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Opening clogged drains calls for tough equipment. That’s why General manufactures sewer and drain cleaning equipment with the most durable components, from our Flexicore® wire rope center cables to our reinforced steel frames and drums. Whether you need to clear clogged sinks, tubs and laundry drains, or cut through tough root stoppages, General has a drain cleaning machine for you. This page illustrates our full line of professional drain cleaning equipment. Click on a tool you’re interested in for more information. Or contact the Drain Brains® at General.
1-1/4-3" Small Lines

Super Vee

The small line specialist.

For kitchen, bathroom, laundry drains, and lines up through 3" in diameter. The Super-Vee has a patented Slide-Action Chuck built right into the grip shield. Just slide it back to grip the cable; forward to release it. Automatically adjusts for different size cables.

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Power Vee

With power cable feed - works great in tight spots.

In tight or awkward places, the Power-Vee is like having a third hand. To feed the cable, just start the Power-Vee and squeeze the feed lever. To retract it, reverse the motor and squeeze the lever. It feeds 3/8" cables at 16 ft. per minute.

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Drain-Rooter PH

The Clean Machine.

Equipped with a variable speed power cable feed and variable speed motor, the Drain-Rooter PH makes drain cleaning jobs easier and faster. It feeds and retrieves the cable at up to 16 ft. per minute and a four-foot guide hose eliminates cable whipping, dirty fixtures and messy floors.

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Kinetic Water Ram

Open clogged drains with shock action.

A burst of compressed air creates a shock wave (kinetic energy) that travels through water to break up a stoppage. The Kinetic Water Ram quickly opens clogged sinks, toilets and tubs; handles rust, grease, and scale in lines up through 4" in diameter.

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2"-4" Medium Lines

Gives you light weight with a long reach.

With 75 feet of 3/8" cable and a 1/3 hp motor, the inexpensive Mini-Rooter clears lines from roof top to basement. You can do heavier work in 4" lines when the machine is equipped with 1/2" cable.

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Mini-Rooter

Extra portability and performance.

The Mini-Rooter XP keeps the weight on the ground and maximizes mobility with 8" semi-pneumatic wheels. A variable speed power cable feed quickly adjusts between 3/8" and 1/2" cables.

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Mini-Rooter XP

For inside jobs from 2" thru 4" in Diameter.

Ten inch wheels and a tall handle make the Sewerooter T-3 an easy machine to move around. Drum holds 100 feet of 1/2" Flexicore cable. Power cable feed gives you an easy way to feed cables, driving them into the line and retracting them without reversing the motor.

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Sewer-Rooter T3
3"-10" Large Lines and Long Runs
Metro-Rooter

Root cutting power at a great price.

The Metro-Rooter is a tough root cutting machine in a compact, lightweight package, at a price that's easy on tight budgets. With 75 feet of 5/8” cable it handles roots and other difficult obstructions in 3” to 6” lines ideal for city drain cleaners, plumbers and contractors .

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Speed-Rooter 92

New design gives you easier handling.

Using two different size drums, one with 3/4" cable and one with 1/2" cable, the Speedrooter 92 can handle 2" through 10" lines. The power cable feed takes most of the muscle work out of drain cleaning because it has the pulling power to get your cable out of the line, even on tough jobs.

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Maxi-Rooter

Root cutting power plus big capacity.

The Maxi-Rooter holds 125 feet of 3/4" cable and can drive a lot more. Clears roots, grease, sand and scale from sewers. Heavy duty 3/4 hp motor swivels out of the way for easy drum removal. Machine has truck loading front wheel and lifting handles to make it easier to roll it into truck.

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Sewermatic 100

A compact, one person, heavy duty machine.

The Sewermatic 100 gives you drain cleaning power plus easy handling. With its 3/4 hp motor and power cable feed, this machine clears roots and other tough stoppages in 3" through 10" lines. A multiple drum system minimizes operating weight. Easily interchangeable drums carry 50 ft. or 75 ft. lengths of cable. Back of Sewermatic comes off to become a dolly.

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Sectional Machines

It's three machines in one.

With the I-95, you can clear 2"– 3" lines up to 125 ft. long with 5/8" x 7-1/2' sections, clear 4" lines up to 150 ft. long with 7/8" x 15' sections – or use 5/16" cables for small drain work. You switch from 7/8" to 5/8" and back by repositioning the chuck cone. Attach a small drum to the back of the machine to drive smaller cables.

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I-95

Uses sectional cable for 1-1/4' thru 4" lines.

The Root 66 is for all your inside and roof top jobs. Use 7/8" sectional cables for 4" lines; use 5/8" sectional cables for lines up to 3"; or slip on a small drum for sink drain work. Do all the switching without adapters or tools.

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Root 66

You walk while it works.

The Model 88 is almost as easy to use as a lawn mower. You push 8 or 10 ft. cable sections into the line until you reach some resistance. Then attach the cable to the machine, stand behind it, and turn it on. Cables snap together in a second and are taken apart quickly. It handles jobs up to 200 ft. long in 3" through 10" lines.

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Model 88

 

The Muscle Machine.

The Hot-Rodder combines power, maneuverability, and light weight in an easy-to-use package that speeds up drain cleaning work. The 3/4 hp motor spins 10 or 15 ft. x 1-1/4" sections at 715 rpm, cleaning lines up to 10" in diameter 200 feet away.

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Hot-Rodder

Self-feeds reinforced sectional cables.

The Rodrunner features two-way operation. You can run the machine "lawn mower" fashion, standing behind it as the cable screws into the line. Or for close-up work, the wheel brake is set, the power switch becomes a foot switch, and the rear guide hose contains the spinning cable. The Rodrunner can handle tough stoppages in 3" – 10" lines as far as 200 feet away.

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Rodrunner

Drives municipal rods or secional cables.

The Model "E" Rodrunner is ideal for clearing long runs up to 500 ft. down the line. It can be coupled to either 10 ft. sectional cables up to 14" lines or 5/16" municipal rods to clear lines up to 24" in diameter.

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Model "E" Rodrunner
Augers

Augers

General's professional closet augers are so tough, they're unconditionally guaranteed for a full year. Two springs are coiled over wire rope core for maximum toughness and flexibility.

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The Teletube makes conventional six foot augers obsolete, because it has three feet telescoped inside a guide tube until you need it. Clears stoppages beyond the bowl.

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Gets through urinals where other snakes can't. The Urinal Auger's specially designed spring has the toughness and flexibility to negotiate tight urinal bends. Telescoping Teletube™ model clears stoppages beyond the urinal.

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