Tooling
Manual & battery tools to suit your Lightning system
Lightning Building Products provides a full range of manual and battery-operated tools designed for Crimp, Sleeve, and Lightning Expansion system installations. All tooling options below are approved for use with Lightning pipes and fittings.
Crimp Tools
Manual Crimp Tools — Fixed Jaw Sizes
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16mm fixed jaw
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20mm fixed jaw
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25mm fixed jaw
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32mm fixed jaw
​Rounding Tools
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PE100 & Gas Crimp Rounding Tool (Yellow & Green fittings)
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PEX-A Rounding Tool (Blue Crimp fittings)
Sleeve Tooling
Lightning Sleeve Expander — Tool Only
Supplied without expander heads.
Lightning Sleeve Expander Kit — Water
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Expander tool body
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Expander heads: 16mm, 20mm, 25mm & 32mm
Lightning Sleeve Kit — Tongs, Expander & Cutter​
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Installation tongs
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Expander body
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Pipe cutter
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Head set: 16–32mm
Sleeve Tooling
Gas — PEX-AL-PEX
16mm, 20mm, 25mm & 32mm
Water — PEX-A
16mm, 20mm, 25mm, 32mm & Dual head: 16mm & 20mm
Lightning Expansion System Tooling
Lightning Manual Expanding Tool
Manual expansion tool approved for Lightning PEX-a expansion joints.
Milwaukee M12 — Battery Expanding Tool Kit
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M12 PEX expander tool
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Expander heads: 16, 20, 25mm
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2× 12V 2.0Ah batteries
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Expander head grease
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Carry case
RIDGID RPE100 — PEX Expanding Tool Kit
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RPE100 Expander tool
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Expander heads: 16, 20, 25mm
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2× 12V 2.5Ah batteries
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Expander head grease
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Protective carry case
Milwaukee M18 — Battery Expanding Tool Kit
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M18 PEX expander tool
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Expander heads: 16, 20, 25mm
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2× 18V 2.0Ah batteries
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Expander head grease
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Carry case