No. 25 Handy & 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.
CABLE APPLICATION CHART
Cable Size Pipe Size Typical Applications
1/4” 1-1/4" to 2" Small lines, tubs, and shower drains.
5/16" 1-1/2" to 2" Sinks, basins, and small drains.
3/8" 2" to 3" 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
No. 25 HANDY
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 on the No. 25 on cover) or an optional down
head (as pictured on the D-25 on the cover) to help the
cable get around tight bends.
