Service; Specific Safety Information; Flexshaft Drain Cleaning Machine Safety - RIDGID FlexShaft K9-306 Manual

FlexShaft™ Drain Cleaning Machine
• Keep handles and grasping surfaces
dry, clean and free from oil and grease.
Slippery handles and grasping surfaces
do not allow for safe handling and control
of the tool in unexpected situations.

Service

• Have your power tool serviced by a
qualified repair person using only iden-
tical replacement parts. This will ensure
that the safety of the power tool is main-
tained.
Specific Safety
Information
WARNING
This section contains important safety
information that is specific to this tool.
Read these precautions carefully be-
fore using the FlexShaft™ Drain Cleaning
Machine to reduce the risk of electrical
shock or other serious injury.
SAVE ALL WARNINGS
AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE!
Keep this manual with machine for use by
the operator.
FlexShaft Drain Cleaning
Machine Safety
• Before using the tool, test the ground
fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) provided
with the power supply cord to insure it
is operating correctly. A properly oper-
ating GFCI reduces the risk of electrical
shock.
• Only use extension cords that are pro-
tected by a GFCI. The GFCI on the ma-
chine power cord will not prevent electrical
shock from extension cords.
• Only grasp the rotating cable with
gloves recommended by the manu-
facturer. Latex or loose fitting gloves or
rags can become wrapped around the
cable and may result in serious personal
injury.
• Do not allow the cutter to stop turn-
ing while the cable is turning. This can
overstress the cable and may cause twist-
ing, kinking or breaking of the cable and
may result in serious personal injury.
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• One person must control both the
cable and the switch. If the cutter stops
rotating, the operator must be able to turn
the tool OFF to prevent the cable from
twisting, kinking and breaking.
• Use latex or rubber gloves inside the
gloves recommended by the manufac-
turer, goggles, face shields, protective
clothing, and respirator when chem-
icals, bacteria or other toxic or infec-
tious substances are suspected to be
in a drain line. Drains may contain chem-
icals, bacteria and other substances that
may cause burns, be toxic or infectious
or may result in other serious personal
injury.
• Practice good hygiene. Do not eat or
smoke while handling or operating the
tool. After handling or operating drain
cleaning equipment, use hot, soapy
water to wash hands and other body
parts exposed to drain contents. This
will help reduce the risk of health hazards
due to exposure to toxic or infectious
material.
• Only use the Drain Cleaning Machine
for the recommended drain sizes. Us-
ing the wrong size drain cleaner can lead
to twisting, kinking or breaking of the cable
and may result in personal injury.
• Keep glove covered hand on the cable
assembly whenever the FlexShaft Ma-
chine is running. This provides better
control of the cable and helps prevent
twisting, kinking and breaking of the cable
and reduces the risk of injury.
• Position machine cable outlet within
3' (1 m) of the drain inlet or properly
support exposed cable assembly when
the distance exceeds 3' (1 m). Greater
distances can cause control problems lead-
ing to twisting, kinking or breaking of the
cable. Twisting, kinking or breaking cable
may cause striking or crushing injuries.
• Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry.
Keep your hair and clothing away from
moving parts. Loose clothing, jewelry or
hair can be caught in moving parts.
• Do not operate this machine if oper-
ator or machine is standing in water.
Operating machine while in water in-
creases the risk of electrical shock.
• Do not use if there is the risk of con-
tact with other utilities (such as natural
gas or electric) during operation. Visual
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