General Wire Drain Cleaner RSVD 2014 Cable Replacement

Written By: Adam O'Camb

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General Wire Drain Cleaner RSVD 2014 Cable Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

5 - 15 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the cable in a General Wire Drain Cleaner RSVD 2014.

Tools

6-in-1 Screwdriver

Parts

General Pipe Cleaners 25' Cable w/cable keeper SK25HE1A

Step 1

Turn off the drain cleaner and disconnect it from power before beginning any maintenance.
Slide the rubber cable cover off of the end of the cable.

Step 2

Use a flathead screwdriver to loosen the three screws around the edge of the front assembly.

Step 3

Pull the front assembly off of the drain cleaner and slide it over the cable to remove it.
During reassembly, make sure the three screws on the front assembly line up with the slots on both the metal cable container back and the plastic cable container.

Step 4

Slide the plastic cable container out of the metal container back.

Step 5

Pull the cable out of the plastic cable container.
During reassembly, make sure to insert the end of the cable with the hook (as shown in the third photo) first, then coil the rest of the cable into the container in a counter-clockwise fashion.

this is the worst instruction guide ever, how do you reassemble the cable? where do you attach the hook to? or do you just stick it in hoping it catches on something? can you please explain that part? thank you.

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ELISA -