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Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model K
50 Ft. Manual Snake
Email: info@electriceel.com
Website: www.electriceel.com
Safety Topics
Safety Topics
Read and understand all safety and operational guidelines before operating this machine. Failure to follow safety and operations
guide could result in death or serious injury. Please visit www.electriceel.com for the manufacturers operation and safety manual
for the Model K.
Safety Checklist
DANGER!!!
TO PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY:
1. ALWAYS wear heavy leather gloves and safety glasses when operating equipment.
2. DO NOT wear loose clothing or jewelry while operating this machine.
3. Machine should be operated by one person only.
4. ALWAYS wear rubber-soled non-slip shoes.
5. ALWAYS avoid contact of skin, facial area and especially eyes with drain water.
6. ALWAYS keep clear of rotating cages/drums, shafts, pulleys, belts or other rotating parts.
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Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model K
50 Ft. Manual Snake
Email: info@electriceel.com
Website: www.electriceel.com
GENERAL SAFETY – ROTATING CABLES AND EQUIPMENT
DANGER!!!
TO PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND TO AVOID DANGER FROM ROTATING CABLES AND EQUIPMENT:
1. USE CAUTION AT ALL TIMES. Cable can twist or kink and cause serious injury. Fingers or other body parts can be
caught in rotating parts.
2. NEVER handle any cable under tension. Relieve all tension build up before attempting to handle cable.
3. DO NOT continue to operate machine when cleaning tool becomes stuck in an obstruction. Excess torque on a cable
could cause it to fracture.
4. NEVER force a tool and cable into a pipeline blockage.
5. ALWAYS wear HEAVY leather gloves and safety glasses when operating machine.
6. Use correct tool for the job or applicaton. Check the tool listing for the correct tool and line size.
7. To maintain safe and efficient operation, thoroughly clean all cables with water after use. Acids in the drain and sewer lines
attack and deteriorate the metal of the cables and tools.
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Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model K
50 Ft. Manual Snake
Email: info@electriceel.com
Website: www.electriceel.com
Tool Application: Clears 1-1/4” through 3” diameter drain lines up to 50 Ft.
Kitchen sinks, laundry tubs, down spouts.
Standard Tools Included with the Model K Kit:
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1. DN-10 General purpose tool
2. DN-11 Drill point tool
3. DN-12 Finishing/Grease tool
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Customer Safety and
Operation Guide
Electric Eel Model K
50 Ft. Manual Snake
Email: info@electriceel.com
Website: www.electriceel.com
Follow the steps below to operate the tool
Step
Action
1
Place unit within 3 feet of drain opening.
2
Attach spear head tool to the cable with set screw and allen wrench.
3
Loosen chuck by turning thumbscrew counterclockwise.
4
Pull out approximately 12” – 16” of cable and insert into drain line.
5
Turn crank handle on unit clockwise until exposed cable has entered drain line.
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until obstruction has been cleared.
7
If possible, keep water running through drain line to help flush out debris.
8
Hand feed cable back into unit.
OPERATOR’S MANUAL and MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT:
Website: www.electriceel.com
Toll-Free: 800-833-1212
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