General Pipe Cleaners: The Flexicore® Closet Auger Advantage

By:  Sandy Bucher  on  Aug 21, 2026

General Pipe Cleaners' Flexicore Professional Toilet Auger cables are the most durable drain cleaning cables in the industry. As Dave Dunbar demonstrates, you can even tie it in a knot, yet it won't kink.

General’s professional three-foot and six foot telescoping Teletube Flexicore Closet Augers are the ideal tools for breaking up stoppages or removing lost objects in clogged toilet bowls. The durable double layer Flexicore construction gives the snake tremendous resistance to kinking. The Flexicore closet auger works where plungers fail.

The three-foot professional closet auger (Cat # 3FL and 3FL-DH) has a tough outer steel tube that is 3/4” in diameter. Inside, a galvanized steel rod turns the cable. Other features include a vinyl bowl guard, vinyl grip handle and turning handle, and a “Grip Clip” for securing the cable. Flexicore Professional Toilet Auger cables feature a double-spring construction. We wrap two layers of heavy-gauge wire coiled tightly around a 49-strand aircraft-quality wire rope; it has unequalled strength to resist kinking and breaking, yet it has just the right amount of flexibility to get through nearly any toilet bowl.

The tough outer steel tube is 3/4” in diameter. Inside, a galvanized steel rod turns the cable. Other features include a vinyl bowl guard, vinyl grip handle and turning handle, and a “Grip Clip” for securing the cable.

The heavy-duty six-foot Teletube Closet Auger (Cat # T6FL and T6FL-DH) lets you clear stoppages just beyond the bowl. No need to lift the bowl because the Teletube has an extra 3 ft (1 m) telescoped inside a guide tube until you need it. After you’ve worked the first three feet into the bowl, you can go three feet farther simply by pressing a button and pulling the crank handle.

The outer steel tube is a big 1-1/8” in diameter. The hexagonal guide tube is even tougher than the steel rod we use in our 3FL closet augers. The Teletube weighs just a little more than a 3FL, too. Other features include a vinyl bowl guard, vinyl grip handle and turning handle, and a “Grip Clip” for securing the cable.

For more information, call the Drain Brains at General Pipe Cleaners, or visit www.drainbrain.com.