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Types of Cable Tools:
- Drop Head Auger – For cleaning back to back mounted fixtures e.g., sinks where cable needs to be led into down pipe
- Straight Auger – For use in exploring and breaking up stoppages or returning sample to surface to determine correct tool.
- Funnel Auger – For use as second tool in liĀ¬ne. Breaks up remains of stoppage left by straight auger.
- Hook Auger – For heavy and dense root stoppages in pipes that require hooking and breaking up.
- Retrieving Auger – For searching for cable which is broken or lost in line.
- Spade Cutter – For following up after augers have been used and to open up floor drains.
- Four Blade Saw Tooth Cutter – For blockages caused by hardened, glazed material such as chemical deposits.
- Grease Cutter – For lines which have become badly greased with detergents and have to be opened.
- Spiral Saw Tooth Cutter – For clearing any stoppage, roots, rags, sticks, etc.
- Saw Tooth Cutter – For cleaning lines blocked heavily with roots. Unique design permits cutter to be removed from damaged pipe without locking.
- Spiral Bar Cutter – For main sewers blocked by roots, leaf debris, sticks, sawdust, cloth, and sacking.
- Sharktooth Cutter – For use in cleaning pipes of general material clinging to pipe walls.
- Grease āCā Cutter – For grease blockage in lines leading from garbage disposal unit or waste pipe.
- Expanding Finish Cutters – For final removal of material adhering to walls and certain roots of fibrous nature.
- Chain Knocker – For use when vigorous action is required for cleaning of scale in pipes and boiler tubes.
- Flue Brush – For use for finish cleaning required of boiler tubes and heat exchangers.