |
| Best value |  Toolzone Toolzone lever, 15 mm and 22 mm | 15 mm and 22 mm copper | 4.5 from 73 | 15 mm and 22 mm copper | 9.0 | about £34.95 | View offer |
| Alternative |  Toolwiz Toolwiz 6–10 mm tube bender | 6, 8 and 10 mm, stated as inch sizes too | 4.3 from 1,419 | Soft 6–10 mm tube | 8.6 | about £12.79 | View offer |
On this page
Best for 15 mm and 22 mm copper in this set
For domestic 15 mm and 22 mm copper, the Hilmor GLM is the top pick in this set. Listed under the brand field IRWIN, it was about £78.98 and rated 4.7 from 243 reviews. Among listings with at least 100 reviews it carried the highest comparison score, 94. That score counts stars and review volume. It does not measure ovality. Monument tools are discussed by plumbers and they are not in this basket, so they cannot win a row here.
The bullets claim copper at 15 mm and 22 mm, and stainless and mild steel at 15 mm only. They do not state a bend angle. Reviews include clean heating bends, and also a snapped weld, a denting hook and ripples on 22 mm. Skip it for 6–10 mm tube, and skip it for inch brake line.
The cheaper 15 mm and 22 mm lever
The Toolzone is the best value when the job really is 15 mm and 22 mm and you bend only now and then. It was about £34.95, rated 4.5 from 73 reviews, the cheaper of the two levers that claim both formers. Toolwiz is cheaper still and it is a different size, so it is not the value pick for heating copper. The Toolzone states former radii of about 45 mm on 15 mm and about 75 mm on 22 mm.
Buyers say there are no 45° or 90° marks, so you mark the pipe. One review says every bend creased, and some units arrived looking used. That crease report is enough to refuse the tool on a 22 mm flow that has to stay round. The 15 mm and 22 mm page goes into where those diameters sit on a heating circuit.
Best-reviewed small-tube tool
Change the job and the pick changes. For soft tube around 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm, Toolwiz has the review base: about £12.79, rated 4.3 from 1,419 reviews. Buyers report sound bends on light copper, broken handles on steel, and at least one case where 10 mm tube would not seat. The stated wall is about 0.8 mm of soft tube. That is microbore territory, not a 22 mm heating stick.
FUZVOL is cheaper and thinly reviewed. LIBRATON costs more for the same class. A 4.3 across a thousand reviews is evidence about that crossbow, not evidence of a 15 mm groove. Hocomay, Goshyda, VBESTLIFE and SENECESLI, with one to five reviews each, are not a best pick. Hocomay also mixes inches with 6, 10 and 12 mm.
What a single five-star review cannot settle
Jevervd was about £89.99 with a 5.0 from one review. It is a ratchet with heads from 1/4 inch to 7/8 inch, a stated 0–90° range and a reverse head in a case. One pleased buyer cannot tell you whether 7/8 inch, about 22.2 mm, seats 22 mm plumbing tube. Near is not a metric former. We do not crown a one-review 5.0.
Skip it if you came for 15 mm and 22 mm copper. Consider it only for soft inch tube up to 7/8 inch, and buy it as a sparsely reviewed kit. A forum that prefers Monument does not fill the gap. If the tool is not in this set, this page will not call it the best.
Common questions
Which listing is the pick for 15 mm and 22 mm copper?
The Hilmor GLM, about £78.98 and rated 4.7 from 243 reviews, is the top pick for those two sizes in this set. It claims both formers and has the stronger review base of the two levers. The score behind that mark ranks listings with at least 100 reviews. It is not a lab test. Buyers still report force, ripples and a snapped weld on 22 mm. Read those before you treat the pick as a guarantee.
Is the £34.95 Toolzone good enough if I only bend occasionally?
It can be, if you accept the gaps. It is the best-value 15 mm and 22 mm lever here, at 4.5 from 73 reviews, with stated radii around 45 mm and 75 mm. Reviewers say it has no angle marks, one buyer reported a crease on every bend, and some units arrived looking used. Occasional use suits the price. It does not remove the need to mark the pipe and scrap a kinked length.
Why is a 5.0 tool not the top pick?
Because that 5.0 is one review on an inch-size ratchet. Jevervd costs about £89.99 and states heads from 1/4 inch to 7/8 inch, not 15 mm and 22 mm formers. A single rating cannot show how often the tool creases or whether 7/8 inch seats 22 mm tube. The top pick needs the right former and a review count that can carry a fault as well as the praise.
Which cheap tool has the most reviews, and what is it for?
Toolwiz, at about £12.79, has about 4.3 from 1,419 reviews. It is a crossbow for 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm soft tube, with a stated wall near 0.8 mm. Reviews include sound copper bends and handles broken on steel. It is the best-reviewed small-tube tool in the set. It is the wrong buy for 15 mm or 22 mm heating pipe.
Should I buy from a forum's Monument recommendation if it is not in this set?
Not from this page. Monument's 15 mm and 22 mm tools are a common plumber shortlist, and Monument says a combi is heavier than a single-size tool. None of those models is in this comparison, so we do not score them and we do not import their bend quality as a test of the Hilmor or the Toolzone. If you want one, buy it from a listing you can read.
Does best mean it will not crease 22 mm?
No. Best here means the most suitable listing in this set for a named job, with the review evidence attached. The Hilmor has the better review base for 15 mm and 22 mm, and buyers still report ripples and heavy pulls on 22 mm. The Toolzone has a review that says every bend creased. Check the bore and cut out a kink. A badge does not promise a round pipe.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Listings captured 21 October 2026. Updated 23 October 2026.
- Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- HSE: Gas safety for employers (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, Part D (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- GOV.UK: F-gas qualifications (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- BS EN 1057:2006+A1:2010 copper tubes (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Lawton: How to bend plumbing copper tube (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- BPEC essential plumbing skills: copper (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- HSE: Manual handling (retrieved 23 October 2026)