Seattle Plumbing: Cobra Products 30500 1/2-Inch-by-50-Foot Drain Auger

Cobra Products 30500 1/2-Inch-by-50-Foot Drain Auger

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 12.7 x 6.6 inches ; 18.1 pounds
Shipping Weight: 14.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
ASIN: B000KKOX9E
Item model number: 30500

By : Cobra
Price : $28.38
You Save : $7.07 (20%)

Item Description

From the Manufacturer
These Cobra Solutions Drain Augers are for modest and medium sized household drains. The high high quality spring wire presents maximum flexibility for the tightest bends. The galvanized steel crank handle has a special, high power Torque Twist style which delivers maximum thrusting action even via strainer cross bars.
For use in tiny and medium household drains. Rust resistant high grade carbon round diameter. Spring steel wire for maximum flexibility for the tightest bends. Integrated corkscrew open-wound boring head. Galvanized steel crank manage with high power ``torque-twist" style gives maximum thrusting action.

Technical Details

1/2-inch x 50-foot High Carbon spring wire
Clears small and medium household drains
Galvanized torque twist handle
Integrated open hook boring head
Speed grip handles

Client Critiques

Soon after attempting to plunge the drain, sticking a garden hose down it, etc. we were ready to call a plumber. Just after reading the reviews on this product we decided to give it a try. First time following 50 feet nothing at all came up. Then my wife tried and pulled it up slowly and a large clog came out. Issue solved!
TIP: Pull it out slowly so the clog doesn't fall off.

This 50 foot auger is made of ½ inch carbon spring steel and a lot stronger than the smaller three/8 and even ¼ augers. It has a crank handle with an adjustable thumb screw to let you to get the appropriate grip on the auger to spin it. It is not a good job to do but I almost certainly saved $400 to $500 by not having a plumber come out.
The big boring head of the auger has a hook to catch onto something stuck in the drain and support pull it out. This size and length is excellent for smaller and medium house drains. Something longer than 50 feet you likely have to contact the specialists to do it anyway. Even even though it is ½ inch in diameter it bends fairly simply to go around the curves in your plumbing so it works well.
Get yourself a beneficial pair of PVC plumber's gloves. You will will need them. Wash up the auger with your hose and dry it prior to you shop it. They will rust. Ugh, not my favored job but it functions.
Yet another superior job for this is cleaning out your buried gutter drain hoses of leaves and other obstructions. I had my dwelling reroofed and the contractors swept and least two sizeable hands full of nails into all the gutter downspouts and guess what. Yeah they all clogged in the spring. I wired a magnet to the end of the auger and pulled out the nails and then augured as far as I could go and then the hose washed out the balance of the blockage. This is a handy item to have about.