As a middle-aged licensed plumber who mostly cleans and inspects drains along with performing minor plumbing repairs, Ben Kohn — the owner of From Sinks to Sewers in Ventura, California — is keenly interested in any tool that reduces fatigue and job-related aches and pains.
So the Ergo Auger is just what the doctor ordered. This drain cleaning unit shifts the weight of a conventional auger drum from the operator’s arms to a single aluminum leg that, in effect, does all the heavy lifting. The handle and trigger are also situated on top of the cable drum, instead of behind it
