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Here is some video of this afternoon's sewer-job. It demonstrates why I choose to use Ridgid's K-7500 as my main-line machine. And Ridgid's seesnake and navitrack locator for video-inpections.
The K-7500 has an foot-pedal, super-cool stair-climber that flips up for loading into the truck and the best accessory of all: the auto-feed! This video is me pulling the cable back from a 75' sewer lateral that I cleaned in one quick pass. This machine makes the job easy and fast! Notice how I am basically just standing there observing while the machine does all the work. Normally it is safer to keep at least one hand on the cable at all times, but I am reversing the cable into the machine from a very close cleanout access so there is really no danger.
Then I set up the Seesnake™ and quickly video-inspected the line...4" orangeberg with some minor root-intrusion, approx. 50' from cast-iron to street sewer, approx. 4' deep. This next video shows me locating the sonde in the camera head with the Scout™ locator. I didn't know where it was while I was taking this vidEO on my cellphone, I was just finding out where it was LIVE in this. Notice how it takes me only a few seconds to find EXACTLY where the camera-head is and EXACTLY how deep it is.
I was in-and-out of this job in under 45 minutes. Cable-cleaned, video-inspected and line-located! As a flat-rate plumber, I make more money when the job goes quicker. Therefore I chose tools that make it faster and make me money!:thumbup:
The funny part of this story is that I was going in behind the local Roto-rooter company! :laughing: They cleaned the line the day after Thanksgiving, and then cleaned it again a couple days later...and it was still backing up today (less than a week later)!!! :no: The homeowner said that the cutting-head I used was TWICE as big as the one the Roto-rooter guy used! The funny part was I was only using a 2.5" pear-cutter since it was slightly deformed orangeberg! The video-inspection quickly confirmed that the roots were now gone.
Well at least now I know for sure that I am a much better drain-cleaner the local Roto-rooter outfit :tt2: and these homeowners will not forget that!:thumbup:
RIDGID TOOLS: SO EASY A CAVE-PLUMBER CAN DO IT!:icon_biggrin:
The K-7500 has an foot-pedal, super-cool stair-climber that flips up for loading into the truck and the best accessory of all: the auto-feed! This video is me pulling the cable back from a 75' sewer lateral that I cleaned in one quick pass. This machine makes the job easy and fast! Notice how I am basically just standing there observing while the machine does all the work. Normally it is safer to keep at least one hand on the cable at all times, but I am reversing the cable into the machine from a very close cleanout access so there is really no danger.
Then I set up the Seesnake™ and quickly video-inspected the line...4" orangeberg with some minor root-intrusion, approx. 50' from cast-iron to street sewer, approx. 4' deep. This next video shows me locating the sonde in the camera head with the Scout™ locator. I didn't know where it was while I was taking this vidEO on my cellphone, I was just finding out where it was LIVE in this. Notice how it takes me only a few seconds to find EXACTLY where the camera-head is and EXACTLY how deep it is.
I was in-and-out of this job in under 45 minutes. Cable-cleaned, video-inspected and line-located! As a flat-rate plumber, I make more money when the job goes quicker. Therefore I chose tools that make it faster and make me money!:thumbup:
The funny part of this story is that I was going in behind the local Roto-rooter company! :laughing: They cleaned the line the day after Thanksgiving, and then cleaned it again a couple days later...and it was still backing up today (less than a week later)!!! :no: The homeowner said that the cutting-head I used was TWICE as big as the one the Roto-rooter guy used! The funny part was I was only using a 2.5" pear-cutter since it was slightly deformed orangeberg! The video-inspection quickly confirmed that the roots were now gone.
Well at least now I know for sure that I am a much better drain-cleaner the local Roto-rooter outfit :tt2: and these homeowners will not forget that!:thumbup:
RIDGID TOOLS: SO EASY A CAVE-PLUMBER CAN DO IT!:icon_biggrin: