GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. POSITION MACHINE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO CLEAN OUT. MAXIMUM 3 FEET DISTANCE BETWEEN
MACHINE AND OPENING WORKED ON.
2. ATTACH YOUR CHOICE OF CUTTING TOOL.
3. BEFORE PLUGGING EXTENSION CORD INTO RECEPTACLE MAKE SURE ON/OFF SWITCH ON MACHINE
IS IN OFF POSITION.
IF YOU ARE OPERATING ANY MACHINE WITH AN ELECTRIC FOOT SWITCH:
• PLUG FOOT SWITCH INTO MACHINE OUTLET.
• PUSH FEMALE END OF EXTENSION CORD INTO FOOT SWITCH.
• PLUG MALE END OF EXTENSION CORD INTO ELECTRICAL SOURCE.
• MOVE ON/OFF SWITCH ON MACHINE TO “ON” POSITION.
• STEP ON FOOT SWITCH AND MACHINE WILL START RUNNING.
IF YOU ARE OPERATING ANY MACHINE WITH AN AIR FOOT SWITCH:
• STEP ON AIR BULB AND MACHINE WILL START RUNNING.
4. MOVE SWITCH TO “ON” POSITION. IN NORMAL OPERATING MODE, DRUM OR REEL MUST TURN
COUNTER CLOCKWISE WHEN THE OPERATOR FACING THE MACHINE.
• IF DRUM OR REEL TURNS CLOCKWISE, STOP MACHINE. ALL MODELS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A
FORWARD/REVERSE SWITCH LOCATED AT THE ELECTRIC CONTROL BOX. FOR MODELS GO 380/250
SERIES AND GO 15 THE FORWARD/REVERSE SWITCH IS LOCATED AT THE COVER HOUSING. ONLY
WHEN THE MACHINE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP SWITCH THE FORWARD/REVERSE TOGGLE
SWITCH INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
5. FEED CABLE INTO SEWER LINE SLOWLY, FEELING YOUR WAY AS YOU GO. PLACE BOTH HANDS
EQUALLY DISTANT BETWEEN MACHINE AND CLEAN-OUT. NEVER LET YOUR HANDS GO, AS YOUR
HANDS PROVIDE A GUIDE FOR THE CABLE AND PREVENT THE CABLE FROM SWINGING, BUCKLING
OR KINKING.
6. MOST IMPORTANT, KEEP THE CABLE ROTATING AT ALL TIMES.
7. WHEN YOUR CUTTING TOOL MEETS BLOCKAGE, IT WILL SLOW DOWN OR EVEN MOMENTARILY STOP
ROTATION OF CABLE. AS SOON AS YOU FEEL A RPM REDUCTION, PULL CABLE BACK IN ORDER TO
PREVENT THE CUTTING TOOL FROM GETTING HUNG UP.
8. AS SOON AS MOTOR IS AT FULL RPM AGAIN, FEEL YOUR CABLE AGAINST STOPPAGE. PUSH AND PULL
CABLE IN QUICK SUCCESSION AGAINST AND FROM OBSTRUCTION UNTIL YOU BREAK THROUGH
BLOCKAGE.
9. ONCE YOU’VE CUT THROUGH BLOCKAGE, PULL CABLE BACK FOR SEVERAL FEET. NOW PASS CABLE
THROUGH SAME STOPPAGE LOCATION AGAIN AND ADVANCE CABLE TO NEXT LARGER DRAIN LINE
CONNECTION OR TO MAIN SEWER LINE FOR A THOROUGH CLEANING JOB.
10. AFTER THE CUTTING AND CLEANING OPERATION IS COMPLETED, RETURN CABLE INTO DRUM OR REEL
WITH MACHINE RUNNING IN ORDER FOR YOUR DRIVE ARM TO DISTRIBUTE CABLE INTO DRUM OR REEL
EVENLY.
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ALWAYS KEEP AIR HOSE CLEAR OF ANY MOVING PARTS. REPLACE ANY LEAKING OR
DAMAGED COMPONENTS.
AVOID RUNNING OF MACHINE AT LOW RPM’S FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AS THE
UNIT MAY BECOME OVERHEATED.
IF YOUR CABLE GETS HUNG UP IN A MASS OF ROOTS, ETC. SWITCH OFF MACHINE IN ORDER
TO ALLOW CABLE AND/OR REEL OR DRUM TO BACK SPIN. LET MACHINE COME TO A
COMPLETE STOP.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO RETRIEVE CABLE, SWITCH MACHINE INTO REVERSE AND RUN
MOMENTARILY TO ALLOW CABLE TO UNWIND FROM STOPPAGE. ONCE CABLE IS FREE, PULL
CABLE BACK FOR SEVERAL FEET, PLACE REVERSING SWITCH IN FORWARD POSITION AND
THEN START MACHINE AGAIN.
WHEN OPERATING MACHINE WITH A POWER CABLE FEEDER AND PULLER, DO NOT ALLOW
ANY CABLE ENDS OR CABLE CONNECTORS TO PASS THROUGH FEEDER AS IT MAY DAMAGE
OR BREAK THE FEEDER BEARINGS.
(EXCEPT HANDYGUN MODEL GO31)