Protect your hands from cuts and friction burns while using electric drain cleaners. These gloves resist water and oil and have a textured grip, so you can handle cable without it slipping. They’re also known as ugly gloves.

Leather gloves have steel dashes on the palm to protect against abrasion when handling cables. The dashes are angled diagonally—in the direction you’ll feed the cable—so they won’t disrupt its movement. Leather gloves are not as flexible as PVC or nylon gloves.