I wish I had come across this drain cleaning machine earlier!
All my local stores have the generic hand operated drain snakes, but for anything more you have to call a plumber. That will cost hundreds to thousands of dollars (I know from experience)
My plumber uses a commercial size version of this machine, which cost him over $6,000 second hand.
Enter my discovery of VEVOR!
I paid a fraction of the price of a commercial grade snake cleaner and while it may not have the same power as one, it has done the same job and saved me $$$
*Easy to assemble in under 10 minutes from opening the box
*Assortment of snake heads to cut through and unclog all sorts of drain blockages
*Strong galvanized cable to avoid breakage and long enough to suit the full length of most domestic sewer drains
*Also comes with a thinner drain snake suited to smaller jobs such as kitchen and bathroom drains
Three points I had to make while using this machine during set up.
1. I struggled a little installing the legs. Simply look at the pictures and follow those angles as a guide
2. When using the large cable, the head didn't quite fit through the machine as there was a small welding abnormality. I simply grabbed a hammer and gave it a few taps and it worked like a dream.
3. While using the large cable, be aware that as it turns, the back end of the cable while twisting has a habit of gripping what ever surface its placed on. I recommend laying a tarp under the cable as it wont easily grip that. I used my machine in the backyard hence it started ripping up grass. Not that that was a problem in the machines operation, just a pain to clean out the grass from the middle of the cable after use.
In summary, this is simply a must have for those who would rather perform their own maintenance around the home to save money. The price of this machine is already a fraction of the cost of a single plumber call out, and although I have only used it once, I can swear by this cleaner being one of the best investments I've made towards property upkeep.
It's the machine you didn't know you needed until you do.