Electric Eel Drain Cleaner Auto-Feeder Replacement

Written By: Tarun Thiruma

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Electric Eel Drain Cleaner Auto-Feeder Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

5 minutes

Introduction

Follow this guide to remove the Auto-Feed mechanism from your Electric Eel 75’ Drain Cleaner Z5K12IC75AF for replacement or further disassembly.

Tools

Step 1

Unplug your drain cleaner before starting this guide. Because this device may have been used in a septic setting, it should be cleaned and disinfected as much as possible before disassembly.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from injury when handling the cable.
Ensure the cable is completely retracted into the auto-feeder.
Twist the guide spring counter-clockwise to unscrew it from the auto-feeder.
Remove the guide spring.

Step 2

Unscrew the tension knob to loosen the tension spring in the top feeder assembly.

Step 3

Set the feeder adjustment knob in the neutral position, in between the "FWD" and "REV" positions.

Step 4

Push the top control finger up as far as possible.
This disengages the top feeder assembly and allows the cable to freely move through the feeder. The finger may fall back down on its own and restrict cable movement. If this occurs, simply push the finger back up.

Step 5

Use a 1/2" open-ended wrench to remove the two bolts from the bottom of the feeder body mounting arm.

Step 6

Remove the auto-feeder from the cable.
If the end of the cable won't pass through the feeder, ensure that the top bearing is completely disengaged as described in step 4 of this guide.

Now yo have the head off. You need to remove the bearing. Snap ring pliers. Then unscrew the flat head screw. The bearing holder should slip out and then you are done.

PART NUMBER IS DE-10SET

REPLACE ALL 3.

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