Drain Snake Hire

Heavy duty Ridgid Drain Snake. We only hire proper heavy duty commercial ridgid drain snakes – just like the one the plumber would bring with him if you call a plumber – with a variety of cutters for sand, tree roots or grease. And they have 27 metres of cable. Other hire companies charge extra for this length cable.

Where is Better Rentals Drain Cleaner Hire located?
We’re in Cranbourne, Pakenham, Mornington and Ferntree Gully.
Great gear and fair rates.

Safety –
1. Wear Eye Protection
2. ONLY use the studded leather glove provided for holding the spinning Cable. DO NOT attempt to use machine with no gloves, or any other type of glove.
3. Electric shock
Only use the Power Lead provided by better Rentals
Do not stand in water or allow the drain snake to sit in water.
4. To stop the cable spinning – let go of the clutch handle.
5. Black Cable Cover MUST be used to prevent cable not in drain from flicking around dangerously as it rotates.

NOTE – THE CABLE IS NOT SELF FEEDING.
PUSHING DOWN ON THE CABLE WITH METAL GLOVE GIVES FORWARD PRESSURE.

The Clutch handle makes the cable spin so the tool at the end can do its job.
Set Up:
1. Place machine with handles pointing away from drain opening and roughly 500mm away.
2. Connect black cable cover to rear of machine.
3. Connect a cutter/cleaner to end of a cable.
4. Feed cables (with cutter end first) into the drain opening until the obstruction is reached.
5. Insert the end of the cable into the “front” of the drain cleaner (opposite end to handles) and feed excess
through machine. If it extends beyond the end of the black cable cover, remove excess cables.
6. FOR/OFF/REV switch must be in OFF Position before connecting power lead.
7. Position yourself as per diagram:
RIGHT HAND will operate the clutch handle.
LEFT HAND (in metal/leather glove) will push down on cable to give forward pressure.

Using the Drain Cleaner:
8. Pull 250mm or so of cable out of the machine so it forms an “n” shape.
9. With your Left hand in the metal/leather mitt, hold the cable loosely but be ready for a jerk when the clutch lever is pulled down.
10. Turn the FOR/OFF/REV to FOR (forward). The motor will start but cable won’t spin.
NOTE: REV (Reverse) is only to be used if the cable becomes stuck. It’s not required for normal use of and can damage cables as it “untightens” the cable springs
11. Pull clutch down sharply with Right Hand to start cable spinning. (Clutch should be up or down – like your car, riding half way causes damage and can break the machine).
12. Push down on the “n” of cable to give forward pressure to the cable and cutter on the blockage.
13. Release Clutch. Pull 250mm of cable from the drain cleaner to form another “n” and repeat until cable moves forward freely and drain is unblocked.

Most drains are fairly easy to unblock if you hire the right drain unblocker.
Better Rentals has been hiring ridgid drain unblockers for at least the past 20 years and have helped hundreds of people save time and money by doing it themselves.
If your drain is blocked full of roots then it doesn’t matter if you try to unblock the drain yourself – or call a plumber. It either can be cleaned – or not. And if not, it doesn’t matter what drain unblocker you hire so you may as well hire the best. And if you need to dig up the pipes and replace them and chop down some trees that are filling the pipes with roots – well at least you’ve only spent the hire charge finding out and not the plumber’s call out fee and charge for telling you you need to install a new drain.

Bunnings have a huge range of stuff to buy – and a smaller range of gear to hire.
But – last time we checked – bunnings don’t hire drain snakes.
The do sell a huge range of items – including drain cleaners.
But they’re all fairly light duty drain machines that are either manual or small electric units that are fine for a blocked kitchen sink.
Anyway – if a bunnings drain snake is what you’re after head over there and we’re sure they’ll help.