Operation; Feeding The Cable Into The Drain - RIDGID K-400 Manual De Instrucciones

K-400 Drain Cleaning Machine
Follow operating instructions to reduce
the risk of injury from twisted or broken
cables, cable ends whipping around, ma-
chine tipping, chemical burns, in fec tions
and other causes.
1. Make sure that the machine and work
area is properly set up and the work area
is free of bystanders and other distrac-
tions.
2. Pull cable out of drum and feed into drain.
Push cable as far into drain as it will go. At
least one foot (.3 m) of cable must be in
drain so that the end of the cable will not
come out of the drain and whip around
when the machine is started.
Directly route the cable from the outlet
of the machine to the drain opening, min-
imizing exposed cable and changes in
direction. Do not tightly bend the cable –
this can increase the risk of twisting or
breaking.
3. Assume a proper operating position.
• Be sure you can control the ON/OFF
action of the foot switch and can quickly
release the foot switch if needed. Do not
step on foot switch yet.
• Be sure that you have good balance, do
not have to over reach, and cannot fall
on the foot switch, drain cleaning ma-
chine, the drain or other hazards.
• You must be able to place at least one
hand on the cable at all times to control
and support the cable.
• You must be able to reach the FOR/ -
OFF/ REV switch.
This operating position will help to main-
tain control of the cable and machine.
(See Figure 13.)
4. Move the FOR/OFF/REV switch to the
FOR (FORWARD) position. Do not de -
press the foot switch yet. FOR/ OFF -
/REV refers to the drum/cable rotation
and not to the direction of cable move-
ment. Do not rotate the cable in reverse
except as specifically described in these
instructions. Running the drain cleaner in
REV (REVERSE) can damage the cable.
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Figure 13 – In Operating Position, Manually
Feeding Cable

Operation

The K-400 Drain Cleaning Machine is available
in two different feed configurations, either man-
ual feed or AUTO FEED. A K-400 supplied with
the AUTOFEED can either feed the cable with
the AUTOFEED or by manually pulling the
cable from the drum and feeding it into the
drain. With the AUTOFEED you can switch
back and forth between operating methods
as needed. If an AUTOFEED is not available,
the K-400 can only be used manually.
Feeding the Cable into the
Drain
Manual Operation
1. Confirm that at least one foot (0,3 m) of
cable is in the drain.
2. Grasp the exposed cable with both gloved
hands equally spaced and pull 6"-12"
(150mm - 300mm) of cable out of the
drum so that there is a slight bow in the
cable. Gloved hands must be on the cable
to control and support the cable. Improper
cable support can allow the cable to kink
or twist and can damage the cable or in-
jure the operator. Make sure that the cable
outlet of the drain cleaner is within 2'
(0.6m) of the drain opening (Figure 13.).
3. Depress the foot switch to start the ma-
chine. The person controlling the cable
must also control the foot switch. Do not
operate the drain cleaner with one person
controlling the cable and another person
controlling the foot switch. This can lead to
twisting, kinking and breaking of the cable.
4. Feed the rotating cable into the drain.
The rotating cable will work its way into
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