Roger, you act like this is the first time you have ever even heard of the K-60. It’s been around for years, and I have one on each of my trucks - I have for years and years. This machine will put any drum machine to shame. For those criticizing the difficulty and inconvenience of working with and carrying sectional cables, the trick is to connect each section as you put them back into the basket. The K-60 is a money-making machine.

As an Australian plumber. I would say my favorite thing is when working on VC Pipe you go to clear roots which you use a camera on but can't get past the roots and once the cutter gets past the 1st inch it turns out to be a broken pipe and the head slipped past the break and gets jarred up and its all under slab. So you have to explain to the customer why your going to have to cut up the slap and their paying for it. These things always happen on a Friday aswell

@mx-lj4qq

Жыл бұрын

Sending love to all my Australian plumbers from Los Angeles ❤️🇲🇽💪

@xNevlosx

Жыл бұрын

more like Saturday at 4pm.

@slikdinero1620

10 ай бұрын

This exact thing happened to me while jetting last week on a Friday at 3 pm… was able to get it out the next day 😂

@mickyue9928

4 ай бұрын

Mate jetter hose also jam through broken pipe too😂

I’m not a plumber but I love watching rogers videos, especially whenever it’s some stuff I could’ve gone all my life without knowing

Been a commercial service plumber for 5 years now used that K60 for the last 2 I truly have nothing good to say bout it I sold it went to the pawn shop bought some used generals been much happier ever since

@perfectpipesplumbing3992

Жыл бұрын

Been doing commercial service for 10 yrs, took care of all Kohls, Smart & Final and Big Lots stores in Az. I used a Steel Dragon with a 1/4" sectional almost exclusively on every single drain job I did. I used a large Gorlitz only a handful of times on the sewer mains. I'm using a K60 exclusively on all residential jobs at my own company, Try lugging a drum machine onto a roof ;-)

@michaelmarra4890

Жыл бұрын

@@perfectpipesplumbing3992 take my 3/8th general up onto the roof all the time man just pull it up by the extension cord

@perfectpipesplumbing3992

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmarra4890 Just curious how many grease lines you've cleared with a drum machine? If so, do you like driving around town with the smell? Lol

@perfectpipesplumbing3992

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmarra4890 Well, that works too!

@michaelmarra4890

Жыл бұрын

@@perfectpipesplumbing3992 fortunate I can do that still haven’t hit the 30 wall yet so I still can lol

I’ve been plumbing for 20+yrs. I’ll use the drum anyway over sectional. I watch all of the sectional video demonstrations and they don’t show you the dark side. I run a K-750 and people talking about binding cables up and kinking with the drum you just Gotta know how to work it. Lol

I like using the K-60 because it is durable. Good machine

I truly feel whoever designed the k60 has never cleaned a drain or restored flow a day in their fucking life

The K60 is my favorite drain cleaner. If they don’t have cleanouts I always go from the roof. I Feed as much cable through the line until I can’t go any further. Once I feel like I’m close to the stoppage I will separate my cables and start feeding. That way I don’t have to connect each section together. Once I clear the stoppage I run a bunch of water to clean off my cables and then I store my cables in a carrier. I have a colleague that uses his right angle drill paired with these cables to clear stoppages all the time. I’ve used every drum machine on the market and once you learn the K60 you’ll never go back to drum machines. No more rusty cables sitting inside a wet drum. No more kinked and broken cables. And if you do break or lose a section, buy another one they are cheap! I plan on buying the K5208 next for bigger main lines

@tomas7730

2 жыл бұрын

I agree x 2 When there’s no clean outs and you don’t want to lift a toilet/work in the house , the roof it is. I go piece by piece as dangling cable can fall off the roof smash a window or something. Ask me how I know.

@perfectpipesplumbing3992

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely the best overall solution!

plumber rick! give me the cable and a drill XD

Most favorite one . I can use both cable sizes. Didn know about the reset. It is powerful. Man i can cut through some roots using the K60! Love this and my flex.. i usually camera after every cleaning. To let the customer know exactly where, what and why they are having a problem. Love my flex becayse it cleans the whole entire pipe. Especially for grease and cast iron.

This channel is criminally underrated

@RogerWakefield

3 ай бұрын

This^^ thank you!

This is a great machine. Thanks

@RogerWakefield

2 жыл бұрын

It really is!

The k 5208 is a fabulas main lateral tool. We only use sectional machines. They are way more controlable and have a lot of power

I have used the case 60 SP for over 20 years, it's the best machine I own, I do have a 1500 rigid but it never comes out of the shop unless I have a sewer over 4 inches the k60 is a little dangerous operating in a sewer over 4 inches pros are greater than the cons

This is the best drain machine on the market. Compact, simple to use, can handle blockages in restaurants and supermarket departments with 4" mains. Only thing that I wish Ridgid would make standard when buying the unit is to include an enclosed cable holder with a drain on the bottom. This way, you're not dripping through the sales floor or customer's house, getting all over your truck, etc.

@Sh1tzboutagodown

Жыл бұрын

Drill it out you fool

Good job keep up 5he good work

I have used drum machines my entire career. And most other plumbers in my area also use drum machines. They are just an overall better and easier to use machine with less moving parts to go wrong IMO.

@redlionplumbing

2 жыл бұрын

I've used both when fishing for brown trout including large drum machines that need a mini crane assembly to move in & out of the truck. Binding up in a line is a lot less a pain in the ass with the thicker coil than a 5/8" or whatever size cable that wants to immediately snap around your hand. Drum machines tend to be a lot more plug and play though, you're right. I first used this machine many moons ago when I was 18 & wish I had had a class on using rather than abusing it. If I was building a drain service truck, I'd start with this and a Milwaukee electric auger. Great video but I'm going to need it at helper speed.

@nygx9373

2 жыл бұрын

Drums is jut cheap like spartans, i always use sectional drain machines easy to carry and easy to use plus the drums cable are too stiff and easy to break..

@redlionplumbing

2 жыл бұрын

@@nygx9373 true. Every drum cable I ever used eventually got kinks in it & heads snapped off easier. I guess the design of the coil allows the metallurgy to be les affected by tension. I just snapped the head off a Spartan a couple weeks ago but was luckily able to disconnect some rubber couplings and find it.

Hey Roger. I use a K60 and I'm having trouble finding a c cutting head that has the large key hole in it. I have ordered 2 and they both have the small key holes. They are a pain trying to change on a 7/8 inch cable. Plus, is there a way to tell on the cable what type it is, C10, etc.? Thanks Bud.

I have a k60 along with many other machines Drum, sectional, flex shaft and hydro jetting 29 years. I can tell you the k60 makes a great door stop for my garage.

K-60 is the bomb. K-1500 if it’s bad. Then the hydro jet, ours is a hot jet hot water jetter. The k-60 also uses the k-50 (smaller diameter) cable. Yes it’s a PITA to carry cables and get them dirty , and if you don’t have a good flow between helper/plumber it takes a bit. I couldn’t imagine getting stuck with a drum machine. I sometimes have to bend my cables to get into certain places , I can just throw that section out or keep it as my custom drop head leader. The clients that have reoccurring stoppages I can more or less guess at what feet it’s at and just whip out the pieces I need. I’m amazed at what a workhorse of a machine this thing is

Hello Roger , what machines would you recommend for resi/small commercial ? We just starting into it and currently have an air snake and toilet auger , what else could we round it out with ? Trying to only buy once is key , if possible of course lol , thank you!

I use the K60 with a 7/8" cable for mains and a 1/4" Steel Dragon cable for drains. Absolutely no substitute when cabling from a roof vent! And yes, I've lugged a Gorlitz medium machine up a ladder many times, but never again!

I used a drum machine for years and just recently made the transition to Milwaukee’s new cordless sectional machine and can’t imagine going back. Being a solo plumber with no helper it’s easier for me not have to worry about cords or separate machines. Being able to clear small stoppages to main line stoppages with one machine is an easy win. Taking that machine on roofs with me is way easier than hauling a drum machine up a ladder

@jerrydennis9203

2 жыл бұрын

Did you go with the 5/8 and 7/8 or the 7/8 and 1 1/4? I’ve been looking at the 5/8 and 7/8 unit but can’t find much user feedback.

@baileyespinosa6008

2 жыл бұрын

@@jerrydennis9203 I went with the 5/8 and 7/8. 7/8 cable is as big as I need to go with to handle everything. I’ve done 4” grease stoppages on convenience stores to cutting out roots with it and it runs smooth. Its highly effective with a 12.0 high output battery. On one full charge I can usually do between 6-10 stoppages on it

@rogermccaslin5963

2 жыл бұрын

I've got the 5/8-7/8 version and it's been great to use, especially on roofs. I've also got a K50 and two Gorlitz drum machines. I almost always you the Milwaukee. I recently bought a couple of aftermarket batteries from Amazon to try out. I've been in the middle of the job a few times when the battery ran out so I thought having a second would be better than breaking out the K50 and extension cord. Haven't used them yet but $75 for two 6amp batteries seemed like a deal (even if the run time is shorter).

i have one their not good for thick roots, sounds a little noisy and after a while the clutch is not resetting itself upwards. still an amazing tool it's awsome for the average clogged (wipes...etc)

I like the rothenberger better. But still a great video Roger!

The beast is what it is

The thing with drums is you have a motor turning all 100'+ feet of cable plus the drum itself whether there is 1 foot of cable in the main or 100'. With a sectional, you'll have that same motor turning just the cable that's in the main line. And when you disengage, the cable stop instantly. I know guys who were drum guys and switched over to sectional. If you don't have to haul a drum machine down stairs, it's not bad but going down old, steep stairs is no fun at all and I would rather take the extra five minutes to make more trips to the van to get things.

I am about to buy a k60 but I am unsure on the 115 volt vs 220 volt, recommendations on this?

I got 2 of theses and a root 66 brand new as a backup for 4 years k60 haven’t broken down yet

Damn!! He’s a giant!

@RFSpartan

3 ай бұрын

Why you commenting about another man ..a little sweet ?

To all the professional plumbers, I'm opening up a plumbing business and I've been wrestling with deciding to get a drum or sectional machine. My hold up on sectional is working inside the house. Does it work well inside the house to where it doesn't make a big mess?

I've used a sectional drain cleaner. The best thing about them is they are small and lightweight, as shown in the video. What's not shown: the actual sections of cable become extremely dirty after the first use and since it comes in sections of 15' you'll be carrying around 20 or so sections. Loose cables that will flop around everywhere if you don't have a good securing method. Maybe they have made a case for the sections by now but its ironic, you buy a sectional because it's small and lightweight but then you have to lug around large heavy cables.

@ShyMplsMale

2 жыл бұрын

Look up Ridgid 61708. It spins too!

@ruthven78

2 жыл бұрын

Split the sections in 50 feet of cable per spool. Easier to carry

@82PeRK

Жыл бұрын

Ummm? There are racks for the the cables basically like a drum but its open. You just roll each cable in.

Hey Roger I just bought a vevor 400w drain cleaner machine it’s cheap and I want your opinion but I have my k50 mr reliable an there isn’t much difference besides the price of the vevor is half the price what’s your opinion?

That's a sectional machine, where is the drum machine? I run Spartan drum machines, 1065 and 100. 3/4" innercore cable in 50ft sections for the 1065 and 13/32" or 3/8" 75ft #8 bulb end cable with the 100. C Cutter and grease blades. Sometimes use a root cutter or retriver head. Works well for the past 40 years and 30 or so different plumbers using them. It's the strongest and most stable machine out of all that we have used or demoed. Replace parts and will last forever. I used to have a gas powered sectional machine on a trailer with 3/8 rod sections. We used it on very solid grease in 6" and bigger mains.

@RogerWakefield

2 жыл бұрын

It is a sectional/drum machine. The drum is behind me on the tool box.

@michaelmarra4890

2 жыл бұрын

God I love the Spartans.

I like it that Ridgid has always specialized in tool's for the plumbing trade, have used their products my entire career. Need a tool!? Rigid has it to make your job a success. 😎👍

i love watching the gigantic tf2 heavy picking up the k60 like its a shopping bag with 1 hand like it weighs nothing.

@RogerWakefield

Жыл бұрын

I somehow get this reference and I love it💪😂

From me, a sewer and drain technicians perspective this thing just looks horrible to use. who wants to attach cable every 15 feet? The good old Spartan 300 is the industry standard and remains the best in my opinion and in most drain technicians. it’s the favorite

@shanemcdaniels

10 ай бұрын

I've used them and the 2001 and both are great but that 2001 packs a bit more oomf at the cost of weight and size

It would be best if they used field-experienced plumbers to explain these machines. Ridgid sectional cables with pull themselves into the pipe when in the REVERSE rotation and back themselves out of the pipe when in the FORWARD position. This is because of the wind-direction of Ridgid-style cables.

Rodger, can you doing a video on removing water heaters from attics ? And tricks you might possibly know ?

@perfectpipesplumbing3992

Жыл бұрын

Best to use a lift, I've never seen a home with one in the attic, but I removed plenty from commercial stores. I always rented a manual lift. If it's small enough, you can tie a rope around it and lower it down. I've also done that as well.

I've been in the business 34 years I haven't used this thing in 15yrs I use water jetters

@rileytucker1846

2 жыл бұрын

I dare you to use a jetter inside a house

@jak2828

2 жыл бұрын

@@rileytucker1846 seriously lol. Who are these cowboys running jetters in customers homes? You’d better pray the blockage let’s go instantly or you’re flooding a home. Just stupidity at its finest

@martinlowpezart6597

Жыл бұрын

Haha maybe he means using the vent or a clean out?

Some wheel machines. If the cable breaks. You can splice it back together. However you lose a little bit of length.

This seems like a really fiddly mess. 15’ at a time, you have to feed manually… drum seems like the clear winner unless you are in a really specific situation

How does the k60 work exactly? I've purchased a used one and it seems that it's missing a part or it works in a way that I can't figure out. What feeds the cable? Is it the jaw assembly?

@jayarnold5727

2 ай бұрын

The machine does not auto feed, you ever get into a big stoppage you'll be glad it's not automatically fed

Sectional everyday. I use the #Ridgid k1500 and k60 to clear stoppages. Follow up with the seesnake.

the auger is nice but my Plummer just t got 75ft stuck in my mainline drain and made me deal with

That cable looks like a flimsy pos. You wouldn't catch me dead with that build a bear bullshit. 😂

Wish you would give away a camera set up! Even if its the mini!

@1:02 Those gloves with the staples are real slippy! I prefer the ugly gloves with the rubber and pvc chunks in them. The leather will last ages and ages but when you gotta pull the cable real hard when it's wet good luck

Hey Roger, Im in a 19 year old college student. I really want to get into the plumbers union. I live around the NYC area and and Local 1 is going to be accepting applications in June. I have no experience and I know the NYC unions are pretty selective. Do you have any tips or suggestions on what I can or should do to give me a good shot at getting into the Apprenticeship Program?

@eli2fly103

2 жыл бұрын

Prayers! No honestly your best bet at getting in local 1 is through a local 1 shop. They are extremely competitive going though application and they can take years to call you. Apply for a helper position with a union shop company. If you get a job there they’ll place you under a 6 month probation period which then after you’ll get into the union. Having trade school, your OSHA 40 your g-60 and f-60 and if you can your NYC Limited gas card will help a lot. But PAR plumbing is a great union shop here in NYC to apply to but there is plenty more you can look up

@eli2fly103

2 жыл бұрын

Drivers license as well is important

@eli2fly103

2 жыл бұрын

If you willing to listen forget about college. You can make a killing doing plumbing and heating over here in NYC. Your regular pay, the skills you’ll learn working with our strict code and tall buildings, scrap metal and side work you’ll never be broke. None of that cheap helper skelper plastic piping and sharkbites out here. Straight cast iron, copper, brass, steel and steam piping. Not to mention steam and hydronic heating. Soldering, wrenching and sometimes lead and hemp joints. The skills you’ll learn out here you’ll be able to work anywhere in the country with ease.

@johne8389

2 жыл бұрын

@@eli2fly103 I only college because of my parents, but i’m more than willing to drop it or take part time classes if it means i can get into local 1. I am currently in trade school part time for electrical work, after a couple of classes i realized i’d rather do plumbing. Do you know of any more union shops i should take a look at?

@eli2fly103

2 жыл бұрын

@@johne8389 Oh ok I gotchu. PAR plumbing and JAM plumbing are the only two off the top of my head but you can call shops around you and ask if they are union while inquiring about open positions

Found k-60 to be extremely good cable especially when clearing drains through an outside clean out or in a basement/crawl space but what I don’t like is how messy it is found with good preparation it can be done or with a second set of hands but definitely wouldn’t bring to a home with a finicky/clean freak owner.

@perfectpipesplumbing3992

Жыл бұрын

Very easy to accommodate in a house! I use a combo of a tarp and sometimes a stick of 2" ABS to extend protection beyond the hose if I'm using the 7/8" cable. Been doing it for the past 5 yrs without a hitch! Granted it's a little more work to setup but def, doable!

@angelzaragoza4106

Жыл бұрын

@@perfectpipesplumbing3992 that’s a really good idea! Definitely am going to give it a try! Just tried out the bigger version of the k 60 the other day and man can that thing boar through things.

Just started my plumbing company still have a antique main line works but falling apart embarrassing if it's in front of customer

I need a machine Roger!!! Hook another plumber trying to make it furguson hook a Plumbing brother up!?

i always run with a supervee for sinks and a k-60 for the big drains. the sections are your apprentices problem anyways ;) Was taught by a guy with gruesome scars on his thumb from using a fake-leather glove that caught on it, nearly ripped the thumb off. Always use genuine leather like the old baseball mit type or else the metal plated glove. fun machines but dangerous! \

@82PeRK

Жыл бұрын

I use those thick rubber blue gloves ( super thick) Pretty sure they are called sanitary gloves . And have a bottle of dawn ( dish soap) As a lubricate ( couple drops ever section cable) and not once has it ever binded or hung up . Hell , as long as you use dawn. You can get away with regular latex gloves. Though i wouldn't recommend it.

I only use the spartan 300 or 1065, my 1065 can do up to 6 in pipe and I can put 150ft on it. Winner winner chicken dinner.

Anyone else see the demo guy jump a little @ 5:50 😂

I'm an apprentice and my biggest mistakes were almost grabbing the snake without the glove on, and also having my shoe laces/pants sucked right into the coil while it was going down, scared the heck outta me!

@jayarnold5727

2 ай бұрын

I had a homeowner help me one time with loose-fitting pants, I told him to just stay away and he kept trying to kick the cable that was outside of the guide hose to keep the cable from wrapping up in the grass

How many hp?

I would rather have a kidney stone the size of a green pinecone than a sectional

Yeah but how is it in corroded cast iron filled with roots

I legit thought he was the wrestler the big show

9 times out of ten a backed up sewer creates standing water

Sectional if you want to actually do something. Drums are usually for lazy half assed plumbers. Drums equal problems and high over head. Sectional you can massage that pipe and work out the problem. Sectional you get instant feed back on progress aka a backspin. A drum machine binds up way before you get backspin and then your up shits creek

@ShyMplsMale

2 жыл бұрын

And sectional cable will grab more roots due to it being open coil.

@ronalddesena5915

Жыл бұрын

I'm a sled style operator roto rooter duracable is powerful using them 25 years awesome power but getting older sectional is looking good

@martinlowpezart6597

Жыл бұрын

Some of us just haven’t tried the sectionals 😂.

A lot of plumbers are being told not to go on roofs to clear drains, either because of osha or no coverage from health or liability insurance.

@brian2100

Жыл бұрын

It sucks going on roofs but I’m up there weekly

@anonymousbaros4424

Жыл бұрын

@@brian2100 same man I'm an independent plumber in WTX so I'm not constrained by OSHA or insurance etc.

water jetter

K1500sp. K60sp. SECTIONAL.

Cool machine but Rigid will never create anything better than their k50. One of the most dependable longest lasting machines out there.

@RogerWakefield

2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the k-60 sp yet?

I've used both the drum and sectional. ...... sectional 1000times better in my opinion

Couple of things about this video The camera is too close .. you can’t tell which way does what .. you were talking about making a loop .. wtf was that about .. I for one am more confused after watching this

you untighten not unloosen

I’ve used drum machines and I might be biased this machine sounds like bull shit involved

They still make sectional drain cleaning machines 😂 That's Stone age shit. I been cabling drains for 27 years give me a Spartan 1065 with 3/4 cable and some blades and I'll show you how it's done. If I was to go on the roof stack which I wouldn't I'd cut the vent below and cable it or jet the roof stack if I had to. This is ridiculous.

I hate that machine it takes to long to set up especially going up to the roof. Ill stick to gorlitz.

First of all, no one should be on the roof with a machine. These sectional machines are horrible, literally slinging crap everywhere with the cable jumping. A roof vent is not a clean out, yet do you know what is?…… a clean out, install one. Oh when he said the only time you should be reversing is blah, blah, blah, actually most “plumbers” will be reversing when it wraps around their shirt, glove or sadly their arm. Let’s be honest, this open sectional or open drum units are a thing of the past, let it stay there.

Plumbers should stop acting like drain cleaners. Most plumbers can't drain clean and will tell you you need to replace pipe because they can't clear the line.

@jak2828

2 жыл бұрын

Oh you silly little guy. Any plumber can be a drain cleaner, but every drain cleaner can’t be a plumber. How can you be so ignorant when you likely have zero idea on how piping is installed in a commercial: residential building?

Wish you worked the machine rather than just talking.

Bro these are horrible machine to use inside customers house . Just wait till you get a clog kitchen sink . Also the k-60 is like 3 different pieces. If you don’t have a helper you have to go back and forth to the truck . Please please !!! Don’t buy this machine . Biggest mistake I’ve ever made . It’s a very messy machine . Please stick to the ridge drum machine those are a lot better .

@ShyMplsMale

2 жыл бұрын

Did you have the sectional cable carrier ridgid 61708

@BarrettPlumbing

2 жыл бұрын

Clean the line from the roof. No mess at all

@waterbendingplumber5240

2 жыл бұрын

@@BarrettPlumbing One you should never take a sewer machine on a roof and two that’s not the case with the island sinks

I would never buy a sectional. To much headache. Im slef owned so i dont have a spare hand so the drum is the only way to go. I have the ⅜ k-400 i believe and i love it. Even unclogged a line in the main drain