Black & Decker NS118 18-Volt Cordless Electric Broom Hard ...
They seem to work for me. I just bought the BD NS118 blower along with the NST2018 cordless string trimmer. enough wind for small-to-medium jobs (get a gas-powered blower if you can’t use a rake for your leaves) and enough battery power for about 10-to- 15 minutes of blowing. Having used both a gas powered blower (too strong an airstream) and an electric in the past and not wanting to take a chance on dragging the electric cord thru the pool, we really wanted something that could pinpoint the stream a little better so... The Black and Decker Cordless Broom fits the job perfectly. the compatible BD 18v products look like a big fat black Advil tablet (sort of). I will probably buy most of the BD products that are compatible, eventually. Power: The blower is nowhere near as powerful as my corded one. Every morning about 8:am (the cordless blower is relatively quiet) I go out for my routine yard maintenance and in ten minutes the job is done and I then switch batteries from the charger so that the next day, it’s ready for duty. I have a month to make up my mind about keeping it. But even if it passes muster, I suspect I’ll want to hang onto my corded blower for the occasional heavy job. Handling: This is probably one of the lightest blowers available and is easy to handle. As a petite female I hate dragging out the big blower and cord (it hurts my back and arms) — so I leave that one to my husband. Two batteries with this blower gets the whole job done with juice to spare. This one calmly moves stuff where you want it to go. Battery: The batteries are compact. I have a corner lot with long parkways and a lot of sidewalk footage, and have grown tired of dealing with up to 175 feet of extension cables for my corded trimmer and blower. The blower is not good for year-round outdoor use in the north (they say you shouldn’t charge this thing in temps below 40, and cold performance suffers significantly, IMHO). The blower comes with two of them, and I needed them both to complete one job. I keep my charged battery in the blower and the second on the charger. But in a way, the lower airflow can be better for sweeping than a corded blower. I’ve had a nice battery-powered mower for several years, and felt it was time to go all cordless. If you buy this along with a trimmer as I did, you’ll have four batteries and two chargers available for swapping. Overall: Going cordless does simplify my work and save me time, but this tool isn’t appropriate for all cleanup jobs. This one I can get out and blow the upper deck (and yellow pollen) off in less than 5 minutes. When I finish the small jobs, I just swap batteries and never have to worry about them not being charged. I live in an oak forest have two decks, two flights of stairs and a big concrete patio which runs the length of the house (with a screen porch) a smaller brick lower patio. When I want to do the whole job — I just put the extra battery in my pocket and head out. Quality: Build quality seems similar to most BD stuff, meaning it will probably work for a few years. The noise level is great and the power output is just right to blow stuff off the deck and patio. This is does NOT necessarily use the same battery as BD Firestorm products....