GARVEE 75Ft x 1/2 Inch Drain Cleaner Machine Auto-feed Electric Drain Auger

This machine worked like a dream. It requires minimal assembly. That being said, the only drawback was there are no assembly instructions in the short manual provided for the one primary piece needing attachment. However, once I pulled the cable out a few inches, I was able to deduce how to attach the cable feeding device onto the front. As a woman, I am pretty handy with a variety of tools; I remodeled a portion of our current home myself. However, being a novice at using an electric snake auger, I watched a couple instructional videos. Within 30 minutes I had my bathroom drain cleared.Since purchasing our current home 2 years ago, we have called a plumber at least 5 times to periodically snake this one drain and spent well over $800. The house was built in the 70's and has cast iron pipes set in a concrete foundation. Cast iron pipes naturally corrode over time causing spurs to catch flushed materials. This subsequently requires the pipes to be snaked periodically. This heavy machine is easy to move with the wheels provided. My only regret is that I didn't purchase it sooner, which would have saved me several hundred dollars.

Good value for your money. Easy to use and strong enough to clear a line of tree roots pretty painlessly . The auto feed didn’t add much value to me so I took it back off.

So easy to put together and use. The only gripe I have is with the wheels. They need to be bigger. Had it put together in 5-10 minutes and had gone thru the clog (roots) in 15 minutes. It worked great for me.

We seem to get root overgrowth every 8-9 years. The way our house is set up, there is no access to the sewer line at ground level except a 2"" access in the garage. So previously the rooter service would have to go up on the roof. However, about 5 years ago, insurance companies stopped covering roof work. The price to install a 4"" at ground level was 3500-4500 (!). Meh to that. Was going to do it myself with a rental, but the antiquated machines were 180-200 lbs and impossible to get up on the roof. And no auto-feed. So I shopped a bit and picked up this machine. Is under 100 lbs and I used a big plastic tray (for use under critter cages) as a sled and block/tackled it up the ladder. Used it last weekend to clear the line to the curb - just under 75' - down and out twice. The Auto-feed is convenient although slow (maybe a foot every 30 sec). It saves a lot of push and pull work. Now the drains are running clear and I'm set for the next time. Compared to the price to install a 4: access, this was well worth it.

This snake helped clear up blockages in that were outside my house which affected my inside sewer system. From plastic to plants to hair to dumped trash. All you need is the right attachment and lil patience