Ridgid 57043 POWER SPIN+ Power Spinner Drain Cleaner

This makes drain cleaning so much faster than a manual snake. 25 feet is long enough to easily clean the trap and probably a few elbows. I feel like I'm getting a larger clearing of any clogs because I can spin the cable much faster than turning manually. These last for years. I can't remember how long I had the previous one. I only bought this one because the old one eventually developed a couple of kinks in the cable which made it harder to use but I was happy with the life span of the product and I expect to have this one for many years. Works great for sinks, tubs and showers when I can't clean the drain with one of those plastic drain cleaners.

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.

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.

Works great, just pay attention to detail and don’t abuse it and you’ll be happy

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

It's good for 3 times

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