Ridgid 57043 POWER SPIN+ Power Spinner Drain Cleaner

Update. I purchased another one of these and it worked fine. I'm guessing the one that melted was a factory defect?? Anyway returning this to 5 stars.Used on a shower drain. I used an electric dewalt drill to snake the drain. The auger got so hot from turning it melted the orange plastic casing and distorted the shape of it. It began wobbling so much it bent the cable. It's completely unusable now. I have used these before without issue. I have a feeling it may have been a factory defect. My other rigid snake that was the same style I gave away never had this issue. I purchased another and it worked fine.

Our Master Bath toilet clogs from time to time. Not sure why.I used a 25' manual snake, and it never worked by hand unless I painstaking feed it inch by inch. Then connect a battery operated drill, and issue resolved.Enter the Rigid drain cleaner.* The trigger feeds the snake only when you pull the trigger.* If you want to pause, you can release the handle (not fully), and just run the drill as fast as you dare (instructions say not more than 500 RPM).* Need to reverse for short bit because it didn't feed right? Reverse the drill to pick up the slack.- Put back to normal drill (forward) mode, and continue feeding.* I've used this 2 times now, and both times it was a LOT quicker than the manual method. It was a lot cleaner. And I didn't manage to splash a bunch of water on the floor.When done? Reverse drill, pull back to casing. Put it into the sturdy cardboard box until it's needed again.I did need to get a pumice stone, as it does leave metal marks on the white toilet. In my opinion? Small price to pay. As this is recurring on an irregular basis, it's a good overall solution. And much cheaper than calling a plumber.I do wish that the drill receptacle/rod was 3 sided (or 6 sided), as the drill chuck sometimes comes loose.Overall great prices for value!

The Ridgid drain cleaner worked very well. The metal bolt screwed into plastic holding the cable in place, looks like a brake waiting to happen. This is in the spool holding the snake cable.

I needed to clear a clog in the kitchen pipe leading to main house line. I wanted an auger that would be long and I could use with a drill. This showed up the next day but when I went to open the box it was obvious that the auger was repackaged. The cable was still dirty and you could see scuff marks on the housing. Since I needed to clear the drain, I went ahead and used it. It worked its way down the pipe, but I have no idea how far it went down the twenty foot pipe as you have no way of gauging how much played out. I hit a spot where it seemed to stop feeding out and didn't know if the full 25 feet was out or if I hit a major clog. It wouldn't go any further so I retracted it. The sink hasn't backed up yet, but we haven't used it much.I'll give it credit for snaking around a 90° turn nicely.

Good quality and easy to use. Easy way to clear drain without calling a plumber.

This one does its job. Do not buy any of those cheap ones out there.

It's good for 3 times

I bought this a while ago knowing I'd be using it and sure as s*** our bathroom sink clogged and I pulled my RIDGID snake out and used it.Slick, the drain unclogged and it drains perfectly now and all without spending a few hundred dollars on a pro plumber to show up... meaning this RIDGID snake more than paid for itself on the sink alone! Shortly after the sink I had to snake the shower, too.This RIDGID snake is well made and very easy to use!