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How to Replace Super-Vee Grippers

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

How do I replace my Super-Vee grippers?

Watch this video to see how to easily replace worn grippers on General Pipe Cleaners’ Super-Vee power drain cleaner. The Super-Vee is ideal for clearing clogged sinks tub and laundry drains.

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Contact the Drain Brains® at General at 800-245-6200 or by email [email protected].

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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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