Drain Cleaning with Ridgid Flex Shaft K9-204.
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- This is what we call a soft clog. Toilet paper gradually piling up in the drain. Caused by old, rough 4” cast iron pipe and 1.28 gallon per flush toilet. In this case it’s better to hold the toilet tank handle down when you flush so you get more water pushing down the drain pipes.
The machine is good if you know how to used it
Cable is the best not sure about this shaft machine
Iam glad you posted that, everyone and their brother are trying to sell those things right now. I couldn’t imagine anything is better then a cable.
Definitely getting my doubts about this machine..
I'd rake my m18 auger over this any day, I'd take a k50 over this also
Love that k9-204 (Shelly)
Cable first, flexshaft to clean the pipe, buckets of hot water to flush the line.
I could have brought the cable machine in the house, but that would have required about 60' of drop cloths to protect flooring and a lot of extra clean up afterwards. The clog was between the outside clean out access and the bathroom, so I knew it was a soft clog, so we opted for the flex shaft. It's lighter, much less messy, and on this job saved time. It took about 8 minutes. We ran water in the lavatory faucet while cleaning.
Lol. Just looked at the price. Total rip off. Does not even have its own motor . I would rather hand feed and manually spin a cable than use this
the use of this machine is to descale existing UNCLOGGED pipes, and not to unclog pipes. For descaling purposes it does its job with the carbide chain just fine.
The closet flange needs to be extended above the new flooring
No kidding. And we did extend it. It was original flooring. The idiot plumber who roughed it in gave no thought to the finished floor level and set the flange at the subfloor level. But that's not what this video is about.
This machine can only be an auxiliary tool when you have access through a smaller pipe and you have to work in a larger pipe. Nothing more than that.
Not the best machine for this job , as it is terrible at piercing clogs, a powered 1/2 inch drain auger would be more effective and less work. Also since you are pushing whatever itg is ahead of the cable push it all the way thru to the city main .No need to stop as long as it is advancing.
I'm looking to buy it, somebody knows where I can buy it?
How’s it holding up? Ever have any issues getting it stuck?
Learning curve issues. More finesse over force. It’s great on grease and soft clogs. Roots should be cleared with cable/cutter, then cleaned with flex shaft. I’m talking indoors. This ain’t Australia. I’m in an affluent area and people will freak out if they see water on their floors, so you clear first, with a wet vac at the ready, then you clean, then you video inspect with camera, then you offer more permanent solutions. I have replaced flex shaft cable one time after 2 years of use. The reason it broke was my fault. It was cheaper than replacing 100’ of cable for my Speed rooter 91.
@@PlumbsmartPaulthat looks like affluent flooring 😂
What drill are you using to power this machine?
Any battery drill that will spin at least 2000 rpm will do well. I have a Rigid that I originally bought. Have 2-3 batteries fully charged.
@@PlumbsmartPaul do you have the drill with 3 settings? Screw, drill, or hammer mode?
@@tannerwest6823 I use the drill on the screw setting and the torque at 60. If the torque goes over 60 the flex shaft quits spinning and you know to back off quick or you'll damage the shaft, but you can hear/feel it getting to the straining point before it gets to 60 lbs of torque. Then decide whether to switch to a cable machine, then finish with the flex shaft. I've been cleaning drains for 30 years with all kinds of equipment. Each piece of equipment has its own method of performance, its pros and cons. There is no best equipment. There is only knowing what is the best equipment for the situation, and sometimes that's multiple pieces of equipment. I let the clog talk to me. Then I figure out how to proceed. Zen. And, if I'm near an electric receptacle, I use a corded drill.
Need m12 air snake 100 psi
Blow the p trap apart
I would have been done by now ...
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Is this good for unclogging drains at fast food chains ?
Yes. I've learned to never force through a clog. If it starts bogging down, back off.
@@PlumbsmartPauldon’t the directions tell you to push through clog then engage machine and pull back?😅
I bought one of those. Only works good in 2 inch pipe
Then you’re not using it correctly.
@@PlumbsmartPaul No you need 3/8 or half inch for 3 to 4 inch pipe to property clean
@@brian2100 You're certainly welcome to your own opinion, but I have found otherwise. Sometimes you have to use a different machine to clear, then use the camera and flexshaft together to fine tune the cleaning, and if it's roots, dig up and repair, or use a root killing product as a maintenance program.
@@PlumbsmartPaul I own one also 1/2 flex and 3/8 from drain rehab solution they had the 1/4 inch shaft for sale for along time be for ridgid and clog squad got together. The k9204 will flip over in four inch lines that’s why ridgid put out the 306
@@brian2100 ok. I haven’t had that problem yet, but thanks for the warning.
I would have been finished in 2 min with my Spartan 300.. Rigid makes great wrenches
What’s rigid?
Really? You would have laid 60 feet of drop cloth through the house to the bathroom to drag your Spartan 300 down a set of stairs to the toilet drain, cleared the clog, retrieve the cable, drag the machine back up a set of stairs and to your truck, pick up and fold all the drop cloths, put away, all in 2 minutes? Uh huh. Your machine cost $3500+ and weighs 140 lbs. The flex shaft cost $875. It weighs 35 lbs. We didn't need to lay down drop cloths or pick them back up. It's powered by a $75 drill. The hardest part of this job for us was pulling and resetting the toilet. Our flex shaft was paid for and earning a profit on the second job we did with it. This isn't the only drain cleaning machine we own. It's one of many tools. It has its pros and cons, and if you learn how and when to use it, it will save you a lot of time and earn you a lot of $.