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
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 😅
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.
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
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.
Also when i am drawing cable back to the machine is better to hand ush it in drum or let the lever in front dtaw it back in reverse ( not switch reverse on top) How tight should i have that fromt cable conrol mechanism
@Dmax189 yeah to your first question. As long as the gear switch on machine is in Forward. Don't let it pick thru anything in reverse (reverse gear/machine switch) unless your hands are on the cable, holding it back into the drum so it don't spring out and wrap you up. Now your second question. You can reel it back in with the auto feeder in reverse but keep the machine gear switched to forward. Always pull back in forward gear whether you're using auto feed or not. Honestly reeling in is the only time I ever use the auto feed shit.
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.
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....
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!
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!!! 🙏
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
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
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. 😱
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.
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.
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
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?
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.
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
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.
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
I was thinking that bit I was thinking what if there was roots going closer to the house which I was right but yea I had to go both ways
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 😅
Tampons are the one and only true sewer rats- tails and everything
This is true 👍
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.
Definitely a good idea 💡
I use the least agressive bit at first so i don get to caught up in roots and cant retreave cable
And why don’t you have the the self feeder handle engaged
Not sure lol 😆 I probably wanted to work harder or get out of there faster
That string from your jacket is not a good idea with that machine if it was to get wrapped around that cable it could break your neck
Your totally right thanks for catching that I need to hear that. I definitely don't want to get hurt
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
Where’s your camera 🎥 bro 😎
On the ac haha or my chest haha
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.
Dude awesome advice I love the info 👌
Is it ok to let it spin in nuetral in order to chew the roots? I have issues with my 100ft 3/8 getting twisted in drum
Also when i am drawing cable back to the machine is better to hand ush it in drum or let the lever in front dtaw it back in reverse ( not switch reverse on top)
How tight should i have that fromt cable conrol mechanism
@Dmax189 yeah to your first question. As long as the gear switch on machine is in Forward. Don't let it pick thru anything in reverse (reverse gear/machine switch) unless your hands are on the cable, holding it back into the drum so it don't spring out and wrap you up. Now your second question. You can reel it back in with the auto feeder in reverse but keep the machine gear switched to forward. Always pull back in forward gear whether you're using auto feed or not. Honestly reeling in is the only time I ever use the auto feed shit.
@@Dmax189I wouldn't attempt to chew thru roots using auto feeder tho. You gotta use your hands for tough shit for sure.
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.
All about the feel!
I have the general 91 machine it weighs around 300 lbs I’m 225
General is an awesome brand as well. The Root 66 is a killer machine!
Ur more of a man than me lol 😆 😂 dude I was like I can't do this!! Lol especially long days!
how good is this machine want to get me one ,, 120ft 5/8 cable or 100ft 3/4
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....
Ur more of a man than me!! I hate digging dude!!
Always love the helicopter hang around
Lol 😆 makes good tv
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!
You're right they dont. it's just a sales practice to get their foot in the door!
Yea lol I think it's only for people with clean outs outside and only 50 ft worth of cable. I don't let it bother me I say go with them lol 😆
No worries handy man, I can tell you are not snake handy but you got the job done😊
😂😂😂
Just a hole poker lol
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!!! 🙏
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
Hey, I enjoy your videos! I’m a part-time home improvement contractor and my focus is handyman work. Can you please talk about your pay rates ???
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
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. 😱
Yea I was thinking the same !! I was like o crap there is 2!! There is definitely problems!! Lol I'm just a hole poker Keith!!
😂 well your poke success has been pretty good. @@thehandymanexperience226
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.
I’ll get you guys some shots.
Lol 😆 haha dawg!!!
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.
Yea it definitely bound up, thanks for the info!!
24:10 If the yard cleanout was installed properly, with a wye instead of a tee, the snake should automatically head downstream.
This this was fighting me baddddd
You have to sit there and let the machine eat the roots for a little bit in the same spot if it starts to bind up.
Yea thanks for the info u can tell I'm still newer at it lol 😆
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
It's only a 5/8 cable I think you could put a 3/4 cable in there. The motor is plenty strong I'll tell you that. The 5/8 cable was flexing
@@thehandymanexperience226 Gotcha
Can you get us some shots? LOL. Thanks for sharing (still watching.) God Bless ❤.
Hahaha I'm trying I'm tryinggg
use the power feed it the black handle
I do sometimes and I don't I bought it for the auto feed but I was trying to get out of there
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?
I'm not sure 😕 but roots suck!!
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.
Omg dudeeeee I cut alot out!!! It was a full work out bro!!
the k-6200 is a better machine in my opinion. ive done over 300' with it before lol
Lol freakin crazy dude 😆 🤣 that's nuts !!
Big dot will break your back.
Yea I could definitely see that!!
Nice job !
Thanks man I appreciate it! It's good to hear it from a OG
Whenever you get roots advise the homeowner to either get rid of the tree or tell them to put a shit load of rock salt every year. salt kills roots.
I didn't know about salt!
you learning, it's a trade all of itself...It's a wrap
Thanks Tom you get it! I appreciate it man!
You should invest in a jetter for these kind of jobs.
My Brother keeps saying this lol
Your channel is cool
Thanks man I'm trying!!
Roots n doody smoothie
O yea smelling the best!!
Poke that hole son! 😂
I'm poking the crap out if it!! Lol 😆
its a hole in one
I'm trying!!
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
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.
Thanks man I appreciate it 🙏 that's awesome!! All I ever hear is good stuff about the k60. Yea I'm starting to love snaking!!
i go in with the biggest blade and only put in cable once, get in and get out and get paid, no wasting time doing it 2 to 3 times.
I do like that idea
@@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.