Full Product Manual

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Only wear RIDGID drain cleaning gloves. Never grasp
the rotating cable with anything else, including a
glove or a rag. They can become wrapped around the
cable, causing serious injury.
When cleaning drains that might contain hazardous
chemicals or bacteria, wear appropriate protective
equipment, such as goggles, face shields or respi-
rators, to prevent burns and infections. For extra
protection from chemicals and bacteria on the ma-
chine and in the work area, wear latex, rubber or
other liquid barrier gloves
under the RIDGID drain
cleaning gloves. Rubber soled, non-slip shoes can
help prevent slipping and electric shock, especially
on wet surfaces.
Follow operating instructions to reduce the risk of
injury from twisted or broken cables, cable ends
whipping around, machine tipping, chemical burns,
infections and other causes.
1. Make sure that machine and work area is properly set
up and that the work area is free of bystanders and
other distractions.
2. Assume a proper operating position that will allow:
• Control of the drain cleaner, including the ON/OFF ac-
tion of the switch. Do not press ON/OFF switch yet.
• Good balance. Be sure that you do not have to
over reach, and cannot fall on the cable.
• Ability to maintain the cable outlet of the machine 6"
(15cm) or less from the drain.
This will help maintain control of the cable and machine.
See Figure 10.
3. Wearing RIDGID Drain Cleaning gloves, pull the hand-
grip forward to release the chuck. Pull cable out of ma-
chine and feed into drain. Push cable as far into drain
as it will go. At least one foot of cable must be in drain
so that the end of the cable will not come out of the
drain and whip around when you start the machine.
4. Move the FOR/REV switch to the FOR (FORWARD)
position (drum should rotate clockwise when viewed
from motor end).
See Figure 6. Do not depress the
ON/OFF switch yet. FOR/REV refers to the cable ro-
tation and not to the direction of cable movement.
Do not rotate the cable in reverse except as specifi-
cally described in these instructions. Running the
drain cleaner in REV can damage the cable.
Operation
The K-45 Drain Cleaning Machine is available in two dif-
ferent feed configurations, either manual feed or AUTO -
FEED. A K-45 supplied with the AUTOFEED can either
feed the cable with the AUTOFEED (by depressing a
feed lever) or by manually pulling the cable from the drum
and feeding it into the drain. A K-45 without the AUTO -
FEED can only be used manually.
K-45 Drain Cleaning Machine
Feeding The Cable Into The Drain
Manual Operation
Confirm that at least 12" (30cm) of cable is in the drain and
that the cable outlet of the drain cleaner is within 12"
(30cm) of the drain opening. Move the handgrip away from
the drum to release chuck from the cable. With your
gloved hand, grip the cable close to the drain cleaner and
feed the cable into the drain opening. This can be done ei-
ther with the cable rotating (ON/OFF switch ON) or not.
Rotating the cable while feeding into the drain does a bet-
ter job of cleaning the drain and makes advancing the
cable easier. Do not expose more than 12" (30cm) of
cable.
As feeding the cable becomes more difficult, the chuck
can be used to better grip and feed the cable. Move the
handgrip towards the drum to grip the cable with the
chuck. With the cable rotating (ON/OFF switch ON)
move the drain cleaner towards the drain opening to
push the cable down the drain. Release the ON/OFF
switch. Move the handgrip away from the drum to re-
lease the chuck from the cable. Grip the cable with
your gloved hand to prevent it from pulling out of the
drain and pull the drain cleaner back so that no more
than 12" (30cm) of cable is exposed. Repeat the above
steps to continue advancing the cable in this manner.
(See Figures 8-9.)
Figure 8 – Move Hand Grip Toward Drum To Grip Cable
With Chuck
Figure 9 – Push Cable Down Drain Line
12"
(30cm)
MAX