Bauer 22202E-B Owner's Manual & Safety Instructions page 15

Working through a Blockage
1. If cutting tool becomes lodged in blockage
and Drain Cleaner is still operating, cable will
start to wind up or twist. If so, immediately
turn off, let tension release, and pull back on
cable to free cutting tool from drain blockage.
If cable cannot be freed by pulling back, briefly
turn motor on in REV setting to free tool.
WarninG! tO preVent SeriOuS inJury:
Do not keep cable rotating if tool is lodged in a
blockage. If tool stops turning and drum keeps rotating,
cable can twist, kink, break, or tangle in the drain.
if cutting tool Lodges in Drain:
1. If cutting tool stops turning and cable cannot
be pulled from blockage, release Foot Switch
while holding cable with both hands.
cautiOn! Do not remove hands from cable
or cable may kink, twist and break.
Freeing Lodged cutting tool
1. Release Foot Switch and turn
Rotation Switch to OFF position.
2. Pull back on cable to free it from blockage.
If tool will not come free, place
Rotation Switch in Reverse position.
WarninG! tO preVent SeriOuS inJury: Do not
operate Drain cleaner in reverse for any longer
than is needed to free cutting tool from blockage
(for no more than several seconds at a time).
retrieving Drain cleaner cable
1. Once drain is clear, turn on faucet or
use hose to flush debris out.
nOte: Pay attention to water level.
There could be blockages farther down in drain.
WarninG! Do not pull cable from
drain while cable is still rotating. cable end
can whip around, causing serious injury.
NOTICE
rotation Switch controls rotation of drum only. DO nOt uSe rOtatiOn SWitcH
reVerSe pOSitiOn WHiLe reMOVinG caBLe FrOM pipe. use reverse direction
only momentarily for relieving pressure or untangling cable from a blockage.
Warranty void if cable damaged from allowing motor to twist
excessively against blockage, or if drum is run in reverse long enough to unwind cable.
Item 59533 59534 For technical questions, please call 1-888-866-5797.
2. Once tool is free of blockage and is turning again,
slowly feed rotating cutting tool back into blockage.
Do not force tool through blockage.
3. Allow spinning and cutting to break up
and work its way through blockage.
nOtice: While working through blockage, tool and
cable can get clogged with debris and cuttings from
blockage, preventing further cleaning. Cable and tool
will need to be retrieved from drain and debris removed.
See Retrieving Drain Cleaner Cable on page 15.
2. The Drain Cleaner motor will stop and
cable and drum will turn backwards
until tension in cable is released.
WarninG! tO preVent SeriOuS
inJury: Do not remove hands from cable
until all the tension is released.
3. Place Rotation Switch in OFF position.
3. Hold cable with gloved hands, press
Foot Switch for several seconds, then release,
and pull on cable until free of blockage.
4. Place Rotation Switch in Forward position
and continue cleaning drain.
2. Pull cable from drain by hand and feed into
Drain Cleaner until cable is a couple of feet from
drain opening. A flow of water down the line will
help clean cable as it is retrieved. (If necessary,
change cutting tool and continue cleaning.)
3. Set Rotation Switch to OFF position, dry your
hands, and unplug machine before removing end
of cable from drain and returning it to the drum.
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