Whenever you are dealing with a stoppage if you have two clean outs that are both showing water you always want to run the snake through the cleanout closet to the city sewer , it will save time by having to run a lot of footage of cable
TIP: If you are snaking through PVC, before you start the snake into the pipe, first install a (temporary) pipe nipple (preferably steel), otherwise you run the risk of buggering up the threads or grinding a hole through the PVC adapter.
At the end of the day you’re still a handyman not a sewer rat, most homeowners with clogged drains will call a plumber or rotor rooter not a handyman. Guess you get these jobs because the property managements rather pay your fees vs a plumber so I do agree with you keeping snakes and tools to a practical size. After all you wouldn’t show up with a 3hp Delta table saw to install a few shelves in a closet 😅
Always check the cleanouts 1st thing. And some plumbers dont glue those caps so if you want to cut the pipe down further you can easily. Then just pop the cap back on, no need to glue. And if the sewer line ever backs up , the cap will pop off and have sewer come out in the yard. You wasted all that time at the cleanout by the house. If the one by the street was holding water that means the clog was out towards street more. Just a tip here so you dont get snagged by that big cable. You always keep one hand on the cable close to the machine and feed the cable with the other
Thanks that's a good idea with feeding I'll have to try I don't want to get hurt. I was wondering y it wasn't glued. I hit the furthest line cus I wanted it to get done quicker but we all figured out that didn't help out. I wanted to get the roots closest to the house and get the main clog. Silly me.
@thehandymanexperience226 I'm not judging at all man. I've watched your videos and I have no doubt you are smart and skilled in multiple trades. Just giving a little advice from an old master plumber that owns a company and strictly does drains and propert managment company service plumbing. You hold the cable that way so you can feel it tense up and get stiff. That means its getting snagged and you need to back up and go slow. Listen to that cable knoocking, if you hear the sound of the knocking start to delay or slow down rotations, pull back. Only way to learn this shit is through trial and error in the field. You're getting the experience. Good shit man. Love the videos bud.
im in love with this machine i wanna buy it ,,, i been doing drains for almost 2 yrs i have a general mini rooter xp 3/8x75ft and i had unclog a lot of drains with this one small roots restaurants and houses ,, but im limited to 75 ft so i want something bigger and i believe this ridgid model you can put a 5/8 x120 cable which is awesome plush this machine cost 2,500 $ unlike general speed rooter
Holly smokes that was a major league clog.... 😮.... I had issues like that back in the days when I used to live in Chicago.......terracotta pipes under maple trees were a nightmare. Greetings from Florida 🌴 in FL I dug up orangeburg pipes.... Now that is worse than terracotta.... Orangeburg pipes are bitumen impregnated paper. After 60 years underground they just collapsed every 6 feet..... Was a hell of dig to replace those....
try and not use the auto feed to bring back the cable. it causes the cable to wind up in the drum and its hard to feed the cable back out. bring the cable back with your hands and feed it back into the drum.
What this job is missing: Higher speed machine Higher torque machine More controllable machine More head selections on hand Ridgid 7/8” x 15’ Sectional cables (inner core preferred) Ridgid 61718 Trident Cable Decoupler (something very special which nobody seems to know about) I think I just described the Ridgid K-60 - a drain clearing/cleaning beast that you would never regret having on your truck. I realize you are a handyman, and not a plumber, but, from what I have seen, you are good with plumbing and you have a pretty good grasp on the basics of drain clearing. You will make more money if you are in a position to charge what you should be charging to clear drains, so you might as well get the best equipment you can to make your job easier, quicker and much more profitable while, at the same time, giving your customers added value with a better finished product.
U are so right Bruce!!! I almost bought the k60 cus of u but ended ended up getting the Milwaukee sectional that's battery. But we all know ridgid is known for drains. I really appreciate it man!!! 🙏
First of all get a leader for your cable. It takes the jolt from hitting anything so you have a shock absorber and they help with elbows so you don't kink your cable. Second get a nose guide for the machine so you're not always grabbing the cable. Some jobs I hardly touch the cable. I have a general Maxi 101 wich is heavy but does rhe job. Act like your machine is a drill and let it eat. Don't force into a clog. Patient and if the cable doesn't move forward at all after a few minutes there's either a collapsed pipe or something that needs to dug up. Not worth wrecking tour cable. Closest clean out to the street thats full of water is where I start. Best of all tell the homeowner you'll talk to him after the job so you can concentrate. Best thing about the sectional machines are you can stop the spin immediately so you can have more control. The drums need a brake system because they rotate three to four times after you let off the pedal. I know i wrote a book but there's a lot to drum machines, it's all about feel. Get a bucket seat and take your time. Good luck Sir. And you can take a one inch copper pipe flatten one end and put a curve on it to guide your cable into a tee to make it go one way or the other.
Need to watch this guy NYDRAINS ,start small and work to bigger cutters,. When you hit something go slow and or sit on it a while . Roots and broken pipes are the worst , you right on not forcing it .
Yea it's definitely easier with the drum now I got a sectional and it's going to be more time consuming from going to smaller to bigger cutters but I know of I don't I could get in trouble.
Take off that hoodie, don’t want those strings wrapped on that cable, can hurt you seriously, be safe out there, coming from a plumber, an get that cable at the furthest cleanout, , furthest cleanout holding water, means stoppage up further
I was trying to save time and hit the whole line incase there was roots near the house but I still had to hit both. And thanks I do need to hear that I don't want to get hurt. We all need to hear that. Safety is #1
Drain cleaning mains filled with roots is never easy! Takes time and a lot of effort! I don’t know how these guys that advertise $99 drain cleaning specials make any money!
Thank dude!!! That's awesome I am pretty secretive with pricing kinda. My word of advice is price the jobs u don't want to do higher like u don't want them. Plus u know every area is different test ur prices. Call other guys asking for a quote over the phone or average to get a feel
Copper sulfate down the drains flushed down the toilets will kill roots especially in the spring when the trees are putting out roots as a preventative measure after clearing the sewer line. May not be legal in your state?
Drain cleaning is one of my favorite parts of plumbing. You should sale the k750 and buy you the k60. The good thing about the k60 is you can clear kitchen lines with the 5/8 cable or sewer lines with the 7/8. Trust me once you get used to sectional machines you won’t go back. Sectional is the way to go
I ended up going to the Milwaukee sectional but the k60 was my second choice and I could use a 5/8 cable. I just don't know how that will go down a sink drain lol
@@thehandymanexperience226 the 5/8 cable will go down kitchen drain lines and washing machine drain lines just fine man. That’s all I use for those 2 instances. And it’s nice because you can change the heads out between bulb, drop head, funnel head, spade, c cutter, retrieving hook, etc. all kinds of options. I usually just keep the drop head on it
Let us know if that home warranty company pays up. You really worked that one. I bet you were sweating and your arms felt like noodles towards the end.
Man looking at things video, I don't think i want to invest in that K7500, I'll stay with my K1500. That machine doesn't have the torque to really do any damage... Thanks for Saving My Company Money
Two outside clean outs? 🤔 Looks like a crappy sewer line from the start? Even if you only use the tool occasionally, the large snake is good to own for your business. I wonder who added that receptacle off the A/C disconnect? Not really kosher to do that. I sure hope it’s a separate circuit and not just tied to one side of the A/C circuit and ground. 😱
I would NOT sell you ridged k750. It’s a beast but it will serve you well. Congratulations on your Milwaukee sectional purchase. I actually just bought myself the rigid K60 with 150’ of 7/8 cable.
@@thehandymanexperience226I give them a 30day guarantee if it backup again i will come back for free. it will back up again in a year, you dont want to clear it so good that it take them 2 to 3y to call u back, u are losing out on money.
