How To Use A Hand Crank Drain Auger

If you are snaking out a tub feed the auger through the overflow drain not the drain in the floor of the tub.

How to use a hand crank drain auger.

The other length will be threaded and cleared of obstruction with the drain auger cable. Ridgid k 1 combination drain auger for 1 1 4 in. You manually insert the auger end of the snake into the drain and then begin uncoiling by rotating the handle. A drain auger is a long flexible piece of steel cable with a bulb spring or pear shaped head attached on the end.

Set your store to see local availability. You can either manually hand crank the metal cable in your pipe use a battery powered auger or a cordless drill. Clearing the shorter section is trivial and with sinks can be clearly visually inspected. You might meet resistance when pushing the cable through the p trap the u shaped section of pipe under the sink or at any other bend in the pipe if so tighten the setscrew and crank the auger slowly while pushing on the cable.

Extend a length of two to three feet of cable from the drum spool. Turn the auger handle. Once it is tight push down gently while rotating the handle downwards. Unscrew the wing nut at the base of where the auger end extends from the tool and begin advancing the cable down your access point towards the clog.

Plumber s snakes work by entering the drain directly to physically contact and then clear away the obstruction causing the clog. Ask the maintenance man how to use a drain snake. Ask the maintenance man how to use a drain snake. Get free shipping on qualified hand crank drain snakes or buy online pick up in store today in the plumbing department.

Put the auger end of the snake into the drain and feed the cable in while turning it. Drain lines model 46683 54 08 54 08. How hard is it to snake a drain. Slowly turn the crank handle of the auger.

It s attached to a handle or coiled up inside a canister. Feed this by hand into the overflow drain or exposed trap entry.