Special Procedures Reverse Operation; Loading Cable Into Cable Canister - RIDGID K-39 Series Operator's Manual

K-39/K-39B Drain Cleaning Machine
stops turning but the motor and cable continue
to rotate. Torque builds until the cable suddenly
twists, potentially wrapping around your hand or
arm. This can happen quickly and without warning,
so proceed slowly and carefully as you feed the
cable into the drain. If tool gets hung up in an ob-
struction, refer to Reverse Operating Instructions
in the "Special Procedures" section.
7. Once drain is open and flowing, continue feeding ad-
ditional cable with autofeed to clean rest of drain.
8. To retrieve cable, stop drain cleaner completely. Dis-
engage the hand grip chucking mechanism if engaged.
9. Switch the FORWARD/REVERSE Switch to RE-
VERSE.
10. Turn machine ON and depress the Feed Actuator
Lever. It will automatically retrieve the cable from the
drain.
HINT! If your cable tool/retriever bulb has hooked onto a
solid blockage such as a rag or ball of hair, it may
be wise to pull the cable out of the drain by hand.
Reversing the cable to retrieve the blockage 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 ac-
tuator lever (Figure 9). Its purpose is to adjust the
distance the feed actuator lever has to be de-
pressed to engage the different size cables.
Turn knob clockwise to accommodate the larger
3 / " cable and turn knob counterclockwise to ac-
8
commodate the
necessary direct from the factory.
Figure 9 – Autofeed Adjustment Screw
11. Turn machine OFF just prior to cable or tool emerging
from drain opening. Retrieve by hand as cable or
tool may contain debris and splash work area.
Special Procedures
Reverse Operation
If cable/blade gets hung up in obstruction, release trigger
10
5 / " cable. No adjustment is
16
switch and let motor come to a complete stop before re-
versing. Place FORWARD/REVERSE lever in REVERSE
position. Hand grip must be rearward to lock cable.
Press trigger switch only until cable/blade is free of ob-
struction. Release trigger switch immediately.
Only run machine in REVERSE if relieving
CAUTION
blade from a blockage or retrieving the cable with the
autofeed.
As soon as cable/blade is free and motor has stopped, re-
turn FORWARD/REVERSE lever to FORWARD position.

Loading Cable Into Cable Canister

Your K-39 and K-39B is supplied with an inner drum that
fits snugly inside the cable canister that allows easy
change-out of cable. Models that include extra cable
as standard equipment come with an inner drum for
each cable. To utilize the inner drum feature:
1. Pull hand grip forward to the disengaged position.
2. Loosen the four (4) screws that hold the canister front
half to the back half. Loosen each screw 3 (three) full
turns (Figure 10).
3. Separate the canister front half from the back half by
twisting apart.
4. Lift the inner drum, with cable, out of its cradled fit.
5. Fit the new inner drum into the canister's back half and
draw about a foot of cable out of the inner drum
(Figure 11).
Figure 10 – Loosen Four (4) Screws From Back Half of
Canister About Three (3) Full Turns.
6. Pass the exposed cable head through the front half
assembly, align the front half with the back half of the
canister, and rotate drum front to lock into position.
Tighten the screws.
Ridge Tool Company