VEVOR Drain Cleaner Machine 75Ft x 1/2Inch, 370W Drain Cleaning Machine Fits 1 Inch (25mm) to 4 Inch(100mm) Pipes, Portable Electric Drain Auger Cleaner with 8 Cutters, Gloves

If you have access to you sewer line in lengths of no more than 75 ft, this machine is for you. My sewer line is 110 ft The clean outs are at the house foundation and 40 ft from the house which leaves 70 ft to the city's main sewer line. Of course the blockage had to be at 65 ft from the clean-out and a standard 50 ft plumber's snake wouldn't reach it so I bought and tried a 100 ft snake and that would clear the blockage but only temporally. This machine will reach approximately 75 ft. which allowed me to reach, cut out and remove the blockage. The pick-up tools and rotating cable easily reached the blockage, cut and removed the roots that were the "root" of the problem. :)The machine should pay for itself with one more use.The only issue with the machine (and it's really not an issue) is it has a slight vibration that increases as the cable nears it's end. It's not bad at all but just enough to vibrate the two rubber caps on the base of the frame off. A little glue or silicone sealant will prevent that from happening again.Very pleased with everything about this machine. Well worth the investment.

If you are thinking about getting this it is worth it I was surprised how well it worked for my drains

It's not a perfect product but for half off the big boys you have to expect that. I took the Gamble and I used the tool and it got the job done. It'll be handy to have around the house being that it cost less than to call the plumber but I have a few notes for you. It does not have a set screw so you're going to need a good pair of vice grips to place inside the drum to hold the cable from time to time. This is for pulling it out if it gets stuck. Just attach the vice grips where I did and then just pull the machine back. Small amount of turning here and there I recommend doing it by hand. I started with the boring bulb ripped out some roots and then made another pass with the wing cutter. I don't recommend using the gloves they provided. Some guys online said to use disposable gloves and I didn't understand it first but that way if you get grabbed you are stronger than the glove is so it doesn't take your fingers, just the glove. But be sure to be quick to turn it off though. Take your time, if you find yourself pissed off just walk away. And every once in a while visually check the cable inside the drum to make sure it did not kink with the machine off. Unplug it anytime you're going to do anything with the machine. Remember operating a drain machine is playing peekaboo with broken fingers.

I was trying to figure out why this kept binding. Then it would randomly catch not really on something in the pipe but enough friction to tangle up the cable inside and would have to stop the machine, untangle it. Several times I'd have to pull all the cable out of the basket and refill it. I Though it might have been wound in there wrong the wrong way and tried winding the other way and that just made it dangerous and worse. The problem is it's missing a lock on the basket to stop twisting the cable in the basket. If you are going to get one then I would suggest getting the one with the lock screw and feed lever. You'll notice the rental units without the feed have a some kind of screw to lock the cablenin place where you can pull it into the drain then when you have an obstruction, lock the screw, start the motoe and let it drive into the obstruction and when you see the cable seem to run freely the stop, feed more cable and repeat until the pipe is clean. Also I realized with this 1/2 cable after a certain length it was dry and just grabbed and ripped the gloves. Another time the cable in the cage lossened up as I was just letting it try to clear anything that might be left and cable forced its way out starting a loop that by the time I let go of the foot switch twisted grabbing the glove in the twist and tried to rip it off. For the safety of this machine a locking clamp needs to be added to the nose of the cage. Also the two bladed starting cutter basically stops working the moment it makes contact with toilet paper. I would say the spade bit did the best yet that even stopped at the same place 3/8" hand auger got the last time line got blocked. I would say with a way to lock the cable this could be really good but I didn't want to risk drilling and taping a hole then finding it was a bad cable. I did notice although the cable seems to lay in the cage when freshly wound that when out it has a lot of slight kinks. I might have to rent a larger one or buy one with the drive mechanism. This is also kind of heavy for it to have no wheels and if you have it outside in grass or dirt it will move around on you. Also, the switch is labeled CW and CCW instead of forward and Reverse so make sure when you start it the basket moves in the direction of the arrow. For me if it was more than about 12-16" from the hole then you might have issues with it trying to twist on you. I can see why a 3/4" or 1" cable is more favorable if you have an actual obstruction.

It took out a very hard clog in the waste water system. I was going to get the model with the aito-feed, but the ms usl feed gives you more control when navigating the turns in the system. I'll tackle roots in my mainline this spring. I don't think it will have a problem.

The media could not be loaded. It works, Came with the belt off. It was Pain getting it back on. It was a 2 person job. After I tightened up everything that was loose I noticed the top wing nut that holds the housing in place that covers the belt pulley was broken (the plastic was broken not the nut). But that’s no big deal. The air switch worked abut after about 15 seconds. Not minutes BUT SECONDS the motor was hot to the touch. I guess for something made in China it works ok. It will burn out quickly so go slow on your jobs and let it cool off. The blockage will still be there. The red paint job is nice. I’m going to put wheels on it to make transporting it easier. Make sure you clean the snake and apply WD40 or something else to prevent cheap Chinese metal from rusting. If you ever bought ANYTHING from Harbor Freights you already know what I’m talking about. It is open faced so don’t get anything stuck in there while it’s running. Fingers will be broken! (Unless the motor burns out). Got one use out of it. Cable got garbled up when I pushed it back in. Then it would not come back out. Sold it on marketplace for 175. Get the auto feed one folks. This was a pain

Fantastic item