K-40af
I finally took this thing off my van today and it felt so good.
I don't want to say I don't like it or that it's a bad machine, it just wasn't right for me. There are a number of things I don't like about it though.
-The 5/16" and 3/8" cables it came with are garbage and each kinked in many places on the first try. The 3/8" was actually hollow.
The connection on the 3/8" used a sharp object to depress the locking pin which held the heads on. I am no butterfingers and found it very difficult not to stab my self in the palm when trying to unlock the heads.
-The foot pedal is glued on so it doesn't rotate and frequently comes unglued. Although it is just pvc so I can easily reglue it. The not rotating thing was really annoying because each time you lifted to reposition the tubing would pull the foot pedal out from under your knee. I never got around to attaching a general foot pedal instead.
-The guide hose kinks easily causing it to grab the cable inside.
-The cables flip over easily in the drum.
-Holding the drive paddles will give you arthritis after the first job. I just held them with channellocks.
That's about it. I was hesitant but since I got my general mini-jet about 9 months ago I haven't needed a small diameter snake. And even in the year preceding that I maybe used the k-40af once or twice begrudgingly. I would like to convince my boss to order me the general drain rooter ph. Seems like a much more well thought out design of the same general idea. Also, because it's drive unit is a standard corded drill I may be able to swap it for a cordless drill ;)
I don't want to say I don't like it or that it's a bad machine, it just wasn't right for me. There are a number of things I don't like about it though.
-The 5/16" and 3/8" cables it came with are garbage and each kinked in many places on the first try. The 3/8" was actually hollow.
The connection on the 3/8" used a sharp object to depress the locking pin which held the heads on. I am no butterfingers and found it very difficult not to stab my self in the palm when trying to unlock the heads.
-The foot pedal is glued on so it doesn't rotate and frequently comes unglued. Although it is just pvc so I can easily reglue it. The not rotating thing was really annoying because each time you lifted to reposition the tubing would pull the foot pedal out from under your knee. I never got around to attaching a general foot pedal instead.
-The guide hose kinks easily causing it to grab the cable inside.
-The cables flip over easily in the drum.
-Holding the drive paddles will give you arthritis after the first job. I just held them with channellocks.
That's about it. I was hesitant but since I got my general mini-jet about 9 months ago I haven't needed a small diameter snake. And even in the year preceding that I maybe used the k-40af once or twice begrudgingly. I would like to convince my boss to order me the general drain rooter ph. Seems like a much more well thought out design of the same general idea. Also, because it's drive unit is a standard corded drill I may be able to swap it for a cordless drill ;)
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