Special Procedures Loading Cable Into Drum - RIDGID K-40B Operator's Manual

K-40 Drain Cleaner
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5. Feed cable into drain until obstruction is encountered
or cable begins to bind up.
6. If cable begins to bind up, release feed actuator lever
and pull cable back slightly by hand. Refeed cable into
blockage again. If advancing the cable with the
autofeed is difficult, discontinue using it and advance
the cable by hand until the line clears.
7. Once drain is open and flowing, continue feeding ad-
ditional cable with autofeed to clean rest of drain.
8. The speedbump cable end indicator, located ap-
proximately 84" from the back end of the cable, is a
1 / " expanded bump that will not pass through the
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autofeed and warns the operator it is time to retrieve
the cable. (Figure 23)
9. To retrieve cable, stop machine completely.
10. Switch the FOR/REV switch to REV.
11. Turn machine ON and depress the feed actuator
lever. It will automatically retrieve the cable from the
drain.
12. Turn machine OFF just prior to cable or tool emerg-
ing from drain opening. Retrieve by hand as cable or
tool may contain debris and splash work area.
HINT! If your cable tool/retriever bulb has hooked onto
a solid blockage such as a rag or ball or hair, it
may be wise to pull the cable out of the drain by
hand. Reversing the cable to retrieve it may
cause the blockage to unscrew off the cable.
NOTE! The only adjustment on the autofeed is the round
top adjustment screw under the feed actuator
lever. Its purpose is to adjust the distance the feed
actuator lever has to be depressed to engage
the different size cables. Turn knob clockwise to
accommodate the larger 3 / " cable and turn knob
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counter clockwise to accommodate the
adjustment is necessary direct from the factory.
Special Procedures
Loading Cable Into Drum
Your K-40/K-40B is supplied with an inner drum that fits
snugly inside a two-piece drum that allows easy change-
out of cable. To access the inner drum feature:
1. On units supplied with mounting bracket, remove one
mounting bracket bolt and loosen the remaining one.
Swing mounting bracket to OPEN position (Figure 17).
Figure 17 – Mounting Bracket Swung OPEN For Drum
Access
2. Loosen the four screws that hold the drum front to the
drum back. Loosen each screw about 3 full turns
(Figure 18).
Figure 18 – Loosen 4 Drum Screws About 3 Full Turns
But Do Not Remove
5 / " cable. No
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