Gardus RLE202 LintEater 10-Piece Rotary Dryer Vent Cleaning System
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Gardus RLE202 LintEater 10-Piece Rotary Dryer Vent Cleaning System
Customer Review: Ditto....on all counts
Summary: 5 Stars
Honestly, I can't add much more than what you've already read, but I will... This tool just plain works as advertised. I had to clean approx 40' of vertical/horizontal dryer duct and it did an excellent job. I bought the extension pack but didn't use it because it was working so well with the included extensions I didn't want to press my luck. I needed to inspect the horizontal run through the attic and I was hoping not to have to climb up there. But to be safe I got in the attic and inspected the ductwork just to be sure. It was as clean as the dryer duct in the included DVD instructional video. This tool costs just $30+ and it had to save me hours and certainly $ on this project. I don't own a cordless drill, so it got a full-powered corded drill instead. No problem...just exercise a little caution when running it the full length.Customer Review: Works as advertised!
Summary: 5 Stars
Very happy with this product. I have a long dryer run (~28 feet) that had not been cleaned since I moved in a few years ago and I knew it was accumulating lint. I purchased this product and got to work. As others have noted, you need to be careful about how you attach the extensions. Don't add then all at once and then try to fed the extension in. I did one section at a time, fed it in, stopped the drill, disconnected the drill, added the next extension, reattached the drill. Worked like a charm. I also cleaned from both ends to make sure I got everything. Take the time to do this since you'll be surprised how much lint there is.
A couple things to note. Doing this will deplete a drill battery in no time. I burned through 2 18v batteries cleaning my vent. Maybe sure your batteries are fully charged before you start.
Customer Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
This product is the real deal. It works just as advertised and the amount of lint that came out of my 10 year old dryer vent was amazing. My DeWalt 18V drill spun the brush with no problems and the brush does an excellent job of self-feeding itself. The shop vac attachment for the dryer is designed for a larger sized hose than my vac has so I sealed my hose to the attachment with duct tape and the vac did a great job of reverse flowing lint out as the brush was operating....watch out for that first blast of lint blowing out on your first pass. The included length of rods was just enough to reach my dryer. I've ordered and received the extension kit to clean my parents' dryer. I highly recommend the cleaning kit and it'll be part of my home's yearly maintenance. Get one and you may just prevent a fire with it.Customer Review: Terrible Product Questionable Company
Summary: 1 Stars
Anyone thinking this is a great product be careful. That opinion will change when the rod breaks and you have to not only clean the vent from dust but also fish the brush out of the vent.
Ten minutes into the job and while pushing the brush by hand two rod lengths into the dryer vent (no drill even brought out yet - just by hand) the rod snapped (clean right angle perpendicular breaks 4 inches apart) in not one but two places within 8 inches of the brush. I was just running it up the vent pipe by hand. Then I spent the next two hours fishing the brush out of the vent pipe.
The manufacturers web site is deliberately infecting site visitors. Even the major search engines have a warning against visiting the site. Thank goodness I have excellent virus and spyware protection.
Customer Review: Works Like Magic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I could not have asked for a better product. The vent was so clogged with lint and airflow so restricted that the dryer was overheating and shutting down. This thing pulled enough lint from my 25' of venting to half fill a white, kitchen trash bag. I was astounded by the amount of lint this thing pulled out.
Very easy to use, it worked its way through six corners with ease. I took about 40 minutes to finish, including cleaning from both directions. The only small complaint I have is that the shopvac adapter is big, bigger than most household vacuum hoses and the hose of my smaller shopvac. A bit of duct tape quickly remedied the mismatch, though.
I can't remember the last time I was this satisfied with a product that does exactly what it claims to do.