Rothenberger RODRUM M/L Instructions D'utilisation page 23

5.5 Operation
Operation of the pipe cleaning machine may only be performed while taking account of
all notes concerning safety of people and the machine!
Moving the spiral into the pipe:
 Place the machine at a distance of about 1 m to the opening of the pipe to be cleaned.
 Couple a suitable tool at the front (p. 5.4). Select the tool according to the type of dirt/fouling
(being removed). Ensure correct seating!
Put on gloves before any further manual operations are performed! Never use the clean-
ing device without the guide hose delivered!
 At the motor switch, switch the machine to ready-to-operate (switch position I).
 Hold the spiral with guide tube in the hand and switch on the motor at the foot switch.
 The spiral feed is infinitely controlled (forwards, neutral and backwards) using the pressed
feed unit handle.
5.6 Removing the pipe blockage
The spiral should bore its way into the blockage material; it should not be pressed in!
 If there is a perceptible counterpressure (from the blockage) and the spiral is pretensioned in
a bowed apparatus, put the feed unit handle in neutral (the spiral simply turns on the spot)
and push the bowed apparatus against the blockage.
 If the spiral has penetrated into the pipe so that the bowed apparatus is detensioned, set the
hand lever to feed again.
 Repeat these processes until the blockage has been removed.
If there are increased loads on the spiral (recognisable by rearing up of the guide tube),
release the feed unit handle immediately to release the pressure on the spiral if necessary
use the return pipe!
Release pressure from the footswitch!
5.7 Pull the spiral back out of the pipe
 After successful removal of the blockage, put the feed unit handle into return travel in order
to pull the spiral back into the drum.
Ensure that the spiral comes back without any great effort. If the return transport is difficult,
run the spiral a short distance back into the pipe. Do not pull back the spiral by force!
 During return travel of the spiral out of the pipe, place a water hose at the mouth of the pipe
and flush off the dirty spiral with water. In this way the cleaned pipe is also flushed out.
 If the coupled tool is visible again, release the feed unit handle, switch off the motor using
the foot switch and the motor switch and remove the tool and the guide tube again.
 Switch on the motor again and move back the spiral until it protrudes about 20cm out of the
feed unit.
The spiral should never be fully moved back out of the drum! The change in direction of
rotation (switch position II) may only be performed for a short time in order to loosen a
blocked tool!
5.8 Shut-down
 Switch off the machine through actuation of the motor switch and pull out the mains power
plug.
 Remove the guide tube from the device.
 To empty water out of the spiral drum, position the drum with the openings downwards; if
necessary clean with a water hose.
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