Electric Eel RF Series, Z5, Z5-AF, R, E-AF Customer Safety And Operation Manual

Customer Safety and Operation Guide

Electric Eel Model RF

100 Ft. Auto Feed Electric Drain Cleaner 5/8” & 3/4”

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 RF.

Safety Checklist

DANGER!!! TO PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY:

1. ALWAYS wear heavy leather gloves and safety glasses when operating equipment.

2. Place machine cable guide spring at pipe opening. NEVER have exposed cable.

3. DO NOT wear loose clothing or jewelry while operating this machine.

4. Use foot switch to operate machine while keeping good footing and balance at all times. DO NOT OVERREACH.

5. Machine, foot switch and cable should be operated by one person only.

6. ALWAYS keep all guards in place during operation.

7. ALWAYS wear rubber-soled non-slip shoes.

8. ALWAYS avoid contact of skin, facial area and especially eyes with drain water.

9. ALWAYS keep clear of rotating cages/drums, shafts, pulleys, belts or other rotating parts.

DANGER!!! TO PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND

TO AVOID DANGER FROM ELECTRICAL SHOCK:

To ensure protection against electric shock, test the GFCI before each use. When test button is pushed in, the
indicator light should go off. Reactivate the device by pushing the reset button in. If the indicator light goes on, the
device is ready for use. DO NOT use the device if the indicator light does not go on when reset or if the indicator
light remains on, when the test button is pushed in. This device does not guard against electric shock resulting
from defects or faults in any wiring supplying power to this device, or from contact with both circuit conductors.

1. ALWAYS use a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) with a properly grounded outlet for all electrical
cords, connections, and parts as installed by factory and DO NOT make any alterations.

2. NEVER use the machine in damp or wet conditions.

3. ALWAYS disconnect the power cord from the electrical source before making adjustments or changes to
power units.

4. If an extension cord is used, the power source MUST be equipped with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
(GFCI) and properly grounded.

5. Only use 14/3 or larger three-wire extension cords.

6. When using an extension cord outdoors, only use those intended for outdoor use. (Indicated on cord by
suffix “W-A” after cord type.)

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 the rotating cable.

3. NEVER handle any cable under tension. Relieve all tension build up before attempting to handle cable.

4. NEVER operate machine without cable guide spring in place.

5. Use feeder to advance or retract cable with motor switch in FORWARD position. Use REVERSE on feeder
to dislodge a tool lodged in pipeline.

6. DO NOT continue to operate machine when cleaning tool becomes stuck in an obstruction. Excess torque

on a cable could cause it to fracture.

7. NEVER force a tool and cable into a pipeline blockage.

8. ALWAYS wear HEAVY leather gloves and safety glasses when operating machine.

9. Use correct tool for the job or applicaton. Check the tool listing for the correct tool and line size.

10. 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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Tool Application:

Clears 3” through 6” diameter drain lines up to 100 Ft.
and features a two-way auto cable feed for ease of operation.

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Standard Tools Included with the Model RF Kit:

1. SC-18 Spanner Wrench

2. HDD-7 Retriever Tool

3. U3H Grease Tool

4. HDD-3S Root Saw

5. A-1DC Starting Drill Tool

6. 1-FLSC1SC2 Flexible Leader

for Negotiating P-Traps

Follow the steps below to operate the tool

Step Action

1 WITH POWER OFF, attach a small spear-type cleaning tool to the end of the cable. This tool will enable
you to bore a starter hole in the obstruction, allowing backed-up water to drain.

2 Place machine cable guide spring at pipe opening. NEVER have exposed cable.
3 Position foot actuator for easy operator accessibility.
4 To operate the feeder motor, switch must be in FORWARD position.
5 Place one HEAVY leather gloved hand on cable guide spring to control cable as it rotates inside; and use

the other hand to work the feeder control lever.
DANGER: Operator must keep one HEAVY leather gloved hand on cable guide at all times during operation.

6 WITH POWER ON, in order to feed cable, the operator must move the feeder control lever from NEUTRAL
(the position midway between FORWARD and REVERSE) to the FORWARD position, while depressing
the foot actuator.
NOTE: The speed at which the cable is fed initially can be controlled by moving the control lever toward
FORWARD to increase speed and moving back toward NEUTRAL to slow speed.
NOTE: If the feeder control lever is initially put in FORWARD but the cable is not advancing, then turn the
cable tension knob in a clockwise direction until the cable begins to advance.

7 Continue to automatically feed cable until obstruction is met. When cable begins to drag or rotation be
comes difficult, move the lever to the NEUTRAL position and allow tool to cut away at the obstruction.

DANGER: NEVER force the cable or tool into the obstruction.

8 If tool becomes hung up in the obstruction, move control lever to the REVERSE position to back out tool.
9 After tool has been removed from obstruction, move control lever back to the FORWARD position and

continue to work through obstruction.
10 To retrieve cable from line, move control lever to the REVERSE position (while continuing to operate cage

in forward rotation) and cable will back out of line and feed into cage.
NOTE: It is recommended that you use a continuous flush of water to clean tool, cable and sewer line as
cable is retrieved.

11 When tool is close to cleanout opening, return Control Lever to NEUTRAL position, release foot actuator
and allow machine to come to a complete stop. DISCONNECT POWER CORD.

12 Pull remaining cable and tool from drain/sewer line and hand feed cable back into machine.

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