Electric Eel Z5 Guide

Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model Z5
75 Ft. Electric Snake
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Safety Topics
Safety Topics
Read and understand all safety and operational guidelines before operating this machine. Failure to follow safety and operations
guide could result in death or serious injury. Please visit www.electriceel.com for the manufacturers operation and safety manual
for the Model Z5.
Safety Checklist
DANGER!!!
TO PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY:
1. ALWAYS wear heavy leather gloves and safety glasses when operating equipment.
2. DO NOT wear loose clothing or jewelry while operating this machine.
3. Use foot switch to operate machine while keeping good footing and balance at all times. DO NOT OVERREACH.
4. Machine, foot switch and cable should be operated by one person only.
5. ALWAYS keep all guards in place during operation.
6. ALWAYS wear rubber-soled non-slip shoes.
7. ALWAYS avoid contact of skin, facial area and especially eyes with drain water.
8. ALWAYS keep clear of rotating cages/drums, shafts, pulleys, belts or other rotating parts.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model Z5
75 Ft. Electric Snake
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DANGER!!!
TO PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND TO AVOID DANGER FROM ELECTRICAL SHOCK:
To ensure protection against electric shock, test the GFCI before each use. When test button is pushed in, the indicator light
should go off. Reactivate the device by pushing the reset button in. If the indicator light goes on, the device is ready for use.
DO NOT use the device if the indicator light does not go on when reset or if the indicator light remains on, when the test button
is pushed in. This device does not guard against electric shock resulting from defects or faults in any wiring supplying power to
this device, or from contact with both circuit conductors.
1. ALWAYS use a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) with a properly grounded outlet for all electrical cords,
connections, and parts as installed by factory and DO NOT make any alterations.
2. NEVER use the machine in damp or wet conditions.
3. NEVER expose machine to rain.
4. THE USER SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. For safety reasons all
electrical replacement components should be installed by a qualified electrician.
5. Before making adjustments or changes to power units, disconnect from electrical source.
6. If an extension cord is used, the power source MUST be equipped with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) and
properly grounded.
7. Only use 14/3 or larger three-wire extension cords.
8. When using an extension cord outdoors, only use those intended for outdoor use. (Indicated on cord by suffix “W-A” after
cord type.)
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Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model Z5
75 Ft. Electric Snake
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GENERAL SAFETY –ROTATING CABLES AND EQUIPMENT
DANGER!!!
TO PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND TO AVOID DANGER FROM ROTATING CABLES AND EQUIPMENT:
1. USE CAUTION AT ALL TIMES.Cable can twist or kink and cause serious injury. Fingers or other body parts can be
caught in rotating parts.
2. NEVER handle any cable under tension. Relieve all tension build up before attempting to handle cable.
3. DO NOT continue to operate machine when cleaning tool becomes stuck in an obstruction. Excess torque on a cable
could cause it to fracture.
4. NEVER force a tool and cable into a pipeline blockage.
5. ALWAYS wear HEAVY leather gloves and safety glasses when operating machine.
6. Use correct tool for the job or applicaton. Check the tool listing for the correct tool and line size.
7. To maintain safe and efficient operation, thoroughly clean all cables with water after use. Acids in the drain and sewer lines
attack and deteriorate the metal of the cables and tools.

Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model Z5
75 Ft. Electric Snake
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Tool Application: Clears 1-1/4” through 3” diameter drain lines up to 75 Ft. Small floor drains, laundry tubs, and kitchen sinks.
Standard Tools Included with the Model Z5 Kit:
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1. DN-10 General purpose tool
2. DN-11 Drill point tool
3. DN-12 Finishing/Grease tool
4. DN-14 Drill for 2”- 3” lines
5. DN-16 Clean-up tool for 3” lines
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Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model Z5
75 Ft. Electric Snake
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Follow the steps below to operate the tool
Step
Action
1
Place the machine within 3 ft. of the drain or sewer clean out.
2
Attach a small spear-type cleaning tool to the end of the cable. This tool will enable you to bore a starter hole in the
obstruction, allowing backed-up water to drain.
3
Position foot actuator for easy operator accessibility.
4
Make sure FOR/REV switch is in the FORWARD position. Run the machine in forward at all times during cleaning
operation, use reverse only to dislodge tool lodged in pipe line.
5
With the machine in the off position, hand feed the cleaning tool and cable into the sewer line clean out as far as can be
easily done.
6
With gloved hands on cable, begin depressing the foot actuator to start the machine. ALWAYS keep two hands on the
cable in order to guide and control the rotating cable.
7
Apply downward pressure with gloved hands on cable; rotating cable will slowly work its way into the line.
8
Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the obstruction is met. This will become apparent as operator can no longer feed additional
cable into the line and/or cable slows or fails to rotate. WARNING: DO NOT ALLOW machine to run when cleaning
tool becomes stuck in the obstruction and cable fails to rotate. This will cause EXCESS CABLE TENSION and allow
the cable to kink, and/or break due to excess torque build-up. If tool becomes stuck, switch motor for Forward to
Reverse operation, and slowly back tool out of obstruction.
9
To work tool through obstruction, place toggle switch in FORWARD direction and begin running cable into line.
When the cable hits an obstruction and starts to load, the operator should pull on the cable in order to back tool away
from obstruction. This procedure should continue until tool has fully worked its way through the obstruction. NOTE:
For larger lines, it will be necessary to repeat steps 5 through 9 with a larger tool or blade after the obstruction has
been penetrated.

Customer Safety and
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75 Ft. Electric Snake
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Tool Operation (Continued):
Step
Action
10
To retrieve cable from sewer line, manually pull cable from sewer and hand feed back into the machine with it running
in FORWARD rotation. NOTE: It is recommended that you use a continuous flush of water to clean tool, cable and
sewer line as cable is retrieved.
11
As tool nears coming out of the drain or sewer opening, release foot actuator and allow machine to come to a complete
stop.
12
Pull remaining cable and tool from drain/sewer line and hand feed cable back into machine.
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