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How to Load Cable into a Drum

Today we’re addressing one of the most common questions that the Drain Brains at General get asked:

How do I load a cable into a drum?

Watch this short 3-minute video with tips for properly loading a drain cleaning cable into a drum of a General Pipe Cleaners drain cleaning machine.

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JM-1000 open case

We like the JM-1000: it’s affordable and versatile!

After four hours of snaking, the VA’s maintenance man couldn’t clear a kitchen clog. That’s when Jeff Hankins of Steve’s Service Plumbing, Nampa, ID, arrived with his JM-1000 Mini-Jet™. “It was for a veteran’s widow,” he recalls. “I wouldn’t leave until it was cleared—for good.”
After four hours of snaking, the VA’s maintenance man couldn’t clear a kitchen clog. That’s when Jeff Hankins of Steve’s Service Plumbing, Nampa, ID, arrived with his JM-1000 Mini-Jet™. “It was for a veteran’s widow,” he recalls. “I wouldn’t leave until it was cleared—for good.”

Steve’s Service Plumbing

Nampa, ID
  • Water Jets

Quality is excellent, and they’re built to last.

Like many plumbing pros, Lee and his staff at Lavon Plumbing LLC demand rugged, reliable equipment to clear the stubborn spot stoppages they frequently face. That’s why Lee arms his crews with General’s durable, dependable Mini-Rooter machines.
Like many plumbing pros, Lee and his staff at Lavon Plumbing LLC demand rugged, reliable equipment to clear the stubborn spot stoppages they frequently face. That’s why Lee arms his crews with General’s durable, dependable Mini-Rooter machines.

Lavon Plumbing

Dallas, TX
  • Drain Cleaning
Kinetic Water Ram - Drain Cleaning Tool

Those General tools are money in the bank.

When PipeTech Plumbing LLC confronts clogs in inside lines, they grab two handheld drain cleaners from General Pipe Cleaners: the rugged, reliable Super-Vee® electric drain cleaner and innovative, “air-powered” Kinetic Water Ram®.
When PipeTech Plumbing LLC confronts clogs in inside lines, they grab two handheld drain cleaners from General Pipe Cleaners: the rugged, reliable Super-Vee® electric drain cleaner and innovative, “air-powered” Kinetic Water Ram®.

PipeTech Plumbing LLC

Howell, MI
  • Drain Cleaning, Kinetic Water Ram

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