Silverline 395010 Drain Unblocker 6m x 6 mm
Silverline 395010 Drain Unblocker 6m x 6 mm
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| Weight: | 0.99 g |
| Size: | 6 mm x 6 m |
| Dimensions: | 0.06 x 0.06 x 0.24 cm; 0.99 Grams |
| Model: | 395010 |
| Part: | 395010 |
| Colour: | Multi |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | SLTL4 |
| Dimensions: | 0.06 x 0.06 x 0.24 cm; 0.99 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 6 mm x 6 m |
Cleared a slow waste pipe drain. Just make sure you learn the technique to allow you to snake through multiple 90 bends.
Used in a loo. Of course the metal leaves deposits on the white.porcelain. this can be removed with any paste that gently polishes… Baking powder, bicarb, or toothpaste..
I needed more length than the specific toilet auger. It reached a stack of roots, got.hold of enough to clear the blockage a few meters along the clay pipe. Cooper’s plunger.and sink plungers etc
. Did nothing.
If you don’t know how to use look up online. It’s simple enough. Feed. At bend, lock, rotate, push forward. It’ll feed around. Unlock feed to next bend. At obstacle rotate and push to grab. Then pull back. There are videos to show you.
If you dont know how to use it then watch a youtube video, there are many variation of this product online and shown in videos.
Boil the kettle, poor it down whichever drain is blocked or draining slowly. leave it drain or drain it out. Start using the tool. SLOWLY feeding it into the pipe, when you hit the blockage just start to SLOWLY rotate, only a couple of rotations then pull the wire back a few inches to pull way whever was stuck. then push deep, start feeding down the pipe. if you hit another blockage repeat, you might want to pull some of it out. have the boiling water ready near by, once you pull whatever mostrisity out of the pipe, dip it into the bowl of hot water, remember not to poor this down the same pipe later lol!
Again repeat till its all clear.
Then boil the kettle ten times and poor down the drain mixing with soap.
200 saved.
Make sure you clean the device after use, dry thoroughly and if you have handyman oil apply to the device otherwise it WILL RUST! Look after it and it will pay for it self 100x over.
if it breaks, its a tenner, buy another one!
I checked on YouTube and most of the plumbing sites recommended this type of tool, as once you get blocks like I had chemical sink un-blockers you can buy on the high street will more than likely fail (My Wife purchased two and yes they failed).
The kitchen sink took about 20 mins to clear and nearly all of the cable! (initially over 1 hour but that was my error see below)
The bath took about 10 mins and about half of the cable.
Each time I experienced more than one block in the pipes, so don’t stop at the first!
Don’t make the same mistake I did when I first used it. I was leaving a long part of the cable between the pipe and the handle. This did not get the desired amount of power to the head. After adjusting it to leave as short amount as possible I found it “drilled” through the blockage very easily.
Having only paid 7.92 for this I consider it an absolute bargain compared to the cost of a plumber and the time to come and do the job. Yes it can be a messy job (gloves recommended) but entirely worth it.
Just ensure that you replace any pipes correctly and make sure that they are water tight.
I gave it a five star rating for all including “scent” even though the real scent can be bad I didn’t want the item to be downgraded!!
We had a blockage somewhere between the U bend under the sink and the mains sewer but the pipe was totally inaccessible and had at least two 45 degree joints somewhere in the 15ft run with the only entry point being the outlet from the U bend. Drain rods were too stiff and a hosepipe too flexible so I sent off for this in hope rather than expectation but half an hour later the blockage was cleared.
Like the previous reviewer I was unsure how to use the tool to best effect although there was a tiny instruction sheet in the box but trial and error eventually triumphed, so I can confirm that the following process worked perfectly after all other tools failed to remove the hidden blockage
1. Partially undo the screw on the silver ring to allow you to pull out a couple of feet of cable, then tighten the screw again so the cable can’t move in or out of the blue body of the auger.
2. Insert the spring shaped head of the auger into the pipe and feed the cable into the pipe until you feel any resistence then tighten the screw and start turning the auger whilst holding the pistol grip with one hand and rotating the handle with the other hand).
Whilst turning the handle work the auger backwards and forwards whilst turning the handle and as soon as you feel that the auger has moved further in, undo the locking screw and pull another couple of feet of cable out, tighten the screw and repeat the process.
Don’t pull too much cable out or it will curl up when you try to work it into the pipe and slow short movements seem to work best.
3. Once you think you’ve passed the point of obstruction work the cable back and forth a few times using a sawing action as I found this dislodged a lot of the crud. It helps if you have someone looking down the manhole or exit point who can tell you when a rush of smelly water appears to confirm you’ve achieved your objective.
This is a simple bit of kit which when used properly works surprisingly well – I’d probably stick with drain rods for clearing a mains sewer but for working indoors this is perfect especially as the mucky cable retracts into the blue plastic body so you can minimise the chance of splashing the very unpleasant contents of your blockage around when you pull the cable back out of the pipe.
However, after searching YouTube for instructional videos on “How to use a Handheld Drain Auger”, I managed to get the device to work properly. So the device itself is excellent. But the lack of instructions is a real issue.
It immediately cleared the blockage which more than 10 Litres (I kid you not!!) of Hydrochloric and Sulphuric Acid (the super-strong dangerous stuff plumbers use that dissolves anything it contacts), had been unable to clear. It took no more than 10 minutes. I wish I’d found the instructional videos before I wasted so much money on drain unblocking acids.
Anyway, for those who have no idea how to use the Auger and want some instructions, I’ll explain how it worked for me:
1) Turn the screw on the end of the auger and pull out about 2 or so feet of cable, then tighten the screw again so the cable can’t move in or out of the auger.
2) Put the springy head of the auger into the drain opening and start turning the auger (holding the ‘gun’ bit with one hand and rotating with the other).
3) While turning the cable, begin to SLOWLY feed/push it down into the drain. Try to keep the cable upright above the drain if you can. It’s important to keep it turning while doing this so the cable begins to coil down into the drain by itself.
4) When the cable has mostly disappeared down the drain, stop turning/feeding it. Untighten the screw on the end and pull out another 2+ feet of cable, then tighten the screw again.
5) Repeat stages 2-4 until you feel some resistance – which probably means you’ve reached the blockage (though you may have already bashed/broken the blockage aside without even realising it).
6) As I was feeding the cable in, I made a habit of pausing for a minute and vigorously plunging up to about 12inches of the cable in and out of the pipe to try to scrape and dislodge any gunge that might be sticking to the sides of the pipes as I was going down.
7) If you have a complete blockage that you feel you’ve snagged, you can now pull the coiled wire back out of the drains (slowly feeding it back into the auger) and hopefully dragging the blockage out with you.
8) If you don’t have a complete blockage, you might find it helpful, after a while, to turn on the hot water a little and repeat the plunging so that anything that is being dislodged as you feed the wire down is washed away down the drain.
9) As a final tip, I’d recommend running the hot tap once the blockage is cleared and further plunging the cable as you slowly feed it back into the auger. This will help clean the cable and wash off any smelly gunge that’s been stuck to the cable on the way in.
Hope this helps. Good luck!