Cable cleaning cable: how to quickly eliminate blockages in

Clogged sewer pipes - an unpleasant phenomenon that does not allow normal use of sanitary appliances in the house. To eliminate the plug in the drain system will help ordinary cable to clean the pipes. You just need to use it correctly.

The use of sewer rope

Design features

This widespread device allows you to effectively eliminate traffic jams in wastewater disposal systems from an apartment or a country house.

There are several types of products:

• wire;
• flexible shaft;
• steel tape.

A standard cable for cleaning sewer pipes is a flexible steel core braided by a certain amount of wire in the form of springs. The direction of the coils alternates from layer to layer to achieve the desired diameter of the device.

The material for the manufacture of the device is high-strength steel CT70, which can withstand the rotational load up to 3500 revolutions per minute.

For ease of use, one end of the device is equipped with a handle, with which the spring rotates, and on the other, special nozzles can be installed to break the plug in the sewer system.

A cable cleaning pipe is sold at a regular hardware store. Its price is low, so it is advisable to purchase the product in advance so that in case of an emergency you are fully armed.

Tip! Buying a cable, you should pay attention to the diameter. It is selected on the basis of the size of the sewer pipes installed in your bathroom or toilet.

Self-manufacturing cable

A tool to eliminate sewage obstruction can be made with your own hands.

The instructions below will help you in this:

1. The material for the manufacture will serve as a conventional steel flexible cable of suitable diameter.
2. One end is necessary to bend and slightly fluff.
3. Attach a ring or other device to the other end that allows the cable to rotate while it is in the sewer system.
4. Below the ring is recommended to put a piece of plastic pipe. For it you can hold the cable during cleaning drain.

To eliminate the blockage, it is necessary to insert an improvised device into the sewage system and, making rotational movements, slowly push it inside until the plug is completely disposed of.

Tip! Self-made cable can be used to clean chimneys, as well as getting rid of deposits on the walls of heating pipes and plumbing. Sometimes it may require partial dismantling of utilities.

Sanitary cable application procedure

Now consider how to clean the cable pipe.

The work process is simple and consists of several consecutive actions:

1. A device with a nozzle installed on it is placed inside the drainage system or in the hole in the toilet bowl and advances to the point where a blockage has formed.
2. In order to facilitate the movement, it is necessary to make light rotational movements clockwise. You can do this with the handle.
3. As soon as the plug is removed and the sewage system is restored, the pipeline must be additionally cleaned with a plunger.
4. The final stage is flushing the drain system with boiling water. This will help remove debris, sanitize the system and get rid of the unpleasant smell from the pipes.

Types of nozzles for a cable

In order to effectively eliminate various types of blockages, one or other nozzles can be attached to the cable. In more detail, each of them is described in the table.

Tip! Recently formed a simple blockage can be pierced without the use of specialized nozzles. It is enough to use the cable itself, which will effectively destroy the cork.

Other fixtures

Steel Wire Pipe Cleaner

In addition to the steel cable, which is suitable for servicing pipes up to 300 mm in diameter, special wire can be used. It is used to clean sewer smaller diameter.

The procedure for working with steel sanitary wire is not much different from the use of a cable:

• A tip (as a rule, a ring or a ball) is put on the end of the device, which is inserted into the sewer pipe through a special guide device attached to the end;
• for catching objects that caused blockages, special forks can be installed in the lower dry well;
• holding the wire in the guide device, it is attached to the translational motion, which allows to destroy and remove the tube;
• after removing the blockage, the pipes are washed with boiling water to eliminate unpleasant odors.

The use of wire is less efficient, since when it is pushed into the pipe, it can form rings, which will reduce the elasticity of the tool and, accordingly, work efficiency. If the diameter of the sewer pipe is greater than 200 mm, the wire may not reach the cork at all, curled into rings in one of the bends of the pipe.

Flexible shaft to eliminate blockages

More effective (when compared with the wire) is the shaft to eliminate blockages. It consists of a steel cable with a diameter of about 9 mm, on which a sheath is worn, which is a spring of wire 5 mm in size.

The length of such devices can reach 60 meters, and the diameter of the shell varies from 20 to 28 mm.

Metal ribbon

In addition to these tools, you can clean the sewage with steel tape.

Its technical characteristics are as follows:

• length - from 7 to 30 meters;
• thickness - about 3 mm;
• width - about 25 mm.

The peculiarity of the tape is that it allows to pierce blockages that are at a considerable distance from the nearest drain or inspection hole. As the nozzle used tetrahedral peak with a sharp sting.

Use of a plunger

The best result can be achieved if, after the destruction of the blockage with the help of a plumbing cable, you additionally clean the drain system with a plunger.

The procedure for using it is as follows:

1. If the sink or sink is equipped with an overflow hole, it must be plugged. Otherwise, it will be impossible to achieve the desired pressure in the sewer pipe.
2. The plunger should be placed above the drain hole, tightly pressing the edges of the rubber parts to the surface of the sink.
3. Next, you must not taking the device from the hole, to make them several translational movements.
4. Then you should sharply tear the plunger from the drain. Most garbage will spill out.

At the end of the procedure, the sewage system is washed with a large amount of boiling water. Cable cleaning pipe

Conclusion

The use of sanitary cable allows you to effectively eliminate blockages in the sewage system without calling an emergency team. This device must be in the arsenal of the home master.

In more detail about the correct operation of sewer systems it is possible to learn from video in this article.