Also, the ‘jet vacuum function’ for blasting wet leaves and loosening them before sucking them up does sometimes just blast them away before you can vacuum them into the bag. With a collection capacity of 45 litres and a shredding ratio of 16:1, leaves are no task for this blower vac. JustAnswer is not intended or designed for EMERGENCY questions which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals.

when it finally gave up the ghost I replaced it with a modern through the fan type, from a leading diy company. I can see this unit becoming a permanent resident in my garage or (most probably) featuring in a car boot sale. This makes gaps between the bag and the machine, through which leaves it has managed to pick up, escape. It’s powerful and robust and comes with a one-year warranty, extended to two if registered on purchase.I had one of these products for five years and liked it because the bag does not have a zip and lasts much longer without needing to replace it.

Finally, I concluded that the little blade that you clip inside the unit which, like a conventional flymo (it comes with 2 blades one being a spare), was of no use because the Wysteria petals were already small. Inspect the motor and internal components: If the motor brushes are in good condition, you may need to inspect the motor and other internal components for damage or wear. The bag is 40 litres and the strimmer affair at the top of the suction tube breaks the leaves down on a 3:1 ratio which means they are finely shredded and will break down into valuable leaf mould much quicker.

This mains powered electric blower vac blows leaves, grass and light hedge clippings, vacuums them up and shreds them into a large holding bag. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Too many of the models available these days are just blowers which I don’t want – I have never understood the logic of blowing leaves on to the pavement or into the road – and machines that do also have a vacuum function are usually not that powerful when it comes to sucking.

Indeed, the original was advertised as being able to pick up drink cans after parties, and, to be fair, I did try it and it could, so no doubt this later model can manage the same trick – if you just happen to have a problem with both fallen leaves and cans. I used it mainly for collecting up leaves although it had plenty of other uses such as collecting hedge clippings or grass clippings when edging and it served its purpose for cleaning up after using a chain saw or shredding branches.The replacement ( still flimsy) bags are ridiculously expensive so……hang on, I think I know the answer to my question.