Installing Replacement Cable To Remove Damaged Or Worn Cable; To Install Replacement Cable; Important; Selecting/Attaching Tools Proper Tool Selection - RIDGID Kollmann K-375 Manual Del Operador

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3. Hook finger under release pin and lift upward to re-
lease the drum lock mechanism (Figure 4). With the
other hand, grasp the drum by one of the hand holes
on front.
4. While holding the release pin in the unlocked position,
pull the drum forward. Drum should slide freely on
shaft. Grasp drum with both hands and slide it off
shaft.
Installing Replacement Cable
To Remove Damaged or Worn Cable
1. Remove drum from machine (as outlined above).
2. Pull out excess cable from drum allowing access to
cable bracket.
3. Loosen screw on back of drum that fastens cable
bracket clamping cable against back wall of drum.
4. Pull end of old cable from drum and discard.

To Install Replacement Cable

NOTE! To make cable installation easier, completely uncoil
new cable before proceeding. Also, a 30° bend
about 4 inches from back-end of cable will facilitate
it entering the drum.
1. Insert about 24 inches of cable through the guide
tube into the drum.
IMPORTANT: Cable should coil into the drum in a
counter-clockwise direction as shown in
Figure 5.
Figure 5 – Coil cable into drum as shown (Drum cut away
is for instructional purposes only)
2. Reach inside the drum and maneuver cable so that it
is under the cable bracket.
3. Re-tighten the screw to clamp the cable against the
back-wall of the drum.
K-375 Drain Cleaning Machine
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4. Mount the drum on the machine and leaving the V-belt
disengaged push the cable into the drum. The guide
tube will spin freely to evenly distribute the cable
around the drum.
Selecting/Attaching Tools
Proper Tool Selection
A good rule of thumb is to use a tool at least 1 inch
smaller than the line to be cleaned.
3 / " cable cleans up to 2" lines.
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/ " cable cleans 2" – 4" lines.
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The style of tool is determined by the nature of job and is
left to the discretion of the operator.

Coupling Tool to Cable

The T-Slot Coupler (Figure 6) is the easiest method of at-
taching tools to cable.
To Couple Cable
and Tools
Snap Together Insert Pin
Figure 6 – Coupling and Uncoupling Tools

Operating Procedure

WARNING
Operator should be thoroughly familiar with safety
precautions before attempting to operate this
equipment.
Be very careful when cleaning drains where clean-
ing compounds have been used. Wear gloves when
handling cable and avoid direct contact to the skin
and especially the eyes and facial area as serious
burns can result.
To reduce risk of electrical shock, keep all elec-
trical connections dry and off the ground. Do not
touch plug with wet hands.
1. Position drum machine within 2 feet of sewer inlet.
2. Position foot actuator for easy operator accessibility.
3. Select and install proper tool to end of cable.
4. Pull sufficient cable out of drum to start tool and
cable into sewer inlet.
To Uncouple Cable and Tools
Slide Apart
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