Black and Decker BEBLV301 Garden Vacuum and Leaf Blower with Back Pack Collection and Rake

PAUL 07/12/2019 10:03:00

release mechanism for releasing attachments is a plain metal metal bar, I feel this can easily get lost. Other than that its a great machine.

ean 10/05/2019 07:54:54

Very good product, easy to use, altogether satisfactory.

M 09/05/2019 15:29:59

Better than previous Black & Decker models I have owned, but they still haven't discovered an easy way of connecting and disconnecting the tubes when converting from blow to vacuum and vice versa - one needs to poke a tool into an obscure hole to release a catch, and the vacuum tube still has to be twisted after ion in order to de-activate the fail-safe on the motor - not easy. But it now shreds the leaves very well - a definite improvement!

David 11/11/2024 15:56:42

Motor dead after first use! The slightly unusual backpack arrangement takes some getting used to, but makes the unit much easier to use and easier on the arms. It only has two speeds, but low speed was fine for all my use and keeps noise down. You need to use a special tool to disconnect the bag link pipe, which is the only way I could empty the bag. As the bag is very large it’s less of a hassle. Unfortunately, my motor died with a large POP during its first use. Awaiting collection, as they won’t replace without inspection first. Not ideal

Bert 02/11/2020 16:52:43

I love the backpack and the 2-speed feature - on the higher power, it really does collect everything. It is quite fiddly to change between vacuum and blower. My main issue with it is it gets blocked too quickly when used in the wet. I have had to disassemble it a couple of times now to clean the gunge that gathers behind the blade

Jake 03/06/2020 19:45:33

Haven’t actually used this yet as it’s taken me numerous attempts, emails and internet searching to figure out how to get it working!! Just at the point of defeat I decided to be a little more forceful with it and hey presto it worked. The instructions are woeful and don’t explain anything in any detail. After researching I found many other people had felt the same pain but I couldn’t believe there wasn’t a detailed explanation of how to fix it! In short the product won’t work unless a small microswitch is depressed indicating that it is safe to use. On the blow feature this isn’t too hard to achieve, simply rotate the cylindrical orange Plastic filter until you hear it click. With the vacuum element I found it muchhhh harder to figure out. Essentially what you have to do Is apply pressure down the tube pushing the black cylinder into the main body of the product. Maintaining that pressure twist clockwise (again with a reasonable amount of force until you hear it click. If like me you have tried multiple times you were hear the difference in the clicking sound. Once fully clicked and locked the product should work....good luck!! Hopefully after all this pain it’s actually a good leaf blower!