Commissioning; Coupling/Decoupling The Tools / Spirals; Operation (B); Removing The Pipe Blockage - Rothenberger RODRUM S Bedienungsanleitung

5.2

Commissioning

The pipe cleaning machine should exclusively be operated by instructed and
authorised personnel!
 Check the electrical installation at the work place
 Place the foot switch in such a way that it can be easily reached and that all control ele-
ments are easy to operate.
 Connect the mains power plug to the appropriate power supply network.
Ensure that the motor switch is set to "OFF"!
5.3

Coupling/decoupling the tools / spirals

Coupling:
 Push the tool / spiral until it engages with the coupling.
Decoupling:
 Push the segregation key into the bore and push the tool / spiral to the side out of the cou-
pling.
5.4 Operation
Operation of the pipe cleaning machine may only be performed while taking
account of all notes concerning safety of people and the machine!
Moving the spiral into the pipe:
 Place the machine at a distance of about 1 m to the opening of the pipe to be cleaned.
 Push the guide tube (8) over the spiral up to the dead stop on the feed unit housing and fix
in place with the catch.
 Couple a suitable tool at the front (p. 5.3). Select the tool according to the type of dirt/fouling
(being removed). Ensure correct seating!
Put on gloves before any further manual operations are performed!
 At the motor switch, switch the machine to ready-to-operate (switch position I).
 Hold the spiral with guide tube in the hand and switch on the motor at the foot switch (4).
 The spiral feed is infinitely controlled (forwards, neutral and backwards) using the pressed
feed unit handle.
5.5

Removing the pipe blockage

The spiral should bore its way into the blockage material; it should not be pressed in.
 If there is a perceptible counterpressure (from the blockage) and the spiral is pretensioned in
a bowed apparatus, put the feed unit handle in neutral (the spiral simply turns on the spot)
and push the bowed apparatus against the blockage.
 If the spiral has penetrated into the pipe so that the bowed apparatus is detensioned, set the
hand lever to feed again.
 Repeat these processes until the blockage has been removed.
If there are increased loads on the spiral (recognisable by rearing up of the guide tube
(8)), release the feed unit handle immediately to release the pressure on the spiral!
5.6

Pull the spiral back out of the pipe

 After successful removal of the blockage, put the feed unit handle into return travel in order
to pull the spiral back into the drum.
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