Tool Brands Reviews

Put your $40+ towards something better... This won't last past the 1st bag change.

I've had the powerforce for less than two months and the belt has already broken on it. After searching about Bissell and broken belts, it seems like this is a common problem for them. Belts and brushes aren't covered under warranty as well and it doesn't matter whether it breaks on the 1st day or later, they say they aren't liable for anything.

I have had 2 of these vacuums and both broke within 3 months. With the first one it worked great for the price for about the first week. Then it started getting clogged. No matter how often I emptied the container or cleaned the filters it kept getting clogged to the point that nothing would be in the dirt container and I would have to completely take it apart and pull out the dirt and dog hair. It was a total nightmare. After 2 months it started getting hard to turn on. I would have to hit the switch several times for it to work. Before the 3rd month the on/off switch broke completely. I took it back and exchanged it for a new one. I had the same problems with the 2nd vacuum. The new one took about 3 weeks before it started getting clogged. And before the 2nd month the on/off switch broke again. It also lost all of it's suction power and would just push everything instead of picking stuff up. I have not been able to find my receipt to return it, so I am going to throw this vacuum out for the trash man to have. Although the price is cheap it was a total waste of money and a huge headache. I will never buy a Bissell vacuum cleaner again.

I am on Amazon.com today to look for a new vacuume!!! About 3 months ago I bought the Eureka 972A canister vacuume...and it's the worst thing ever. I have wood floors and thought that it may work good....but it scrach my floors. Then I thoght I could use it on my ruggs but that does not work either bec it just dont have any suction power. It may seem like a good price....but save your $50 becuse it wount do any good! I whish that I would have spent a little more money to begin with, and gotten a vacuum that actually works!!!!

Received my Eureka 972A today. Was impressed as soon as I took it out of the box. The quality was more than I expected. Worked great on my floor and small rug. I was also pleased with the speed in which I got it. Two days!!!

This vacuum is powerful (11 amps) & convenient (small & lightweight with a retractable power cord). It is fantastic on bare floors, which is why I bought it. At $60 (and no shipping) it was a great buy. If I had to change anything, I would make the power cord longer and the on-board tools larger. I would purchase this again in a heartbeat.

i purchased a trimmer after about 1 hr. running it faild to run at all I returned to the srore. they gave me another one. now tiis new one will onley run if you leave choke partly open what is wrong. Ive owned RYOBI products for years this is the first trouble I had lik this

will the person who wrote and said once you got the trick of starting, please post the trick. I've never been able to pull the cord on mine. it's REALLY difficult. Keeps us all wore out before the grass gets done. and then we don't use it. it won't start. :( Too high priced for the difficulties in it. Needs an electric start.

Trimmer is very good for cutting behind fences, in muddy ditches, and on uneven ground--light and easy to maneuver. It is easy to handle, and has lots of power---will cut fairly tall weeds.
The only drawback is the starting--it is harder to start than a Honda 4-cyle engine; however, once I got the routine, it starts every time.

I have recently purchased the Senco SN65C framing nailer. This tool worked fine right out of the box. However, after about 1,200 nails through the gun I blew a seal and had to have the gun rebuilt(at a cost of $125.00). I started a new deck this spring and again, the gun failed with the same problem half way through the project. Thank God my brother owns a Hitachi Nailer for me to borrow!

This is the most unreliable nailer I have ever used, for your REAL money's worth buy the Hitachi Full Head Nailer, You won't be disappointed.

Senco makes a lot of great nail guns... This is NOT one of them. They should name this gun jamco, because thats what it does, jams! Problem--the tension spring that pushes the nails up is not strong enough so the driver often comes down with the nail not all the way in place. Result--Jam. And often, the nails get so jammed in there that you have to take the magazine off to unjam it (10 minutes). There is nothing worse than prying jammed nails out of a brand new nail gun with a screwdriver! Even using Senco nails, you're lucky to go through 4 strips without a jam! I recently replaced mine with the Hitachi NR83a, (available here for same price), its lighter, smaller, just as powerful, and NEVER jams! (wont shoot 16d commons unless you replace magazine with aftermarket).

I have used the SN60, and while very reliable, it didn't have enough power. This the SN65 provides the power when you need it, such as when nailing into green wood with 16d nails. I have only used it for a short amount of time, but so far it has proven to be a very reliable gun with minimal jams. I would recommend this to anyone over the SN60 any day of the week.

This remote has nowhere near a 100 foot range. Even if I had my car inched away from the garage door it wouldn't open with any certtainty. Definitely not worth buying.

This garage door opener is a Piece of Sh*t!!! Do not buy this product. It wouldn't open my garage door unless I was sitting right in front of it and the remote broke after only 1 month due to poor materials used to make it.
I repeat DO NOT BUY THIS!!!

I have bought one of these before at a store and I have had it for at least 3 years. I think it works great.

My garage has two Overhead Door models, one newer and one older. This unit failed on both. Perhaps I should have followed the other reviewer's advice and looked elsewhere. Be cautious. I'm sure this model works on some model garage doors, but who knows which ones.

Much to my surpise after glowing reviews from others, this unit would only open my garage door about four inches. It won't close it at all.

I have a Liftmaster Security Plus garage door opener built in 1999 or 2000. That's clearly within the advertised parameters.

The customer support desk hours are only 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday (exactly when I need to be at work, not standing in my garage debugging something like this), so I checked the manufacturer's website at www.skylinkhome.com.

I found this chilling remark in the FAQ for the model 89 (that is what you're considering here - A Skylink Model 89):

"If your Chamberlain®/LiftMaster®/Sears® Garage Door Opener has the 'Learn' button and happened to close and then open for few inches. The model 39 and model 89 might not compatible to your existing garage door opener. Please contact our customer support for details at support@skylinkhome.com."

In other words, sorry, you're screwed. Enjoy trying to return your on-line purchase.

Of course, Skylink will be happy to sell you, for another $23 plus S&H, their model UR100A Universal Receiver. With benefit of this additional gadget, the model 89 universal transmitter actually becomes more universal. At least, 99.9% universal. The web site does say that it this combination "99.99% works with most brands of garage door openers".

Great, huh? Spend A LOT of time with their web site FAQ before buying. Universal? Not even close...

I am using this with a Genie Intellicode garage door opener. Originally I had the Genie keyless entry pad but it was not well designed: the cover would fall off and sometimes it didn't respond to my keypresses. I got this unit to replace it and it was very easy to program. It's sturdy, the cover is not going to fall off, and it beeps when the buttons are pressed so there's no question of missed keypresses.

After 2 years you better be prepared to buy expensive new batteries, because these babies will just die, and not only that, but they will take the charger along with them to the grave. Recommend getting another brand of cordless tool.

The two previous reviews chastize Amazon.com for advertizing this item as the battery for the Black & Decker Anniversary Edition Drill. Looking at the picture of this item I would have realized it wasn't the correct item because it is black. However, I have searched the Black & Decker sites for the very same, but silver, Anniversary Edition battery pack and cannot locate it anywhere. I think more blame must go to Black & Decker because I believe they discontinued the drill and the correct replacement battery pack. Then again, Amazon.com was wrong to advertize this one as the Anniversary Edition pack. Another but, Black & Decker wants $49.00 for this same pack, so why not order it from Amazon for the above price of $40.00? I will after I hear back from Black & Decker.

I actualy bought this battery from Walmart for about $35.00.

I bought this stand from Amazon for $100 to support my Hitachi compound miter saw. The stand works fine, and was good value for the money in the end, but it took an experienced man with all necessary tools more than 3 hours to "assemble" it. Much work needed to be done to make parts fit as intended, including grinding and reboring. The manufacturer's Quality Control evidently is zero.

I have already reviewed this on the previous saw. I completed this review and emailed it prior to this one. Thank you.
Vernon Harrington

A MOBILE BASE NEEDS TO HAVE RIGIDITY BUT DO NOT EXPECT ANY WITH THIS EXTENSION. THE 2" ANGLE THAT YOUR TABLE LEGS SIT ON IS THIN AND DEFLECTS DOWN WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE TABLE. WHEN MOVING, THE SINGLE FLAT BAR ALLOWS THE EXTENSION TO SHIMMY WHICH WILL LEAVE ONE LEG OF YOUR TABLE HIGHER AFTER YOU STOP REQUIRING YOU TO BEND DOWN AND STRAIGHTEN THE EXTENSION UNDER THE LEGS. MIGHT BE OK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT MACHINE AND OCCASIONAL MOVEMENT. LONG WAIT FOR SHIPPING, LARGE DEMAND OR VERY FEW MADE?.

they show a picture of one type of briefcase but send another inferior type of case.bad business practice