VEVOR 50FTx1/2Inch Drain Cleaner Machine, Sewer Snake Electric Drain Auger Cleaner with 4 Cutter & Foot Switch for 2" to 4" Pipes

Most of our house's gutter downspouts empty into 4" pvc to re-route run-off under walkways or etc.One of them backed up last winter, so I detached the downspout and tried to manually snake the 4" sewer drain to no avail.A single day's power snake rental would have cost over 1/3rd of this Vevor, with the hassle of pickup & drop-off, and the possibility of needing it for a longer rental period and of struggling with a tired, beat-up device (has happened before with other rentals, and while the vendor made it right, it was a lot of unwanted nuisance for me).Our house is long with two sewer cleanouts and many gutter downspouts, and while a manual snake usually works, I expect the Vevor to save me considerable time and effort in the future for clearing other blockages and slowdowns.Wheel assembly was quick and simple, and the overall operation seems pretty obvious if one has experience with a manual snake.Per the instructions, I started with the boring bulb and progressed from there.Tips from my experience:- I inserted a washer between the halves of the thin, two-piece arrow cutter, else I speculate that they'd have twisted and bent.- A length of 3/4" PVC pipe is a good, inexpensive investment to prevent cable kinking.Our 4" gutter drain drops vertically from just above ground level, so the distance from machine-to-drain and then down to the first under-ground turn in the pipe is long enough that the snake would be prone to winding/kinking on itself. I set the machine about 18" from the drain, and cut a length of 3/4" PVC to thread over the snake (before mounting the attachment) to encase the cable for the vertical drop and prevent kinking.- PATIENCE. This is a low-cost machine and requires gentleness. I had to govern my impulse to brute force the snake (which - as I've experience with a manual 1/2" snake that I ruined - will kink the snake). I manually advanced the snake to resistance and then knelt on the switch, ready to stop if the cable started to bind, all the while throttling my impulse to run the power continuously and jam the snake into the impediment. Maybe that would've worked, but I didn't risk it.I also resisted the impulse to stick with only one attachment to save effort and time. It was a hassle to retract the cable and change attachments, but was the right approach for a good outcome.From the lower-quality power cord, motor, frame, drive belt, etc, this is obviously an inexpensive, home-user grade device, so it requires gentler handling & more attentive care (e.g. I surmise that the drive belt will degrade and the frame rust if left in the elements). I heeded the instructions and thoroughly dried the whole cable and drum (and frame), then oiled the attachments & cable before storing. Time consuming, but with diligent use and care, I think this will prove to be a reasonably durable, high value purchase for me.I commented to my wife that I should have purchased one of these years ago.

Good price, works as expected. Ended up having to replace the 50ft with 100ft coil. 100ft just fits the housing, but it did make it to the street sewer and the line clog is gone. I followed this up with Roebic FRK-1LB Foaming Root Killer treatment, just to be thorough.If you never snaked a sewer line, please take note: As you feed more line into the sewer the speed will slow considerable at 50 ft. The cable rolling as it goes thru the pipe will increase contact friction thus slowing feed rates, so go steady and feed it as it can take it, you will be able to determine what the rate with you hands as you feed it . Do not force the line pushing or pulling as you can kink the line and ruin it.This paid for itself on the first use.

It was cheaper than hiring a plumber. Read and reread the instructions as it can hurt you. It easy to use I also bought extra pack of bits need more aggressive bit. Worked great@

Gets out tough clogs. Roots grow back in my sewer line every year. Now I can clean it out myself and save a service call.

The half inch cable easily when down my main drain line. IT tore through roots and cleared my line in 15 minutes of use! I ordered without wheel. But ordered 2 inch caster wheels to make it easily mobile...Was cheaper to put them on then to buy it with wheels...The whole thing weighs 70lbs...Not easily moved around! But it's strong, has enough power to clear main lines...Is fairly quiet to run! very happy with my purchase !!

Cable will kink and tangle all the time you are using this machine! Very dangerous! Manual feed means your hands have to stay on the cable and you will fight with it the whole time! Drum keeps running for a bit after you let off the foot switch so kinks are even worse and can't be stopped (defective switch?) As soon as you hit anything in the pipe an immediate massive kink develops. This machine shouldn't even be sold in my opinion. Kinks can travel back into the drum and tangle the cable up! Saving money on this POS isn't worth losing a finger or two!

This thing has plenty pf power and very well made

Product seems well made and performed as advertised. However, I was lucky not to break a finger when my glove got caught in the rotating cable. The gloves provided with the machine were too loose/large for me. The instructions (p. 16) definitely refer to holding the rotating cable with a gloved hand, so perhaps a tight-fitting glove would be safe. But, user beware!