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Thought I would start a new thread about my whacker.
My First build was for a special project that I performed on 10/22/17. The homeowner had their slab on grade home remodeled over a 2 year move out. While the home was not occupied for that time, the little bit of cast iron pipe that remained under the slab of their new kitchen had rusted heavily and within 2 weeks of them moving back in had caused a stoppage. The stoppage affected their new island kitchen sink, powder room and upper floor master bathroom suite. Of course the general contractor didn’t want to address the issue since the piping under that part of the slab was not touched.
So I perform a sewer camera inspection from the removed powder room sink line and determined that the older cast iron from the 17’ - 22’ distance had developed a heavy cast scale from sitting over the 2 year remodeling project. So for the 9 day period while I gather and build my first 25’ test whacker, I told the owner that the toilet is only to be used for a # 1 flush, no paper or solids. No big worries as there were 2 other bathrooms for the mrs, that were not on that same line.
I returned with my newly made and barely tested Rick Whacker. This time pulling the powder room toilet, allowing me to run my camera and whacker into the line and position the chains right at the 5-0’ section of old cast iron pipe. While descale get the line and washing the grit away into the downstream abs pipe. I was able to see my results from out of service to smooth as a new cast iron pipe.
That was 4.5 years ago and the line has not plugged up since.
So 4.5 years and miles of whacking lines with heavy Roots, grease, scale, dirt. The whacker is my go too drain cleaning machine. My jetter has less than 10% of its pre whacker use. My k60 has probably been used 5 times over the last 4.5 years. My k50 still gets used for jobs that I can’t get with my k9-102.
So do you need to buy a manufactured product or build your own Whacker. Well in my case, building is the way to go. Cost is 10% of a factory built unit. But what the real selling point is, is the portability , size and weight factor.
Today, I had a main line stoppage not too far from my softball field. So I loaded my whacker, cord and drill into my suv and took care of the sight unseen whole house stoppage. Turned out to be whole house stoppage upstream from the outside 4” 2 way clean out. Cleared it to the house and also ran it 70’ from the 4” to 6” to city main. Not bad going in the blind and working out of my weekend suv.
So 4.5 years and miles of drains later, yes the whacker has proved itself over and over again.
When others can’t hack it, Rick will whack it.
Rick.
My First build was for a special project that I performed on 10/22/17. The homeowner had their slab on grade home remodeled over a 2 year move out. While the home was not occupied for that time, the little bit of cast iron pipe that remained under the slab of their new kitchen had rusted heavily and within 2 weeks of them moving back in had caused a stoppage. The stoppage affected their new island kitchen sink, powder room and upper floor master bathroom suite. Of course the general contractor didn’t want to address the issue since the piping under that part of the slab was not touched.
So I perform a sewer camera inspection from the removed powder room sink line and determined that the older cast iron from the 17’ - 22’ distance had developed a heavy cast scale from sitting over the 2 year remodeling project. So for the 9 day period while I gather and build my first 25’ test whacker, I told the owner that the toilet is only to be used for a # 1 flush, no paper or solids. No big worries as there were 2 other bathrooms for the mrs, that were not on that same line.
I returned with my newly made and barely tested Rick Whacker. This time pulling the powder room toilet, allowing me to run my camera and whacker into the line and position the chains right at the 5-0’ section of old cast iron pipe. While descale get the line and washing the grit away into the downstream abs pipe. I was able to see my results from out of service to smooth as a new cast iron pipe.
That was 4.5 years ago and the line has not plugged up since.
So 4.5 years and miles of whacking lines with heavy Roots, grease, scale, dirt. The whacker is my go too drain cleaning machine. My jetter has less than 10% of its pre whacker use. My k60 has probably been used 5 times over the last 4.5 years. My k50 still gets used for jobs that I can’t get with my k9-102.
So do you need to buy a manufactured product or build your own Whacker. Well in my case, building is the way to go. Cost is 10% of a factory built unit. But what the real selling point is, is the portability , size and weight factor.
Today, I had a main line stoppage not too far from my softball field. So I loaded my whacker, cord and drill into my suv and took care of the sight unseen whole house stoppage. Turned out to be whole house stoppage upstream from the outside 4” 2 way clean out. Cleared it to the house and also ran it 70’ from the 4” to 6” to city main. Not bad going in the blind and working out of my weekend suv.
So 4.5 years and miles of drains later, yes the whacker has proved itself over and over again.
When others can’t hack it, Rick will whack it.
Rick.
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