A garden can be the rue crowning achievement of any home, an attractive and eye-catching centrepiece which will serve as an oasis to relax in from a hard day's work. On the other hand, if left unattended, a lawn can become a jungle of weeds, overgrown grass and a real eyesore to look at it. The fine line between these two extremes is an easy one to maintain, with some hard work and commitment with your trusty hedge trimmers and lawn mowers, you will be able to tame your lawn and keep it in pristine condition.
Before purchasing electric hedge trimmers, there are some factors you will need to give some thought to. While the primary issue is your budget, and how much you are willing to spend on a lawn mower, you will also need to weigh in the actual, physical size and dimensions of your lawn. At the risk of over-simplifying the requirements needed, the general rue of thumb is that the larger a lawn is, then the more powerful the lawn mower will need to be.
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The cost of a electric hedge trimmer does not just simply include the original retail price, but also running expenses such a the need for repairs, warranties and cost of replacement components. Hedge Trimmers will eventually break down and need to be repaired, and given how much power is required to operate them as well as the amount of use (abuse?) they endure, this will happen sooner rather than later. A warranty therefore is a must for a lawnmower, this will mean that you can have your lawnmower replaced or repaired at a minimal fee.
Hedge Trimmers tend to fill within two broad categories: electrical and batter powered. While traditional trimmers utilized gasoline to help fuel the motor, these quickly became unpopular due to the running costs associated with them as well as the major polluting effect they had. Gasoline based lawnmowers were noisy and produced large amounts of carbon dioxide which put them on par with cars in terms of pollution.
Electrical owned trimmers were introduced in the market in a bid to provide a cleaner, and safer alternative to the traditional models. While these models are cleaner, they are awkward to use because they require to be connected to a major power supply and so you will need a very long power cable to mow the lawn effectively. This is not only inconvenient, but there is always the risk that you run over the power cable with the lawn mower itself. Not good.
Battery powered mini hedge trimmers have became increasingly popular as they have managed to eliminate the need for such ungainly and cumbersome power cables, these batteries can be recharged time and time again, and have an average lifespan of 5 years. At the end of their useful life, these batteries are then simply recycled and it can be seen that the benefits to the environment are immense indeed. Battery operated lawnmowers are annoying because they have a limited use before needing to be recharged but this is a small price to pay.