General Pipe Cleaners D-25 Handy User manual

General D-25 Handy™
Operating Instructions
For 1” through 2 ” lines
This tool is designed to give you years
of trouble-free, profitable service. How-
ever, no machine is better than its opera-
tor.
Read, understand and follow all safety
warnings and instructions provided with
the product. Failure to follow the warnings
and instructions may result in electric
shock and/or serious injury. Save all warn-
ings and instructions for future reference.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
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These instructions are intended to
familiarize all personnel with the safe
operation and maintenance
procedures for the D-25 Handy.
WARNING! Failure to follow all instructions
listed below may result in electric shock, fire
and/or serious personal injury. Replacement
manuals are available upon request at no
charge, or may be downloaded from our web-
site, www.drainbrain.com.
If you have any questions or problems, please
call General’s customer service department at
412-771-6300.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
D-25 Handy™
Electric shock resulting in
death can occur if you plug
your drill into an improperly
wired outlet. If the ground wire
is electrified, you can be elec-
trocuted by just touching the
machine, even when the power
switch is off. A ground fault cir-
cuit interrupter will not protect you
in this situation. Use a UL ap-
proved tester to determine if the
outlet is safe.
Do not operate power tools in
explosive atmospheres, such
as in the presence of flamma-
ble liquids, gases, or dust.
Power tools create sparks which
may ignite the dust or fumes.
Only wear leather gloves.
Never use any other type of
glove, such as cloth, rubber, or
coated gloves. Never grasp a
rotating cable with a rag.
These items could become
wrapped around the cable and
cause serious injury.
Always wear safety glasses
and rubber soled, non-slip
shoes. Use of this safety equip-
ment may prevent serious injury.
Do not overstress cables.
Overstressing cables may cause
twisting, kinking, or breaking of
the cable and may result in seri-
ous injury.
DANGER indicates a hazard with a high level of risk
which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARINING indicates a hazard with a medium level of risk
which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazard with a low level of risk which,
if not avoided, will result in minor or moderate injury.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is
used to alert you to potential personal
injury hazards. Obey all safety mes-
sages that follow this symbol to avoid
possible injury or death.
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D-25 Handy™
Specific Safety Information
1. Only wear leather gloves.Never use any other type
of glove, such as cloth, rubber, or coated gloves.
Never grasp a rotating cable with a rag. These items
could become wrapped around the cable and cause
serious injury.
2. Be sure that your drill is plugged into a properly
grounded receptacle. If in doubt, check receptacle
before plugging in tool. Check the power cord to see
that there are no cuts or frays, and that the grounding
prong on the plug is still in place.
3. If the power cord supplied with your drill is not
long enough, be sure to use a 16 gauge heavy
duty extension cord no more than 50 feet long
and in good condition. Using lighter cords can re-
sult in severe power loss and motor overheating.
4. Place the tool as close as possible, but not more
than six inches from the opening. Greater dis-
tances can result in cable twisting or kinking.
5. Tool is designed for ONE-PERSON operation. Op-
erator must control trigger switch and cable.
6. Never take hold of a rotating cable. Pull the cable
out, or push it back into the container by hand only
when the drill is stopped. When the drill is turning,
always have one hand controlling the trigger switch
and the other hand around the grip sleeve. Opera-
tor’s hand may be caught in the moving parts result-
ing in serious injury.
7. Be careful when cleaning drains where cleaning
chemicals have been used. Avoid direct contact
with corrosive drain cleaners. Drain cleaning chemi-
cals can cause serious burns, as well as damage the
cable. Neutralize or remove corrosive drain cleaners
in the drain before starting the job.
8. Do not operate tool with electric drill if operator
or tool is standing in water. Will increase risk of
electrical shock.
9. Wear safety glasses and rubber soled, non-slip
shoes. Use of this safety equipment may prevent
serious injury.
10. Before starting each job, check that the cable in
the drum is not broken or kinked, by pulling the
cable out and checking for wear or breakage.Al-
ways replace worn out (kinked or broken) cables with
genuine GENERAL replacement cables.
11. Only use this tool in the application for which it
was designed. Follow the instructions on the proper
use of the tool. Other uses or modifying the drain
cleaner for other applications may increase risk of
injury.
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CABLE APPLICATION CHART
Cable Size Pipe Size Typical Applications
1/4” 1" to 2" Small lines, tubs, and shower drains.
5/16" 1" to 2" Sinks, basins, and small drains.
3/8" 1" to 2" Stacks, toilets, small drains (No Roots).
Hint: It's often helpful to have a small stream of
water running in the line to wash the debris away
while the tool is in operation and after.
Operating Instructions
Manual Operation
1. Place tool as close as possible, but not more than six
inches from the drain opening. If you can’t place the
tool this close to the drain opening, run the cable
through a hose or pipe to prevent cable whipping.
2. Loosen the chuck. Insert the cable into the drain
opening as far as it will go. Tighten the chuck by
turning it in a counter-clockwise direction.
3. Turn the tool clockwise, using a slight forward pres-
sure, until the exposed length of cable enters the
drain.
4. Loosen the chuck and pull the container back about
six inches.
5. Tighten chuck and repeat procedure until drain is
open.
6. When line is clear, retract cable while continuing to
rotate the container in the clockwise direction.
Cables are available with either a regular basin plug head
(as pictured above) or an optional down head (as shown
on the cover) to help the cable get around tight bends.