Passing Through Traps Or Other Transitions; Cleaning The Drain - RIDGID K-400 Manual De Instrucciones

the drain as you push on the cable with
gloved hands. Do not allow the cable to
build up outside the drain, bow or curve.
This can allow the cable to twist, kink or
break.
5. When the cable has been fed into the
drain opening, pull 6"-12" (0.15 - 0.3m)
more cable from the drum and continue
feeding the rotating cable into the drain.
AUTOFEED Cable Feed Operation
1. Confirm that at least one foot (0.3m) of
cable is in the drain.
2. Grasp near the center of the exposed
length of cable with a gloved hand.
Gloved hand 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
injure the operator. Make sure that the
cable outlet of the drain cleaner is within
2' (0.6m) of the drain opening. Place the
other hand on the cable feed handle.
Handle should be in neutral (Vertical) po-
sition (see Figure 14).
See"Using Machine with a Front Guide
Hose" if using a guide hose.
NEUTRAL
Advance
FOR (FORWARD)
Cable Rotation
Figure 14 – AUTOFEED Cable Feed Directions
(Viewed From Front of Machine)
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. With the cable rotating in the FOR (FOR-
WARD) direction, move the AUTOFEED
control handle to the ADVANCE position
until it engages and advances the cable.
ADVANCE (or RETRIEVE) can be al-
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Figure 15 – Operating K-400 with AUTOFEED
Passing Through Traps or
Other Transitions
If it is difficult to get the cable through a trap or
other fitting, the following methods or combina-
tions of methods can be used.
• Sharp thrusts of the cable, both with and
Handle
without the cable rotating, can help the
cable through a trap.
• In some cases with the switch in the OFF
position, rotating the drum by hand can
Retrieve
change the orientation of the cutter to allow
it to more easily negotiate the fitting.
• Run the drain cleaner in REV rotation for
se veral seconds while pushing on the ca -
ble. Only do this long enough to get the
cable started through the trap. Running
the cable in reverse can damage the cable.
• Attach a single section (only one section) of
C-9 cable as a flexible leader between the
end of the cable and the tool.
If these options do not work, consider using a
smaller diameter or more flexible cable, or a
different drain cleaner.

Cleaning the Drain

As you feed the cable into the drain, you may
see the cable slow down or build up outside
the drain. Always keep your hands on the
cable. You may feel the cable start to wind or
load up (this may feel like the cable is starting
to twist or squirm). This may be a transition in
the drain (trap, elbow, etc.), build up in the
K-400 Drain Cleaning Machine
most 90° from the NEUTRAL position
(Figure 14). The rotating cable will work
into the drain as you control the cable
with your gloved hand. Do not allow the
cable to build up outside the drain, bow or
curve. This can allow the cable to twist,
kink or break.
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