Drain Snake Washing Machine

A medium drain snake is used with a 3 8 inch cable and 50 to 75 feet of cable.

Drain snake washing machine.

The kink resistant integral wound solid core cable is ideal for kitchen sinks lavatory sinks slop sinks and laundry stacks and has quick change coupling system for connecting or disconnecting tools. Washing machine drain clogs mostly occur in the drain tube due to which the water from the washing machine could not be pumped out. Knock that clog out with a one two punch of a snake and liquid drain cleaner. The first step is to guide the included 23 inch flexible drain snake down your sink or tub drain it s safe for both to remove the big stuff then follow with a pour of the gel to dissolve any remaining hair soap scum or other gross stuff.

Pull the plug and run the 50 foot snake down the drain line from there. Detach the drain hose from the machine. Help clear drains quickly and efficiently with a drain cleaning machine from grainger. The cable control system causes the drum to stop spinning when the blade becomes lodge in a blockage to help prevent drain snake cable damage from cable flip.

How to prevent drain pipe from overflowing install a laundry sink if you don t already have a laundry sink you should think about getting one. Put a snake down the drain. So whenever you are faced with the question how to clean a clogged washing machine drain the very first thing to do is to remove the drain tube it is attached to the washer and check if there is any blockage. These are great tools for cleaning out longer lines such as with a washing machine or a kitchen clog that may have wound deep into the drain.

Once you have the drain pipe free you can insert the snake down into it. Find a variety of medium and heavy duty drain cleaning machines that can blast through even the toughest clogs. Feed the auger into the drain by locking the cable turning the drum in a clockwise direction and then unlocking and feeding the cable as needed to pass the auger tip through traps and elbows. Unplug and move any appliances to access the drain place towels under the drain opening to handle any spills and then carefully remove the washing machine drain hose.

The flexisnake drain weasel sink snake is designed for the purpose of dealing with this problem. If the clog you are trying to dislodge is not disrupted by chemicals then. Snake the drain until all resistance is gone. Crank the handle to send the 18 inch flexible snake down the drain and let its bristly tip covered.

Snaking a drain 1. This snake should only be used on kitchen or bathroom sinks once the trap has been removed.