Swanson TL043M 9-Inch Savage Magnetic Torpedo Level

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What a POS .. the liquid in one of the level vials disappeared overnight. I only used it once. I went to the manufacturers web site and emailed their support but no response after 10 days.

My son works construction and he loves this. He said its the most handy tool he has.

Worked great for about a month and then the fluid level dropped and now its completely useless....

Cant beat it for the price.

Got me quick, strong magnets

Ok so after buying two of these torpedo levels and using them every day in the plumbing trade I decided to buy a third for a coworker. The first one I bought for myself the second for my boss who loved the one I had. The light works great. Cant believe how handy it is. It seams Im always in dark basements crawl spaces. Anyway we both use them every day and both have been dropped a few times. Both still work and none of the magnets fell out so far. I have mine around 6 months and it does get used every day five or six days a week. Other people have said the magnets fall out. That may be true it is an inexpensive level and is made in China. So far I have had no problems with the magnets or the lighting of the level. Also someone complained about light being accidentally turned in and killing the batteries. The light on the level only stays little for around 30 seconds then shuts off. I have not had any problems as far as that goes however the batteries that came with the level did not last very long. Not a problem worth complaining about for the price of this level. AAA batteries can be replaced easily and the energizer batteries last a long time using the light mode often. All around great little level. I would not be buying a third if I had problems with the first two. Also the magnets are strong. Others complained about that. The only other level I have seen with a more magnetic grip was a lenox level which I used for years and loved but the 45° level broke after dropping from an extension ladder. They dont make that level anymore as far as I know which led me to this one.

Great for bending conduit in dark locations.

Arrived with multiple segments dead in the LCD display. I could still figure out 0 as I slowly brought it through 4,3,2,1 watching the segments that did work change. Months later and all segments are dead.

Came with dead batteries and not calibrated correctly. Quality is significantly worse than my old Swanson Savage level too. For $50 this should work a whole lot better.