Also, clean it in reverse. Push ahead as much as possible through the blockage if possible, the clean on the way back with water running upstream. This method is really effective in clearing grease for me.
I believe the recommend not running it in reverse unless it is wrapped around something and you need to get it unstuck. And I believe the reason is the way the wire is wound, running it in reverse can cause it to unwind, then it is trash.
@@rtsolution11 I read it, but my brain thought something else. You are correct, they recommend trying to push past the clog if possible, then start. I help a couple of friends that own big restaurants, and when they stop up a kitchen drain, it is usually blocked with grease that has built up and gotten fairly hard, sometimes I run my small snake to cut a hole, then the flex-shaft, but usually I use the jetter.
I have drill heads for both my flex shafts. Heavy grease I run a drill head with the knocker stretched tight to make it small, get it flowing, retrieve and expand the chain to the proper pipe diameter while running hot water hit it again. I make so much $$$ with these flex shafts.
@@rtsolution11 I had a commercial restaurant with lots of grease in the main call me 2 nights ago, I just had surgery 2 days earlier and could not load my jetter, but I know they have really hot water in the kitchen, I took my garden hose jetter nozzle, screwed it on the regular garden hose, the clog was within the first 15 foot on the main drain, but I ran the whole 50 ft hose in to melt away any other grease, and all is well. I will go back in a few weeks to give it a better cleaning, either with the jetter or the new K9 204+ I just ordered yesterday. I'm looking for a good rotary nozzle, just to do a good pipe cleaning, but haven't decided on which one just yet. I have looked at the Reaper, Warthog and then a few from ENZ, maybe even a root ranger.
Excellent once again , machine going well again , combined with the camera let’s the customer see what a good thrower job they are paying for, why people put fat and wet wipes down their drains is beyond me
Camera really ads another element when it can fit in the pipe at the same time & as you says shows the customer the root cause. According to the plans the kitchen drain was supposed to run out pretty much under the front door by itself to the pump station, but instead went to the back of the house to connect with the rest of the houses drainage so having the camera & being able to trace it was very helpful.
Did u see that fat berg in detroit ? It was huge think it was over 6 ft thick forgot the rest of the size but there was a short news article on it. It was nuts it was fat wipes & white sewer mice & all kinds of other stuff that should go in a bin & not the sewer just started following u on ur latest vid & went back & watched all ur old ones
Yes they can. The key is to use speed, not torque & have the drill set to the screw function on a low to medium low setting. They are great, but were over-hyped as the next best thing, I have my own homemade version that I can run on higher setting, but it doesn't have the finesse. Ultimately FS will get better & better & its just another good tool to have available, especially for going around toilet pan.
Do you prefer the flex shaft over the milwauke backpack auger? Why would you choose one over the other for certain drains? If you had to choose one which one would it be?
Gidday Willow. I love the Milwaukee, but had been using a length of 3/8' (10mm) flex shaft for outside drains & was interested in seeing what flex shaft could do inside so I threw down the cash for the Ridgid machine, even though I've heard mixed reviews on its cables etc. If you are cleaning a smaller drain that has several bends & possibly some distance to push out the flex shaft feels more of a work out so far, as you have to push the sheath against the resistance of the bends & you only have one hand free with the Ridgid designed machine, whereas a cable machine is constantly spinning & wanting to move forward & I have both hands free with the Milwaukee. I like the potential for flex shaft being neater etc, I just need to do a seperate drive unit with a foot pedal that I can connect to the Ridgid instead of a drill & possibly look at a slipperier cover as I don't want to have to add their cover lube every time I want to use it. I will keep testing it, but at the moment the Milwaukee is easier to run, but that could just be me having to adjust my technique to the a new machine, we'll know within the month.
@@mrdrains2088 Thanks for the reply and knowledge, being that there so many different augers and methods for clearing drains i was interested in your opinion since you seem to have experience with all of them. Having a few properties I am clearing mostly outdoor drains that handle rain / run off and occasionally the main 4 inch line through outdoor cleanouts with a small jetter i made 4,000psi at 4 gpm that seems to work reasonably well. I've been thinking about picking up some sort of small auger like that Milwaukee backpack auger for interior drains as it looks pretty sweet.
@@AmishHitman73.Archive no bud, they're just not that good for clearing any real obstructions. I've been doing this for over 20 years, and they have their place but a k 50 is a far better investment
@@MrDmadnessthe k 50 is essentially artillery vs a sniper bullet. surely 20 years has taught you that much. i kinda laugh like you have to be joking. it makes me think of crocodile dundee "thats not a knife,....this is a knife". we know its not an elephant knife but it pokes holes in a fellah just as much. but i get it, youd rather throw a stick of dynamite for a minnow. you see the k 50 isnt close to the same league... really, why use the k 50 and not just use the Leto jetter? wont *that* be more effective? much like you, i have done this since 98 and i cant help but giggle at the murica crowd, sorry dont mean to hurt your feelings
Its a Ridgid 200' Mini, but I could only use it because the 40mm was just a few cm or inches long without a bend before it dropped into a 65mm (just over 2-1/2") pipe. I have my eye on another camera that can do multiple 32mm - 40mm bends but have to wait until I have a few more $$$ available. I use a 3/8" (10mm) loose section of flex shaft for outside jobs & the Ridgid is 5/16" (8mm) for lighter duty type work.
What is the pump's purpose? I don't think I have seen one before. If you mentioned it...my apologies. Sometimes I get lost in translation. Nice work. Love your tidying...cleaner when you leave!
The property is roughly a meter or so below the top of the cul de sac (dead end) road so requires the waste to be pump up into the public sewer & thats why they have a large holding / pump chamber. I don't come across them very often on residential city properties so it was interesting.
Not recommended on the Ridgid machines as you need a slip clutch drill to minimise the chance of destroying the cable. I actually need to open my up as it started making a strange noise from inside the other day.
If the outlet pipe keeps getting submerged.... and blocking.... and blocking rather close to the tank, I’d wager those things are linked somehow. And I don’t mean pipe 😀
I was waiting for someone to spot that. I actually noticed the pump trying to pump out the tank, but the water level just kept building. I checked then panel & the alarm light was on. I had to remove the pump, check it, run a few tests & found the non-return ball valve was not working properly so removed it until a new one can be installed. Fortunately its not a long line from the outlet side of the pump to city main so the back-flow from when the pump stops was not sufficient to reactivate the float switch.
looking for some recommendations, new to jetting. got a 9gpm 4000 psi, at what pressure should we jet a 4" cast iron or a 6" clay pipe or does it matter? any commenters would be greatly appreciated.
That sounds like a well spect machine. We don'y have to deal with orangeburg pipe so I can't comment on that, but for cast or clay 4000 psi is great. If you know the cast is solid, you can also use a concrete pulsing nozzle to knock scale off the pipe walls.
Every time someone washes a pot or pan that light film of grease comes off and over time that adds up and adds up. It’s almost impossible to get all the grease off a dish before you wash it off in the sink. I have customers all the time telling me”but I don’t put grease down my kitchen sink”.
Its different, but yes with the drill in that position it can be awkward - I think Ridgid should have taken a little more time with the design even if that meant waiting to launch their machines.
On this job I demonstrated the Ridgid K9-204 FlexShaft machine. The recommendation is to run a camera behind the machine to ensure a full clean of the pipe. The pipe was full of fat from the previous owners, tons of it.
@@plumbcrazy375 The entry waste-pipe is only 40mm & changes to 65mm at the base - If I inserted the FlexShaft first, it didn't leave enough space for the camera head/spring to slip past the FlexShaft cable in the 40mm pipe section, hence this is why I inserted the camera down & into the 65mm first & then the FlexShaft - once in the 65mm I could either pull the camera back behind the FlexShaft or push the FlexShaft past the camera to clean the line - hopefully this clarify's why the camera went in first.
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Thanks for the real life scenario lessons!
Haven’t seen any new vids in a while. I hope you are still making them. You were off to a good start!
Great job, I like how you try to keep everything so clean and contained. I am enjoying your vid's!
Thank you OG. Anything I can do to keep the job tidy indoors is a plus.
Thats my man in New Zeeland...Well done
Also, clean it in reverse. Push ahead as much as possible through the blockage if possible, the clean on the way back with water running upstream. This method is really effective in clearing grease for me.
I believe the recommend not running it in reverse unless it is wrapped around something and you need to get it unstuck. And I believe the reason is the way the wire is wound, running it in reverse can cause it to unwind, then it is trash.
@@stevem1081 You took that wrong. Do not run the machine in reverse, clean it in reverse order. Clean your way to you, not away from you.
@@rtsolution11 I read it, but my brain thought something else. You are correct, they recommend trying to push past the clog if possible, then start. I help a couple of friends that own big restaurants, and when they stop up a kitchen drain, it is usually blocked with grease that has built up and gotten fairly hard, sometimes I run my small snake to cut a hole, then the flex-shaft, but usually I use the jetter.
I have drill heads for both my flex shafts. Heavy grease I run a drill head with the knocker stretched tight to make it small, get it flowing, retrieve and expand the chain to the proper pipe diameter while running hot water hit it again. I make so much $$$ with these flex shafts.
@@rtsolution11 I had a commercial restaurant with lots of grease in the main call me 2 nights ago, I just had surgery 2 days earlier and could not load my jetter, but I know they have really hot water in the kitchen, I took my garden hose jetter nozzle, screwed it on the regular garden hose, the clog was within the first 15 foot on the main drain, but I ran the whole 50 ft hose in to melt away any other grease, and all is well. I will go back in a few weeks to give it a better cleaning, either with the jetter or the new K9 204+ I just ordered yesterday. I'm looking for a good rotary nozzle, just to do a good pipe cleaning, but haven't decided on which one just yet. I have looked at the Reaper, Warthog and then a few from ENZ, maybe even a root ranger.
Excellent once again , machine going well again , combined with the camera let’s the customer see what a good thrower job they are paying for, why people put fat and wet wipes down their drains is beyond me
Camera really ads another element when it can fit in the pipe at the same time & as you says shows the customer the root cause. According to the plans the kitchen drain was supposed to run out pretty much under the front door by itself to the pump station, but instead went to the back of the house to connect with the rest of the houses drainage so having the camera & being able to trace it was very helpful.
Great job.
Gary new jersey. U.S.A
Does your camera still work I wonder why not
Is that a 2” pvc drain ?? What model of reel and camera are you using I would like you buy one
Did u see that fat berg in detroit ? It was huge think it was over 6 ft thick forgot the rest of the size but there was a short news article on it. It was nuts it was fat wipes & white sewer mice & all kinds of other stuff that should go in a bin & not the sewer just started following u on ur latest vid & went back & watched all ur old ones
I must Google that & check it out - cheers.
Will damage the camera head. Or cable.
shane did you mark the red sheath for distance. or did the flex shaft come that way. btw. great job always like watching these.
I marked it wit a permanent marker, but the marker outlasted the cable lol.
Is that a fat trap in the man hole with chains? Great job as usual, take care.
Pump station to pump up to the road. All the fat was from the previous owner as these guys only had the house for several weeks.
I can't see nothing through that camera. I'm guessing it shows better to the naked eye
How do you like those flex shaft machines I’ve heard the cables can break easy? Is that true
Yes they can. The key is to use speed, not torque & have the drill set to the screw function on a low to medium low setting. They are great, but were over-hyped as the next best thing, I have my own homemade version that I can run on higher setting, but it doesn't have the finesse. Ultimately FS will get better & better & its just another good tool to have available, especially for going around toilet pan.
Do you prefer the flex shaft over the milwauke backpack auger? Why would you choose one over the other for certain drains? If you had to choose one which one would it be?
Gidday Willow. I love the Milwaukee, but had been using a length of 3/8' (10mm) flex shaft for outside drains & was interested in seeing what flex shaft could do inside so I threw down the cash for the Ridgid machine, even though I've heard mixed reviews on its cables etc.
If you are cleaning a smaller drain that has several bends & possibly some distance to push out the flex shaft feels more of a work out so far, as you have to push the sheath against the resistance of the bends & you only have one hand free with the Ridgid designed machine, whereas a cable machine is constantly spinning & wanting to move forward & I have both hands free with the Milwaukee.
I like the potential for flex shaft being neater etc, I just need to do a seperate drive unit with a foot pedal that I can connect to the Ridgid instead of a drill & possibly look at a slipperier cover as I don't want to have to add their cover lube every time I want to use it.
I will keep testing it, but at the moment the Milwaukee is easier to run, but that could just be me having to adjust my technique to the a new machine, we'll know within the month.
@@mrdrains2088 Thanks for the reply and knowledge, being that there so many different augers and methods for clearing drains i was interested in your opinion since you seem to have experience with all of them. Having a few properties I am clearing mostly outdoor drains that handle rain / run off and occasionally the main 4 inch line through outdoor cleanouts with a small jetter i made 4,000psi at 4 gpm that seems to work reasonably well. I've been thinking about picking up some sort of small auger like that Milwaukee backpack auger for interior drains as it looks pretty sweet.
@@Cameron-ur2tk I'v been happy with it, its earn't its place of honour as one of my favourites.
Hello mate great work just wondering if you recommend the flexshaft ?? Thinking of buying one.
If you unblock drains on a regular basis definitely. you based in Aussie or somewhere else?
They break way too easy
@@MrDmadness they do if you treat them like they are cable lol
@@AmishHitman73.Archive no bud, they're just not that good for clearing any real obstructions. I've been doing this for over 20 years, and they have their place but a k 50 is a far better investment
@@MrDmadnessthe k 50 is essentially artillery vs a sniper bullet. surely 20 years has taught you that much. i kinda laugh like you have to be joking. it makes me think of crocodile dundee "thats not a knife,....this is a knife". we know its not an elephant knife but it pokes holes in a fellah just as much. but i get it, youd rather throw a stick of dynamite for a minnow. you see the k 50 isnt close to the same league... really, why use the k 50 and not just use the Leto jetter? wont *that* be more effective? much like you, i have done this since 98 and i cant help but giggle at the murica crowd, sorry dont mean to hurt your feelings
Awesome video. What kind of camera are you using to get down 40mm pipe, and what size flex shaft do you use.
Also what size flex shaft do you use.
Its a Ridgid 200' Mini, but I could only use it because the 40mm was just a few cm or inches long without a bend before it dropped into a 65mm (just over 2-1/2") pipe. I have my eye on another camera that can do multiple 32mm - 40mm bends but have to wait until I have a few more $$$ available.
I use a 3/8" (10mm) loose section of flex shaft for outside jobs & the Ridgid is 5/16" (8mm) for lighter duty type work.
What is the pump's purpose? I don't think I have seen one before. If you mentioned it...my apologies. Sometimes I get lost in translation. Nice work. Love your tidying...cleaner when you leave!
The property is roughly a meter or so below the top of the cul de sac (dead end) road so requires the waste to be pump up into the public sewer & thats why they have a large holding / pump chamber. I don't come across them very often on residential city properties so it was interesting.
Can you use a corded drill with it?
Not recommended on the Ridgid machines as you need a slip clutch drill to minimise the chance of destroying the cable. I actually need to open my up as it started making a strange noise from inside the other day.
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Good morning Big T.
If the outlet pipe keeps getting submerged.... and blocking.... and blocking rather close to the tank, I’d wager those things are linked somehow. And I don’t mean pipe 😀
I was waiting for someone to spot that.
I actually noticed the pump trying to pump out the tank, but the water level just kept building. I checked then panel & the alarm light was on.
I had to remove the pump, check it, run a few tests & found the non-return ball valve was not working properly so removed it until a new one can be installed. Fortunately its not a long line from the outlet side of the pump to city main so the back-flow from when the pump stops was not sufficient to reactivate the float switch.
Hey brother, are you OK? If you're in jail I can come bail you out lol.
Free now ;)
looking for some recommendations, new to jetting. got a 9gpm 4000 psi, at what pressure should we jet a 4" cast iron or a 6" clay pipe or does it matter? any commenters would be greatly appreciated.
That sounds like a well spect machine. We don'y have to deal with orangeburg pipe so I can't comment on that, but for cast or clay 4000 psi is great. If you know the cast is solid, you can also use a concrete pulsing nozzle to knock scale off the pipe walls.
How are you today/tonight
Excellent, how about you?
why do you throw fat down the drain .... people still don't understand that fat solidifies with water
The previous owner was very liberal with pouring fat down the drain thats for sure.
@@mrdrains2088 any more videos?
Every time someone washes a pot or pan that light film of grease comes off and over time that adds up and adds up. It’s almost impossible to get all the grease off a dish before you wash it off in the sink. I have customers all the time telling me”but I don’t put grease down my kitchen sink”.
the more i see of the Rigid the more i don't like it, just looks so cumbersome to use, i would take the Milwaukee any day
Its different, but yes with the drill in that position it can be awkward - I think Ridgid should have taken a little more time with the design even if that meant waiting to launch their machines.
good job poop
41?
More please?
@@mrdrains2088 I meant that now there is two #40 :) Shouldn't it be #41?
@@abc32167 ah.. Good spotting, I shouldn't stay up til past midnight lol. Will fix it now.
Onces again Bottels under the sink 😅
Its cool Markus, there were just a couple & they were out of the way. It was a beautiful house & so so clean & pristine.
horrible camera
U need 102
Hi Daniel. The entry pipe of about a foot was 40mm, but the pipe under the floor was 65mm.
Sorry but isn't the snake used to clear the drain not the Damm camera
On this job I demonstrated the Ridgid K9-204 FlexShaft machine. The recommendation is to run a camera behind the machine to ensure a full clean of the pipe. The pipe was full of fat from the previous owners, tons of it.
@@mrdrains2088 you had the camera in first don't try to tell a plumber how to use tools I've been a plumber for 35 years
@@plumbcrazy375 The entry waste-pipe is only 40mm & changes to 65mm at the base - If I inserted the FlexShaft first, it didn't leave enough space for the camera head/spring to slip past the FlexShaft cable in the 40mm pipe section, hence this is why I inserted the camera down & into the 65mm first & then the FlexShaft - once in the 65mm I could either pull the camera back behind the FlexShaft or push the FlexShaft past the camera to clean the line - hopefully this clarify's why the camera went in first.