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1. Release Foot Switch and turn the Power Switch to OFF position.
2. Pull the cable loose from the blockage. If the tool will not come free, place the Power Switch in Reverse position.
3. Hold the cable with both gloved hands, press the Foot Switch for several seconds, and pull on the cable
until it is free of the blockage.
WARNING! Do not operate Drain Cleaner in Reverse for any longer than is needed to free the cutting tool from blockage
(for no more than several seconds at a time).
4. Place the Power Switch in the Forward position and continue cleaning the drain.
Freeing Lodged Cutting Tool
1. Once the drain is clear, turn on the faucet or use a hose to flush the debris out.
NOTE: Pay attention to the water level. There could be blockages further down in the drain.
2. Set the Power Switch to the OFF position, dry your hands, and unplug the machine.
3. Pull the cable from the drain by hand and feed into the drain cleaner. The flow of water down the line will help to clean
the cable as it is retrieved. If necessary, change the cutting tool and continue cleaning.)
4. WARNING! Do not pull cable from drain while cable is still rotating. Cable can whip around, causing serious injury.
Retrieving Drain Cleaner Cable
1. Once drain is clear, turn on faucet or use a hose to flush debris out.
NOTE: Pay attention to water level. There could be blockages further down the drain.
2. To retrieve cable, set Power Feed Lever in reverse (up) position but make sure Power Switch is still in Forward position.
WARNING! Do not retrieve cable with Power Switch set in Reverse position.
3. Keep one hand on cable. The cable can get caught while being retrieved.
4. Continue retrieving cable until tool is just inside drain opening. Release foot from Foot Switch.
WARNING! Do not pull cable from drain while cable is still rotating. The cable can whip around, causing serious injury.
5. Place Power Switch in OFF position, dry your hands, unplug machine.
6. Release Feed Knob tension and pull remaining cable from drain by hand and feed into drain cleaner. If needed,
change cutting tool and continue cleaning.
Retrieving Drain Cleaner Cable
1. If cutting tool becomes lodged in a blockage and Drain Cleaner is still operating, cable will start to wind up or twist.
If so, release pressure from Foot Switch and Drain Cleaner motor will stop.
WARNING! Do not let cable build up outside drain.
The cable and drum will turn backwards until the tension in the cable is released.
WARNING! Do not remove gloved hand from cable until all the tension is released.
2. Put Power Feed Lever in “reverse” position to pull cable back and free cutting tool from blockage.
3. If motor can’t pull cable out, release pressure from Foot Switch and allow cable to stop spinning.
Once cable has stopped spinning, grab cable with both gloved hands and pull cable free.
4. Once tool is free of blockage and is turning again, slowly feed rotating cutting tool back into blockage.
Do not force tool through blockage. Allow cutting tip to break up and work through blockage(s).
CAUTION: While working blockage, tool and cable can get clogged debris from blockage, preventing
further cleaning. The cable and tool will then need to be retrieved from drain and debris removed.
Working Through a Blockage
