Plumber snake is a sleek and flexible auger used to remove clogs in pipes. Plumber snakes are often reserved for difficult clogs that can not be loosened with plunger. Sometimes also called toilet jack . The plumber snake is often used by plumbers to clean out clogged drains or sanitary ducts.
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The plumber's snake has a circular metal cable (spiral-shaped) with a wider gap between the rolls at the end of the terminal. The operator turns the crank to rotate the helix as it moves through the pipe.
If the blockage is caused by dense, but shrinkable, obstacles such as tree roots or glass wool, auger may break it down sufficiently to allow flow. Small and light obstructions may be caught or bent by the auger, allowing the operator to pull it. As the auger spins, it also rubs the inner wall of the pipe, eroding minerals and oil.
Hand auger
Hand Augers are useful for cleaning drains and bathtubs. They are not fit to be sent through the flush toilets, because the wire can damage the bowl; also, flush toilets have relatively large drain pipes where narrow snakes can become tangled. (Cable 1 / 4 -inch, for example, should not be used in sewers with caliber more than two inches.)
Closet auger/toilet auger
The auger cabinet (named after water closet ) provides a relatively short auger feed through a long metal tube hook. The shape of the hook makes it easier to feed the auger to the toilet. A plastic boot at the end of the auger protects the end of the visible porcelain. Since most clogging toilets occur in traps built into bowls, short cables are sufficient to break down or take most of the clogs.
Drum multiplier
A drum auger is a motor auger with a modular blade designed for a variety of pipe gauges. An auger drum is strong enough to cut the roots of a tree. Used unskilled, they can also damage plastic pipes and even copper pipes.
Roto-Rooter
The Roto-Rooter is an electrical auger found in 1933 by Samuel Blanc, an American. His wife called this discovery Roto-Rooter, because the wires and blades were rotated as they cut the tree roots in the sewer pipe. Competitors made imitations after the Blanc patent ended in 1953, but it was manufactured by and for a US company called Roto-Rooter Plumbing & amp; Drain Service.
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See also
- Distribute the stem
External links
- Media related to plumber snake on Wikimedia Commons
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