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12. When the cutter is near the drain opening, take your foot off the
pedal to stop drum rotation. Never retract the cutter from drain
while cable is rotating. The cable could whip and cause serious
injury.
1. Loosen the four bolts that hold the front drum hub on the front of
the drum.
2. Pull the front drum hub and distributor tube forward, then pull the
tangled portion of the cable out of the drum.
3. After the cable has been straightened out, slide the distributor
tube and front drum hub back along the cable until it can be repo-
sitioned and bolted to the front of the drum.
4. Then, push the excess cable back into the drum.
IF CABLE TANGLES IN DRUM
This is almost always caused by using too much pressure when feed-
ing the cable, or by feeding the cable while running the machine in
reverse. To untangle, rotate drum in opposite direction. This will usu-
ally get the cable to lie in the drum properly
If cable has become badly tangled, which shouldn’t happen when
machine is used properly, it can be straightened out by removing the
distributor tube from the drum. To do this:
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE BE-
FORE INSTALLING CABLES OR DRUMS!
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE BE-
FORE INSTALLING CABLES OR DRUMS!
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
IF CABLE GETS CAUGHT IN LINE
The motor can be reversed for a few seconds at a time to free cable if
it gets caught in the line. Use the following procedure:
1. Move motor switch to reverse position. (Open drum has momen-
tary contact switch which must be held to operate in reverse.)
2. Wearing leather gloves, pull on cable while the drum is turning in
reverse.
3. When the cable is freed, slide excess cable back into drum.
4. Move the motor switch to the forward position again, and con-
tinue at Step 3 of the Operating Instructions.
HOW TO REMOVE DRUM FROM MACHINE
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE BE-
FORE INSTALLING CABLES OR DRUMS!
DO NOT RUN MOTOR IN REVERSE FOR MORE THAN A
FEW SECONDS AT A TIME SINCE THIS COULD CAUSE
THE CABLE TO KINK OR TANGLE IN THE DRUM.
HOW TO INSTALL 3/8" AND 1/2" CABLES IN DRUM
To install cable in the drum, simply connect the male end of the cable
to the drum connecting cable, which is already attached to the drum.
Then remove the drum V-Belt and turn the drum clockwise, while
pushing the cable into the drum.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE BE-
FORE INSTALLING CABLES OR DRUMS!
Note:
The cable should lay in the drum in a
clockwise direction.
HOW TO USE J-DRUM
(Optional
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Cat. #MR-250)
The J-
Drum holds 50 feet of 1/4” or 5/16” cable to be used when you
need to clear smaller, 1-
1/4” to 2” lines. These cables have a basin
plug head that can be spun through most strainer crossbars. (See
Cable Application Chart
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Table 1.)
DO NOT USE REVERSE TO PULL THE CABLE OUT
OF THE DRAIN. RUNNING MACHINE IN REVERSE
CAN CAUSE THE CABLE TO TANGLE IN THE DRUM.
1. Loosen the front post knob and
swing Power Cable Feed out of
the way.
2. Push down on the spring-loaded
motor and slide the V-Belt off the
back of the drum.
3. Reach behind the drum and lo-
cate the drum-retaining latch. Pull
the latch to release the drum
shaft, then pull the drum forward
off of the machine.
4. To install the drum, simply slide drum onto machine. The latch
will lock automatically.
5. Remove the belt guard by loosening retaining knob on top. Posi-
tion the V-Belt around the drum, then press down on the motor
and slip V-belt onto the pulley. Be sure to reattach the belt guard.
6. Reposition the Power Cable Feed and tighten knob at base of
front post.
10. Be careful not to let the cutter get caught in the stoppage as you
work through it. This can cause kinking and breaking of the ca-
ble. When you feel the cable starting to twist in your hands, stop
the machine and pull back on the cable. This will free the cutter
from the obstruction. Then allow the cable to move forward
slowly into the stoppage. Remember, no cutting takes place
when the blades stop turning.
11. After the line has been opened, retract the cable by moving the
feed lever up. Make sure the motor switch is in the
forward
posi-
tion. This is important to prevent the cable from tangling in the
drum or in the line.
1. To install cable, open chuck jaws
fully so that cable will pass through
easily.
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