Black & Decker NS118 18-Volt Cordless Electric Broom Hard Surface Sweeper
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Black & Decker NS118 18-Volt Cordless Electric Broom Hard Surface Sweeper
Customer Review: 12 MINUTE BATTERY LIFE, 3 HOUR CHARGE (but otherwise great)
Summary: 2 Stars
I received this cordless blower as a Christmas gift and it's everything as advertised -- EXCEPT the battery life. After the initial charge of 8 hours, I was fired up and ready to use my new cleaning toy. When it started to die after 10 minutes of use, I called the B&D customer service line and the rep told me (somewhat sheepishly) that the factory spec is 12 minutes of battery life when fully charged. Obviously B&D doesn't advertise this niggardly amount, but they don't hide it either. Ergo, caveat emptor. 3 hours of charging for 10 minutes of full usage is highly vexing, mostly because it's a great product when it's in use.Customer Review: 18 vole blower
Summary: 5 Stars
yes, thank you for the opportunity. It is everything i hoped it would be and serves my purpose. i have other 18 volt accessories and that makes the batteries interchangeable. which is great to keep one charged all the time for when one gets low. i had a small problem with the shipment of being short an item but black and decker took care of the shortage immediately and am completele satisfied. thanks again for the deal you gave me and i will continue shopping amazon.com. dfavid b b bailey
Customer Review: 18 volt Cordless broom
Summary: 5 Stars
This broom works well in my patio.Being confined to a wheelchair it's liteness and portability WITHOUT dragging a cord makes extremely useful fo meCustomer Review: A very good sweeper/blower
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good product when used for hard surface clearing. The rechargeable battery lasts about ten minutes. Two come with the blower - one is enough for me.Customer Review: A Clean Sweep
Summary: 5 Stars
The purchase from Amazon was flawless; the trimmer was on by front porch within three days of the order placement. Amazing. Be careful opening the box. I got a nasty paper cut in my eagerness to rip off the box top with brute force. Inside the box everything was expertly packaged and protected with egg carton quality cardboard shell.
Luckily operating the machine is simple because the direction sheet leaves much to be desired. It displays as many languages as a United Nations guide, but all in small print, all directions overly succinct. What you need to know is on the direction sheet but not necessarily easy to find because of a lack of clarity and organization.
The small pictures provided require the use of a magnifying glass. The pictures aren't annotated with text, just numbered sequentially.
In the Yard
When one buys a yard toy he doesn't really need, especially one that costs a hundred dollars, expectations and hopes are high. To this reviewer's relief, Black and Decker's cordless trimmer exceeds all expectations and far surpasses any preconceptions of performance and utility. Without clear directions I did have a bit of difficulty attaching the tool's handle, but after that little chore it was all uphill.
So far this handy trimmer has performed flawlessly from one end of Spud Acres to its brother. On one charge I trimmed the front beds, the edges of the asphalt driveway, and most of the beds in the backyard. With extra batteries it's a snap to replace a spent battery with a fresh one. With the batteries included with my other Black and Decker cordless yard tools, and the Firestorm 18V battery bought recently, I have 6 batteries for the three tools. Even if a battery is attached to each tool, I still have two fresh batteries on standby on the chargers.
Recommendation
This tool easily rates five stars. It's quieter than my other two trimmers, has more than adequate power for my needs, and is easy to maneuver. At first I thought that the pull down edge guide was a useless gimmick, but it actually works very well. Also the automatic line-feed feature is wonderfully convenient.
NOTES - Be sure to remove tape from the line cutter and the spool. This bit of advice is not mentioned in the directions.
I bought three spools of prewound line when I bought the trimmer, but learned from the directions that one can use bulk line to rearm an empty spool. I like the convenience of using spools ready to use.