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Customer reviews for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
Snake-It Power Drum Auger
The BrassCraft Snake-It Power-Drum Auger is a free-standing device that features a stationary outer drum thanks to a drum-within-a-drum design. The auger is designed to connect to a power drill. Snake-it is used for small and medium household drains.
Overall rating:
(12 reviews) 12
Rating breakdown 12 reviews
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4 stars
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6 out of 11(55%)reviewers recommend this product.
Customer reviews for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
Review 1 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
Overall rating
Terrible
,PostedDecember 30, 2011
disappointed
Ease of installation
1
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5
Quality
2
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5
Value
1
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5
I would give this minus stars if possible. This contraption has a tough time finding its way around pipes. It tangles easily using a drill. It is truly one of the most useless, poorly designed, ineffective products I have ever used. Do not buy this unless you are looking for headache and a mess.
No, I do not recommend this product.
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+17points
18out of 19found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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Only for VERY simple projects
,PostedAugust 10, 2010
The cable on this thing is so flimsy it will twist back on itself and kink unless the path to the clog is very simple and no more than 3 or 4 feet away. There is no wingnut to fix the cable while you twist to keep it from going back and forth in and out of the drum. So as you feed it, as soon as you let go to grip farther back, it zips back into the drum. If your drill has any strength at all it will bind and kink this cable in a nanosecond. Plus you cannot feel when you reach the clog.
When buying snakes I have learned most of the time I will only need the hand operated snakes - much more control. And buy stiff cable, stiffer the better.
I gave it two stars instead of the lowest possible score imaginable because I hold myself partly to blame for being stupid enough to buy it in the first place.
When buying snakes I have learned most of the time I will only need the hand operated snakes - much more control. And buy stiff cable, stiffer the better.
I gave it two stars instead of the lowest possible score imaginable because I hold myself partly to blame for being stupid enough to buy it in the first place.
No, I do not recommend this product.
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+24points
26out of 28found this review helpful.
Review 3 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
Overall rating
Not Worth the Money
,PostedAugust 17, 2012
jwm2201
Age:35 to 44
Gender:Male
Home improvement profile:Professional
Length of ownership:1 month
Ease of installation
5
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5
Quality
1
/
5
Value
1
/
5
Bought this for small jobs, cable broke the third time I used it,
No, I do not recommend this product.
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+3points
4out of 5found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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Did NOT clear the clog
,PostedJuly 23, 2010
This pipe snake auger is very thin and flexes so easily that is was useless against a plug in our sewer line. It just flexes and bends around rather than breaking up the clog.
After a couple of gross hours of fighting with this useless thing we gave up and called a plumber. The plumber only charged about twice the cost of this auger but was finished in half an hour and gave us a warranty on the job.
The auger was definitely a waste of my time and money
After a couple of gross hours of fighting with this useless thing we gave up and called a plumber. The plumber only charged about twice the cost of this auger but was finished in half an hour and gave us a warranty on the job.
The auger was definitely a waste of my time and money
No, I do not recommend this product.
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+9points
12out of 15found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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An Exellent, Affordable, Product
,PostedApril 25, 2010
I live on the top floor of a duplex. The bathtub and sink drains both clogged solid. I messed around with liquid acid ,plungers, and a pressure hose for 2 days trying to get them to flow with zero results.
I was going to rent a snake but bought this product for much less. It solved my woes in less than 15 minutes, was easy to use and plenty long enough as the clog was on the lower floor.
It fed back into the canister smoothly in seconds and saved me tons of cash hiring an outside contractor.
If you are reading this review JUST BUY IT !!! For what it costs you won't be sorry!
Yes, I recommend this product.
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+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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,
PostedJuly 15, 2009
bot a bad product. I purchased this in a emergency situation. I had a customer call and had their kitchen sink overflowing. I was way away from the shop and didn't want to run the extra 20+ miles there, when the customer was only down the street from home depot.
This is a great product. It works extremly well. I would recommend buying this to every one
This is a great product. It works extremly well. I would recommend buying this to every one
Yes, I recommend this product.
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+5points
9out of 13found this review helpful.
Review 7 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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What work does the drill do?
,PostedAugust 7, 2010
DOOM
I'd love to know what work the drill did for me, since I had to manually extract the snake, and it won't wind back onto the spool.
No, I do not recommend this product.
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+3points
9out of 15found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
Overall rating
worked like a champ
,PostedSeptember 21, 2011
Skjulestad
had one bump when I didn't read the instructions and almost shot it across the room. When I used it per instructions it clear the problem fast and for the price it couldn't be beat. Don't expect professional grade, but for handyman use I rate it great.
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+1point
5out of 9found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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Snake works GREAT!
,PostedMay 2, 2010
My kitchen drain was clogged & NONE of the gels, liquids, foams that claim to unclog anything would work. In less than 5 minutes my kitchen drain was unclogged & draining water with NO issues. Easy to use & quick. No second thoughts.
Yes, I recommend this product.
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+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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This is a professional plumber's worst nightmare.
,PostedJuly 6, 2010
I own a duplex, and once a year I have to hire a plumber to clear a clogged drain. I got sick of paying $150 each visit, and decided to look into a power unit for myself (i had a manual auger - junk). After reading the reviews, i ran out and bought this unit. It took me 5 minutes to clear the drain. Super easy. I'm feeling pretty happy with $130 saved!
Yes, I recommend this product.
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+1point
3out of 5found this review helpful.
Review 11 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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Easy to use
,PostedJuly 2, 2010
I had a clog in my AC drain pipe. I instantly called the plumber to have this taken care of. He promptly quoted me that it would cost me $300 and some change to have the pipe snaked. Originally I had said yes because I had no clue what he meant, but when he told me that he didn't have the equipment on him and that he would have to come back some other day, I promptly told him to don't worry about it because I needed the pipe unclogged that same day.
After he had left, browsed youtube to see what he meant by "snaking" the drain. And to my amazement, it was ridiculously SIMPLE!
So, Off I went to the Home Depot and bought this power auger. I took it home and I stuck the cable down the drain and attached the auger to my power drill. Less than 2 minutes later, my clog was clear and I saved myself some $280!!!!!
Lesson to be learned here is:
- ALWAYS get more than one quote because obviously the plumber that quoted me $300 was about to rip me off.
- Do your research online, because some of the problems you have might be very easy to fix.
I would definitely recommend everybody to buy this product to fix clogged drains.
After he had left, browsed youtube to see what he meant by "snaking" the drain. And to my amazement, it was ridiculously SIMPLE!
So, Off I went to the Home Depot and bought this power auger. I took it home and I stuck the cable down the drain and attached the auger to my power drill. Less than 2 minutes later, my clog was clear and I saved myself some $280!!!!!
Lesson to be learned here is:
- ALWAYS get more than one quote because obviously the plumber that quoted me $300 was about to rip me off.
- Do your research online, because some of the problems you have might be very easy to fix.
I would definitely recommend everybody to buy this product to fix clogged drains.
Yes, I recommend this product.
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+1point
2out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Snake-It Power Drum Auger
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Plumbing Snake
,PostedJuly 20, 2010
I purchased this product solely on the strength of the reviews and they were right on. I had my plugged sink draining within minutes.
Great product!
Yes, I recommend this product.
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1out of 2found this review helpful.