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Westward Operating Instructions and Parts Manual
22XP38, 22XP39
Drain Cleaning Machine
DonotuseREVrotationtopullthecableoutofthedrain.Alwaysrun
themachinewiththeRotationSwitchsettoFORposition,whetheryouarefeedingthe
cableintothelineorpullingitout.
12. Whenthecuttingtoolisnearthedrainopening,takeyour
footofftheFootSwitchtostop
drumrotation.Neverretractthecuttingtoolfromdrainwhilecableisrotating.Thecable
couldwhipandcauseseriousinjury.
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CableClampingwithCableLockScrew
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ThismachineisdesignedwithaCableLockScrew.When
strongresistanceismet,putthe
CableFeederLevelatthe
middleposition.TightentheCableLockScrewwhenletting
thecutterchewthestoppage.
DonotusetheCableFeederwhentheCable
LockScrewistightened.UsingtheCableFeederwiththe
CableLockScrewbeingtightenedwillcausedamagetothe
machine,whichmayresultinpersonalinjury.Soplease
remembertoreleasethescrewwhenevertheCableFeederis used.
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Special
OperationsWhenCableGetsStuckInLine
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Themotorcanbereversedtofreecableifthecablegetsstuckinthelinebyusingthefollowing
procedure:
1. TurntheRotationSwitchtoREVposition,andpushtheCableFeederLevertoMiddle
position
2. DepresstheFootSwitch
afewsecondsandpullthecablebackwhilethedrumisrotatingin
Reversedirection.
3. Whenthecablehasbeenfreed,settheRotationSwitch toFORposition.
DonotrunmotorinReversedirectionformorethanafewsecondsatatimesince
thiscouldcausecabletanglinginthedrumorkinking.
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SpecialOperationsWhenCableTanglesinDrum
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Tountanglecable,rotatedrumintheREVdirectionwithhand.Thiswillusuallygetthe
cabletolie
inthedrumproperly.
:YouMUSTturntheRotationSwitchtoOFFandtakeyourfeetawayfromthe
FootSwitch.Failingtodothismaycauseaccidentalstartingandinjury.
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Ifcablebecomesseverelytangled,whichshouldnotoccurwhenusedproperly,youwillneedto
replaceitwithanewcable.
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OperationwithTorque‐AdjustingThumbWheel
Thismachineisequippedwithatorque‐adjustingThumb
Wheelforlimitingthetorqueappliedtobeltandprevent
cabledamagewithregularoperation.Whenthetorque
transmittedfromthecablereachesthelimitsetbythe
ThumbWheel,thebeltwillslipon
thepulley.Thiswill
preventthecablefromtwistingorkinking.
Thetorquehasbeenpre‐adjustedproperlyinmanufacture,
andinmostcaseswillneverneedtobeadjusted.