From experience, bend the tip about 15 degrees. It makes the tip clean much more of the pipe instead of a hole through greasy buildup in every sink drain. Without the bend you tend to make a hole the size of your finger through the thick stuff where if you bend the tip it swings around making a much larger path for the water. Been doing this for decades just trying to help.
I grew up without a father so videos like this are invaluable to me. I picked up this tool a year ago but couldn’t figure out for the life of me how it worked. Watching this brief tutorial save me a visit from The Plumber to once again clear the drain from my three females living in the house. Thanks a million!!
@Ross Rick good luck finding someone on the floor to ask a question or the correct menu prompt to speak to a human when you call customer support. Can’t you even let someone receive a f*cking compliment without having to offer a smart ass answer around how YOU think your way is better?!?!
Hey as a plumber just wanted to give you a tip. If you are able to, pull the cable back out of the pipe without putting the tool in reverse. When you put it in reverse you can actually leave the cause of the stoppage in the pipe. And it helps to have some water either flowing or standing in the pipe to help clear it once you've cleared the stoppage.
Wow! Nice video. I didn’t even know a tool like this existed. At the moment I use those super long metal bendy rod to unblock grains but it’s so messy and takes a while.
I brought this used it twice then stopped using it after getting myself a drain cleaning attachment to the Karcher pressure cleaning of eBay was cheap but worked perfectly to clear a blocked sewer. This is more convenient than setting up the Karcher
Thanks, I didn’t know a tool like this exist . My wife and daughter hair always block up the drain and I’ve tried chemicals , plungers and even stuck wire down the drain but now I gotta get myself one of theses tools.
Great video as always. Thank you. Can you please upload a video of ceiling hole/wall damage repair. My apologies in advance if you have already made such video. I need to learn that. I love all your videos. Thanks a lot for your time and effort. Well done. I am learning heaps from your videos.
Good video mate, it's a good tool. When retracting it's ideal to hold a good size cloth around the cable (and wear a leather glove) which helps prevent all the manky drain schmoo riding up the cable and feeding back in to the drum. Also if using on larger diameter external storm water pipes or something of the like, be very careful - if the end catches on tree roots / other significant blockage and the cable continues to feed and rotate, the cable will start wrapping around itself to the point that it will kink over itself quite tightly and bend the circular wire that makes the cable. Once this happens the cable gets an irreversible kink that will continue to buckle and fold at the same spot with further use. At this point the unit is entirely fucked as there is no way that I am aware of to replace the cable.
I've gone through 2 of these in 2 days. the problem is that they seem very flimsy inside the black drum. the cable comes out ok but then won't come back and won't turn. jusr keep clicking away and feels like its jumping a gear. keep your warranty, you will likely need it
They don’t accept a return at Home Depot for these. Our one didn’t even unwind. Went and bought a second one and it does exactly what you described. It doesn’t pull back with any force. So you have to use gloves and pull it yourself which defeats the purpose of having it torque the cord for me on a tough clog. Will continue to use it but I’m pretty close to buying a different design where you can use a hand drill to spin the drum.
Ty the instructions where really bad for this product. I have several ryoboi products and very happy with them. The instruction booklet was missing diagram pages
I just bought one yesterday. I've put a battery on it and advanced and retracted the snake, but haven't tried it on my bathroom sink clog yet. I must say, it feels and operates like a flimsy POS so far. I hate the control for switching direction. The build feels like it WILL break with light use. I'll let you know how it worked.
I’m on my 3rd. The 1st one stopped working and Home Depot won’t take it back because apparently people use it and return it to clog. On my 3rd .. when you wind back the cord it has no torque and you basically just have to use your hands to pull it back.
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From experience, bend the tip about 15 degrees. It makes the tip clean much more of the pipe instead of a hole through greasy buildup in every sink drain. Without the bend you tend to make a hole the size of your finger through the thick stuff where if you bend the tip it swings around making a much larger path for the water. Been doing this for decades just trying to help.
I grew up without a father so videos like this are invaluable to me. I picked up this tool a year ago but couldn’t figure out for the life of me how it worked. Watching this brief tutorial save me a visit from The Plumber to once again clear the drain from my three females living in the house. Thanks a million!!
@Ross Rick good luck finding someone on the floor to ask a question or the correct menu prompt to speak to a human when you call customer support. Can’t you even let someone receive a f*cking compliment without having to offer a smart ass answer around how YOU think your way is better?!?!
What’s a father got to do with it? My niece and nephew grew up with a father and their father is 100% worthless and severely over weight.
Hey as a plumber just wanted to give you a tip. If you are able to, pull the cable back out of the pipe without putting the tool in reverse. When you put it in reverse you can actually leave the cause of the stoppage in the pipe. And it helps to have some water either flowing or standing in the pipe to help clear it once you've cleared the stoppage.
best way to test to see if you got all of it. Place a plug into the sink. Fill up the basin and release the plug and see how fast the water drains.
Mine works like a treat! My wife has long hair and I never imagined so much hair! Its amazing the job these do!
Surprisingly works very well 👍
Fantastic,,,once again. Thanks for showing how that thing works.
I love Ryobi, they also have great battery operated Lawnmowers, quiet too
I bought one this today but was a life saver for me
Wow! Nice video. I didn’t even know a tool like this existed. At the moment I use those super long metal bendy rod to unblock grains but it’s so messy and takes a while.
Thanks! I got that one today! Using it tomorrow!
Another great video with good learning outcome. Thank you.
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Thanks for the video. Just bought the ryobi. Will try and fix my sink.
Update?
I brought this used it twice then stopped using it after getting myself a drain cleaning attachment to the Karcher pressure cleaning of eBay was cheap but worked perfectly to clear a blocked sewer. This is more convenient than setting up the Karcher
Thank you Bill
*Very Nice !*
nice fix man!
Thanks, I didn’t know a tool like this exist . My wife and daughter hair always block up the drain and I’ve tried chemicals , plungers and even stuck wire down the drain but now I gotta get myself one of theses tools.
Very nicely done Bill !! Cheers mate from Branson Mo. U,S.A. 😍😀Thanks for sharing your talent and videos, Rodney
Much appreciated 👍
Great video as always. Thank you. Can you please upload a video of ceiling hole/wall damage repair. My apologies in advance if you have already made such video. I need to learn that. I love all your videos. Thanks a lot for your time and effort. Well done. I am learning heaps from your videos.
Hi no problem coming soon 👍
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Good video mate, it's a good tool. When retracting it's ideal to hold a good size cloth around the cable (and wear a leather glove) which helps prevent all the manky drain schmoo riding up the cable and feeding back in to the drum. Also if using on larger diameter external storm water pipes or something of the like, be very careful - if the end catches on tree roots / other significant blockage and the cable continues to feed and rotate, the cable will start wrapping around itself to the point that it will kink over itself quite tightly and bend the circular wire that makes the cable. Once this happens the cable gets an irreversible kink that will continue to buckle and fold at the same spot with further use. At this point the unit is entirely fucked as there is no way that I am aware of to replace the cable.
Very good idea to put the cloth while retracing it 👍This one is recommended for pipes up to 2 inches wide.
Thanks for the review.
I've gone through 2 of these in 2 days. the problem is that they seem very flimsy inside the black drum. the cable comes out ok but then won't come back and won't turn. jusr keep clicking away and feels like its jumping a gear. keep your warranty, you will likely need it
They don’t accept a return at Home Depot for these. Our one didn’t even unwind. Went and bought a second one and it does exactly what you described. It doesn’t pull back with any force. So you have to use gloves and pull it yourself which defeats the purpose of having it torque the cord for me on a tough clog. Will continue to use it but I’m pretty close to buying a different design where you can use a hand drill to spin the drum.
I just payed 170 for one these I should have just payed for the wire snake! I'm definitely taking this back!
Ty the instructions where really bad for this product.
I have several ryoboi products and very happy with them.
The instruction booklet was missing diagram pages
TIL Australians have gray water drain systems. Weird.
where can i buy one of those clear locks? you used tone in the lockpicking videos and i wanted to buy one.
I've been waiting for the 50 footer, but now that you say is so bloody expensive I will probably pass.
4 times the price of the one I was using. 25 ft worked great and cheap
This unit is recommended on pipes 2 inches wide, has anyone had any success on the 4 inch stormwater pipes with this tool?
I just bought one yesterday. I've put a battery on it and advanced and retracted the snake, but haven't tried it on my bathroom sink clog yet. I must say, it feels and operates like a flimsy POS so far. I hate the control for switching direction. The build feels like it WILL break with light use. I'll let you know how it worked.
Update?!
I’m on my 3rd. The 1st one stopped working and Home Depot won’t take it back because apparently people use it and return it to clog.
On my 3rd .. when you wind back the cord it has no torque and you basically just have to use your hands to pull it back.
They dont sell this at home depot or lowes
I need this in Pakistan, , , how can I purchase
Still sewer brother.
Are you just a handy man? Work for a franchise or for yourself?
Work for myself 👍
Whereabouts, Bill? Maybe you can fix a few things at our place :-)
$139 means your Aussie ELITES adds too much idiot value fees for the good folks there.
Not long enough
too bad you can't replace the cable; not without tearing the thing apart.
That's definitely sewer
Seems to have been welded on. What the fuck? Why do people do things? lol
Dirty bathroom
🙄 you talk to much just do it already