3. Clean any oil, grease or dirt from all equipment handles and controls.
This helps prevent the machine or control from slipping during use.
4. Verify Foot Switch is attached to Drain Cleaner.
5. Verify Drain Cleaner is properly assembled. Inspect the machine for
broken, worn, missing, misaligned or binding parts or any other condition
which may prevent safe and normal operation.
6. Make sure that switches and handles move smoothly between
positions and lock in place, and that the bumpers at the bottom of the
handle are present and firmly attached.
7. Rotate the drum and make sure that it turns freely without binding.
8. Check that all warning labels are present, firmly attached and readable.
9. Make sure Belt Guard is securely fastened to the Drain Cleaner.
10. Check the cable for any wear and damage. If any section of the cable is
worn or flattened, replace cable before use.
11. Verify cable does not have multiple or excessive kinks (greater than
15°). Kinks weaken the cable and can cause cable failure. Replace any
cables that have multiple or excessively large kinks.
12. Look for spaces between the cable coils.
Kinking, stretching (pulling cable by hand) or running the cable in reverse can
deform the cable. Cables with spaces between the coils should be
13. Check for signs of excessive corrosion. Corrosion weakens the cable,
making it brittle. This can be caused by storing the cable wet or using the
cable with corrosive chemicals (often found in chemical clog removers).
Excessively corroded cable should be replaced.
14. Before use, fully retract the cable with no more than 2" of cable outside of
the machine. This will the keep the cable from "whipping" when the
machine is turned on.
15. Set the Rotation Switch to the OFF position.
16. With dry hands, plug cord into properly grounded outlet and move the
Rotation Switch into the Forward position.
17. Move Feed Lever to exactly between F and R settings, otherwise cable
will start moving in or out during this test.
18. Press the Foot Switch and note the direction of rotation of the drum. If
the Foot Switch does not control the Drain Cleaner's operation, do not
use the machine until the Foot Switch has been repaired.
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replaced.