RIDGID K-750 Operating Instructions Manual

• You must be able to place at least one hand on the cable at all times to control and support the cable. • You must be able to reach the FOR/OFF/REV switch. This operating position will help to maintain control of the cable and machine. See Figure 12. 4. Move the FOR/OFF/REV switch to the FOR (FOR- WARD) position. Do not depress the foot switch yet. FOR/OFF/REV refers to the drum/cable rotation and not to the direction ...

Figure 14 – Operating the K-750 using the AUTOFEED If it is difficult to get the cable through a trap or other fit- ting, the following methods or combinations of methods can be used. • Sharp thrusts of the cable, both with and without the cable rotating, can help the cable through a trap. • In some cases with the switch in the OFF position, rotating the drum by hand can change the orien- tation of the cutter to allow ...

Handling A Stuck Tool If the tool stops turning and the cable cannot be pulled back from the blockage, immediately release the foot switch while firmly holding the cable. Do not remove hands from cable or cable may kink, twist and break. The motor will stop and the cable and drum may turn back- wards until the energy stored in the cable is relieved. Do not remove hands from cable until the tension is re- leased. Place FOR/OF ...

When using a front guide hose, pay attention how the guide hose feels in your hand and watch the drum ro- tation. Because the guide hose is over the cable, there is less sensitivity to the loading of the cable, and it is harder to tell if the tool is rotating or not. If the tool is not rotating, the drain is not being cleaned. If the tool continues to get hung up in the blockage, stop using the AUTOFEED (leave the feed lever ...

4. Use 3/4" wrench to remove the bolt that holds the drum to the machine frame. See Figure 18. Figure 18 – Removing Drum Bolt 5. Lay machine on it’s back (see Figure 19). Use proper lifting technique to lift the drum off of its mounting po- sition. A drum with 100' of cable can weigh as much as 150 pounds. In some cases, two people will be needed to handle a drum of cable. Figure 19 – Removing Drum 6. Reverse steps 2-5 ...

5/8 (16mm) 3/4 (20mm) Catalog Model No. No. Description 43637 A-7558 Drum Assembly w/5⁄8" Pigtail 41982 A-7534 Drum Assembly w/3⁄4" Pigtail 43642 A-75 AUTOFEED Assembly 41992 C-100IC Kit w/Tools, 3⁄4" x 100' 49032 Front Guide Hose Assembly 46015 E-453 Allen Wrench 41937 — RIDGID Leather Drain Cleaning Gloves 70032 — RIDGID PVC Drain Cleaning Gloves 59360 A-3 Tool Box 59987 Cable Rust Inhibitor 1 GAL. 31487 A-7570 5 ...