Silverline Water Level 10m x 3/8"

Kinked and twisted the whole pipe impossible to get it straight and workable. This product should not be sold as a water level it’s just not the correct tubing to use as a water level. Do not buy!!

The end graduated tubes are good. Unfortunately the product is ruined by the connecting pipe which is too narrow and too thin walled. The packaging made the situation worse as one half of this pipe had numerous kinks in it that rendered half the pipe impossible to use. The kinks could not be removed. Fortunately for me I only needed half of the pipe for the job in hand.

Made of cheap rubbish plastic pipe that is full of kinks Do yourselves a favour and buy a ceap laser level Took over an hour to straighten the kinks and getting the air bubbles out Load of junk

Sorry to say, like other reviews, when the tube is packed, a tight band of polythene goes around it. This bends the tube "back on itself". When unpacked tried to work out most of these, used warm and hot water to remove them. Got most out, but a few left the water can not move freely along the tube with these kinks in the tube. I could cut out the offending parts but then I would be down to less than half the length. Luck of the draw I think if you get a bad/not so bad/good one. I got a bad one. Shame as it would have been perfect otherwise.

works a charm. though i added a meter stick to each end (via duck tape for a higher line

For the money, it does what it’s supposed to. I found filling with warm water made the tubing more compliant and any kinks came out easily. Sufficiently accurate to get two water tanks 5 metres apart levelled up to within a couple of millimetres but you do need patience.

The hose isn’t very durable, didn’t use it

Don't normally review products - lots of bad reviews for this product , yes it is expensive for what it is, yes it takes a bit of time to get the kinks and air bubbles out ( use very hot water - make it easier) , but works perfectly and does the required job. Hence the good review.

Much cheaper than buying an optical level / dumpty level, however the PVC tube is prone to kinking, it's difficult to purge the air from the tube and it's definitely hard work with just 1 person.

The tube is very thin and keeps kicking, therefore water doesn't flow which kinda defeats the purpose.

This has been very useful and practical in estabising wall footings on sloping and uneven ground. When unpacked, I found the pvc tube pinched in several places but they are easily squeezed out and the function of the level is not compromised.

Cheap and nasty plastic. The water leaks out of the end caps and I had to glue it to make it work. You’d think a water level should hold water wouldn’t you? Poor quality. Not fit for purpose. Not worth the money.

Works OK, but tube is kinked and needs shortening careful manipulation to let the water flow.

The end tubes are not as strong as they look, a large clamp will crack them! Luckily easily fixed with some plastic modelling cement.

Excellent piece of kit, worked perfectly.

Dont know why theres so many bad reviews.Had no problems at all.Great product.

Its best to invest more and get a tube that is fatter and stronger like a hose pipe. This one although works doesnt do it for me, plus when filling with water it took ages because the pipe is so skinny you naturally get air bubbles.

Simple but it works, this is a great little tool. The graduation measuring cylinder end pieces give an indication of level variation which is very handy. Only negative is that the tubing is greased in a few spots where it ha been coiled over tight to package it,

Does the job as expected .

I purchased this after reading the 1 star reviews..........

How to use;
1. Take plastic tubing from packaging and snip off the tube ends that have been bent over and tied.
2. Put the tube into a bucket of hot water to soften it and loosen the kinks.
3. Unroll the tube to remove twists
4. Push on the measuring vials onto the softened tube ends. You should just be able to reach the thicker part of the vial serrations. This eliminates water leaks.
5. Connect a garden hose to one of the vial tops. The ticker serration section suits a bare garden hose.
6. Turn the hose tap on holding both vials and slowly increase the water pressure so that you blast the air from the tube so that only water is in the tube.
7. Once the tube is full of water with no air present, turn off the hose tap and seal both vials using the push-on stoppers.
8. Position the vials ready for measuring.
9. Remove the push-on stoppers so the vial tops are open to atmosphere.
10. Measure and compare your levels. Temporarily lift/lower a vial to promote water movement in the tubing. If free to flow, the water in the vial with oscillate up and down as the inertia of the water flowing back and forth in the tube settles down.

If you hold both vials together they should settle at the same level. If they don't, then you either:
a. Have air in the thin tube
b. Have the push-on stoppers, sealing the vials, still in place. They should be off.
c. Have the water in the tube at different temperatures, for example, sunlight warming up one section of tubing.

For the money, this is ideal but does require some patience and common sense to use successfully.