General Pipe Cleaners speedrooter 91 Operating Instructions Manual page 9

Speedrooter 91™
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE (Table 3)
Problem
Cable kinks or
breaks
Cable tangles in
drum
Drum stops while
foot pedal
depressed.
Drum turns in one
direction but not
other.
Ground fault circuit
interrupter trips and
will not reset.
Failure to feed
Probable Cause
Operator forcing the cable.
Too much slack between
machine and drain.
Cable used in wrong size
drain line.
Cable exposed to acid
Operator forcing the cable.
Machine running in reverse.
Distributor tube frozen.
Hole in pedal or hose.
Hole in diaphragm switch
Reverse switch failure.
Damaged power cord or
extension cord.
Short circuit in motor.
Faulty ground fault circuit
interrupter
Cable tangled in drum.
Feed misadjusted
Feed roller frozen.
Worn cable.
Solution
Do not force the cable. Let the cutter do the
work.
Allow no more than two feet between machine
and drain.
A cable that is too large or too small in
diameter for a line is more likely to kink.
(Consult Table 1—Cable Applications.)
Clean and oil cables regularly.
Do not force the cable. Let the cutter do the
work.
Do not run the machine in reverse to retract
the cable from the drain.
Lubricate distributor tube bushings.
Replace as required.
If no hole found in pedal or hose, replace
diaphragm switch.
Replace reverse switch.
Replace cords.
Take motor to authorized repair center.
Replace ground fault circuit interrupter.
Do not run machine in reverse. Use proper
cable size. (Consult Cable Application
Chart—Table 1).
If feed tension knob is too loose the cable will
slip. If it is too tight the feed rollers will wear
prematurely.
Clean and lubricate feed rollers regularly.
Replace worn rollers.
When cable coils wear flat, cable should be
replaced.
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