PHPI takes a quick have a look at Ridgid’s K9-12 drain cleansing machine – designed to deal with gentle blockages and grease in pipework.
While blocked pipes isn’t one of many extra glamorous jobs for a plumber, having a machine available which might make gentle work of the duty of clearing pipes might assist installers out of tough conditions round baths, showers and sinks.
The Ridgid K9-12 is probably the most compact model of the corporate’s vary of FlexShaft Drain Cleansing Machines. The corporate describes the machine as ‘splendid for gentle residential blockages’ and has been designed to clear grease and gentle blockages in pipework. Simple to deal with – the unit weighs round 4.5kg – it may be used for 1 1/4″ – 2″ (32 to 50mm) pipes.
Versatile cable
Contained in the totally enclosed housing there may be 9.1metres of FlexShaft cable, encapsulated in nylon sheath – to make clean-up simpler. To spin the FlexShaft cable customers connect a cordless drill to the enter shaft on the housing. Because the cable spins, the chain knocker on the finish of the cable expands to supply wall-to-wall pipe cleansing. The system is suitable with plain chains, carbide chains, penetrating heads and brushes to assist deal with a wide range of blockages.
The entire unit is designed for a quick setup and fast cleansing enabling a plumber to revive pipes to full move capability as effectively as attainable. To assist save area in a van, when not in use it may be saved vertically.