Leaf Blowers And Vacuums: One Cleans Outside and One Cleans Inside the House

A leaf blower is a gardening tool directs a continuous blast of air out of a nozzle to move yard debris such as leaves. They can be used to clean any outside area quickly, including decks, patios, balconies, porches and sidewalks. Usually powered by two-stroke engine or an electric motor, leaf blowers are nowadays equipped with four-stroke engines and this move was made to address air pollution concerns. Leaf blowers are self-contained handheld units, or backpack-mounted units with a handheld wand and the wand is ergonomic which makes it easy to hold for prolonged use. Weighing between 2.7 and 5.5 kg, some leaf blowers have a shoulder strap while larger industrial models sport a backpack style for longer wearing comfort. Many leaf blowers now are blower/vacs. With a flip of a switch, the blower can switch to a vacuum to suck up leaves and mulch them. Some electric models also have rechargeable battery packs to avoid the hassle of using an A/C outlet and trailing a cord.

Use of leaf blowers has been a controversial issue due to their very loud engines which average 70-75db at 50 feet (15m). Generally, gas-powered leaf blowers are louder than electric leaf blowers. Often, it is autumn time that witnesses’ use of leaf blowers as it is used to blow the leaves into a pile to be collected or blown into the gutter to be swept up by a municipal street sweeper. Also, there are various kinds of leaf blowers: leaf blowers that blow, shred or vacuum or a combination of any of these. Popular leaf blowers are manufactured by Stihl, McCulloch and Ryobi and have features like ProFire ignitions for quick and easy starts, padded backrests and shoulder straps, Posi-Loc tubes for secure pipe connections and comfortable handles. Some popular models of leaf blowers are McCulloch Mac GBV 325, Ryobi RBL 30 MVA, AL-KO Hurricane 2400 E, Einhell REL 2100, Flymo GardenVac 2700, Partner GBV 345, Black & Decker GW2600 Blowervac, Performance Power PBL2500, MTD BV 3100, Ryobi RBV-2400 VP, Ryobi RBV 2200 and Flymo Twister 2000.