Graham Wignall
Reviewer
5/5
Buying Chinese tools is always a bit of a lottery, I went with Bu-Ko as I already had their 5-in-1 p...
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ole saw/strimmer/hedge trimmer set, and it seemed to be pretty well made and reliable. Anyway, this turned up and seemed to be well built, too. However, it refused to start. Now I'm not exactly a stranger to small 2-stroke motors, but this one defeated me for 4 days. Not even the tiniest splutter to indicate it wanted to run, so I contacted the seller to request a return. I got an almost immediate response, including a video (about which I was skeptical) and a request for a phone number and a convenient time for an engineer to call me if the video didn't help. OK, OK, it started almost immediately, so I feel a bit of a prat, but it almost doesn't need choke at all to start and floods as soon as you look at it. Anyway, 10 out of 10 for customer service.
The saw runs really well, and was getting easier and easier to start during the weekend as it started to get run in. Second tank of fuel, and it was running sweetly. (Note: the manual says 25:1 and the saw says 40:1 for fuel/oil, and I checked with Burrowmount to see which was correct - turns out the first tank or two at 25:1 is fine for running in, then back to 40:1). One last log to chop and we're done for the weekend - the recoil starter handle comes away in my hand. OK, so the knot probably came undone, so I took the cover off and no, the cord had been cut through (presumably by the spring) and the starter had sort of self destructed. Anyway, another email to Burrowmount and a very quick reply to say that they were escalating it to their engineers. Three days later and a complete new starter arrived in the post.
So what can we conclude? For the price, don't expect Stihl quality and reliability, but that goes without saying. Chinese QA still seems to be a bit of a lottery, but these guys have the back-up to make up for any quality issues in the products. The other kit from the same supplier is fine, and having sorted it out, I have no reason to think I should have any more problems with this one. Overall, a great set-up with absolutely superb back-up and customer service.
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11 months ago
martyn appleton
Reviewer
5/5
Adele Walters
Reviewer
5/5
Heavy but brilliant
Heavy but has some great tools
One person found this helpful
3 years ago
J.Carlos
Reviewer
5/5
JMP
Reviewer
5/5
Excellent rapport qualité prix - Léger et puissant
Souffleur puissant et fonctionnel, ...
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bien moins cher que les grandes marques. Je ne sais pas ce qu'il donnera dans le temps, mais pour un usage non professionnel il est parfait, et pour un professionnel, s'il dure 3 ans au lieu de 10, ça revient au final moins cher qu'un souffleur de marque, et il est bien plus léger. Suivi personnalisé du vendeur qui a contrôlé lui-même la bonne livraison du colis.
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3 years ago
Nadine H.
Reviewer
4/5
Quality item
Good quality. Exactly what I needed.
3 years ago
Carl Dodd
Reviewer
5/5
Awesome piece of machinery
Excellent Product Value For Money comes with safety ppe ...
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which is really good safety first is always the saying the machi e is tough and powerful gets the job done easy to assemble and to you use if anyone buys this product the run I on the engine let it tick over for the first 5 mins once started then go easy on the use to start with hope this will help other buyer and for BU-KO Power keep up the good work burromount is a great seller strimmer arrived 2 days earlier than expected 5 stars to you
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3 years ago
lynette
Reviewer
5/5
A++++++
Great value for money
3 years ago
Richard Hope
Reviewer
5/5
Great product
Very good product, easy assembled.
3 years ago
MM
Reviewer
5/5
Efficiente fino a quando...
Soffiatura potente quindi efficiente ottimo rapporto quali...
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tà prezzoDevo rettificare la recensione in quanto oggi durante l'uso e dopo 15 giorni dall'acquisto il pulsante dell'acceleratore si è spezzato in due senza nessun motivo fatto con una plastica veramente scadente e non ho più la possibilità di utilizzare il soffiatore
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3 years ago
Mr A Gent
Reviewer
5/5
Great unit
Great unit so much quicker than a spade. Well worth the money
3 years ago
Clint Sharp
Reviewer
5/5
Top Quality Patio Heater
Having read through some of the other reviews, I was a bit...
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hesitant at first to order this item. I am now glad I did! The heater arrived earlier than expected and was extremely well packaged. Any fragile part, for example the glass tube, was encased in thick expanded polystyrene and very well protected from damage. The instructions were clear and easy to follow and as with any home assembly, read instructions first, check all screws and fixings and separate them by size etc. From start to finish, the assembly process took just under 1.5hrs. Some reviews claimed the metal sheets were razor sharp, but I did not experience this. That said, if you are prepared to slide any body part down the side of a piece of sheet metal, expect to get cut, much like a sheet of paper! I did have one very small issue in that three of the fixing holes on the top plate had sadly not been tapped during the manufacturing process. I contacted the company direct and they were amazing. They instantly sent a replacement - no issues at all. I was even contacted after as a follow up to ensure I had received the plate and that all was okay.So, to the item itself. Its a great patio heater and looks the part in the garden. Some heaters look too industrial or much like an oil can with a large pole attached. I have stood under some of these and start to feel ill because the heat is so intense. However this patio heater is great for heat control. Its not "nuclear" when its on full, but provides a nice, gentle heat that means you can spend so much more time sitting in the garden in those chillier autumn/winter evenings. The heat is background, which means you will not be sitting out in shorts and t-shirt in December, so expect to wear sensible clothing. For me what is essential is that you do not come away with a suntan after sitting under it.We have had friends round for evening drinks and they are amazed at the quality of the heater and especially how great it looks.In the last few weeks we have had some extremely high winds and I expected to find the heater on its side one morning. This did not happen at all. The heater is slightly unstable with no gas bottle in it, but once you have that bottle connected, the heater is not going anywhere. You would have to hit it quite hard to knock it over.The design is great in that as well as heat, you have a lovely flame that passes up the glass tube, which, as well as proving some subtle background light, you also get the romantic view of a real flame.I cannot recommend this patio heater enough. Yes, its a little bit more expensive that some other heaters on the market, but as with just about anything, you really do get what you pay for.In terms of the supplier, this can also be very important when purchasing any item. Again, I cannot praise the supplier enough for their support and rectification of the one little fault I had. Manufacturing processes do go wrong from time to time, but was is essential is that we are all supported by the supplier or outlet from where we purchased the item. Customer care is of utmost importance and the supplier of this patio heater is second to none. I will certainly do business with them again.
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3 years ago
Agullo Roger
Reviewer
5/5
qualité / prix
Pour l'instant pas de problème ,à voir dans le temps ???
3 years ago
Raymond
Reviewer
5/5
A lovely feature for the patio
Very pleased , looks great .
3 years ago
Blanckaert
Reviewer
5/5
3 years ago
Aurelio julian quintana
Reviewer
5/5
Buen producto
Después de usarlo tiene mucha fuerza,Los plásticos del tubo son más bien...
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muy débiles y los del armazón más o menos, el ruido es bastante llevadero,Comodidad cuando llevas un rato con el es más bien cansado, pero si que ahà que decir que como fuerza de aire es muy bueno da gusto trabajar con ese caudal de aire. Seguiré usándolo y esperemos que no tengamos fallos buena compra.
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3 years ago