Order a 7.5 ah battery (BATTOOL Upgraded 7500mAh 20V LBXR20 Replacement)... maybe two... I need these for all my outdoor B+D tools! NOTE: the little tiny 2 ah batteries B+D ships for this should be saved to reboot your workhorse batteries. I usually by these tools WITHOUT batteries! I use the larger amp hour batteries I buy for high draw tools including my extended chain saw trimmer, grass trimmer (especially with small lawn cutter attachment) Sawsall, 5.5 circular saw, and YES this blower!!!For all the people saying battery eater/killer, no! just too small a battery! When lithium battery is drawing energy as the potential energy is drawn the electrons have to flow through more substrate heating it up! THEN the temp sensor says, "No fire for you" and cuts the battery out! You do this enough and you will get a sensor that sees a battery with too little charge and says it is done. Flashing red light on the charger or nothing. Take that charged up 2 ah battery and two 14 gauge wires about 6 inches long with 3/4 inch stripped on each end, then go Pos-to-Pos and Neg-to-Neg for 20 seconds, then the battery will charge again! So not a battery killer and this happens on most brands if you draw until the battery cuts out.This blower is GREAT! I have a corded 150 mph blower but this one can push just about everything if it is dry and sometimes wet. I have blown 4 inches of snow and even wet snow can be driven with the nozzle about 2" from the ground angled forward and take your time. BUT have a larger AH battery!!! With a 5 ah battery I can do 75% of my porch, house to driveway stairs, single lane driveway to street (75') and sidewalk. with the 7.5 ah, all the way baby! with the 2 ah... NO! That is inside waiting to revive another battery or has a dual usb outlet and light adapter on it! Your drill with drill faster and harder, your sawsall will saws all, your grass trimmer will do the whole yard with 5 ah or larger battery! I use my corded blower in vacuum mode to suck up the leaves this blower has piled up! This blower is GREAT. I have use about six other battery blowers and this one for a 20v is great.Recap, buy without batteries because you already bought your larger batteries and you don't need any more. If you have to get that little battery use it to revive or as a USB/light station. The smallest battery I have and use for weight is 4 ah, I use the 7.5 ah ALL the time with high draw tools! You can revive most red flashies with that 2 ah battery and two 14 g wires in 20 seconds!If you rated this tool low for cut-outs and battery eating you realize now it is a high draw application and you were using a low capacity battery and rejigger your overall rating. AND if you rated it low for a slow delivery time... don't reviews in the future!

I've gotten this leaf blower when my old one (LSW20)... well, it's still working just great, actually. It didn't break or anything. It's just that it's not at all powerful. It would have trouble with anything heavier than dry leaves. Wind would blow around little twigs. If there's a wet spot, it'd do nothing to move what's stuck on it.Enter: the axial blower. Basically a 20V version of the strong blowers with higher voltages you see on the market, I saw potential. There were at least a few comments that bemoaned the short battery life--to which I thought, "oh, stronger motor. This would be nice." I was right. I had some extra 3.0Ah batteries lying around (highly recommended for this machine, by the way) so I bought this and off I went. It has 2 power settings--lower one is about the same as the old blower. Higher one... oh, it was pretty good. It's not going to beat any 60V backpack-battery-wielding ones, but it's still quite a bit stronger than the old one.Three downsides:- The exhaust is extremely wide, with no nozzle attachments. I mean, the older one didn't have it, either, but I feel that if you need more concentrated airflow, it would be nice.- Axial fan means the intake vent is going to be right near your shirt. It likes the shirt. It wants to eat the shirt. Take care not to let it nibble at your shirt.- Your small 1.5A/2A batteries will be drained pretty quickly, and I don't know if my mind is playing tricks on me, but it seems to be less strong with it as well. Which is a shame, because those smaller batteries are the ones that the machine comes with.All in all, satisfied. I'm already using it for spring cleaning!

Ergonomically, this is a great light-medium duty blower good for homeowners. The low-slung design and light weight make it easy to handle and quick to work with vs gas blowers. Output is sufficient for residential though obviously will not compare to gas. I find the lower output actually better for getting in tight areas and clearing leaves under bushes and skimming off mulch beds without blowing everything away.BUT, yes the battery that comes with is worthless on this tool - the battery works fine in my other B&D tools but high speed blower motors draw too many amps for this small battery. I bought a couple of 6.0 aH replacements and use them exclusively for the blower. On full charge they will last about 10-12 minutes each running on high, a bit longer if on low. Still not a lot, but enough to do sections if you plan right and keep your batts charged.ALSO, in cooler weather the blower has a problem with the switch - below about 50* it may not go into high mode, or may suddenly downshift into low from while high even though the switch is still in the high position. Below about 40* it may not run at all. This seems to be a problem with the plastic casing contracting/flexing with the temp change and then the switch contacts probably not making solid contact - if I jolt or bang the housing while it is exhibiting this behavior I can get it to run, but then it may stop again. I'm going to open it up and see if I can fix that.Black & Decker - please fix the switch and include a higher cap battery and this is a great cordless blower.

This blower comes with a 20V 1.5 AH battery. I fully charged the battery, then tried it, the battery lasted 5 minutes. The reason they don't sell this as tool only, and package it with a slow charger and insufficient battery is purely profit driven according to Rufus, Amazon AI tool. The fix is to spend another $55.00 for a two pack of 40 volt 4.0 AH batteries. Really?

I bought the same model six years ago, and it’s still going strong. That reliability is a major reason why I decided to purchase it again. The fact that it’s identical to the one I already have is another big plus, as I wanted a second unit to double up during late fall when leaves keep piling up.Since both blowers are identical, they share the same batteries, which is incredibly convenient. They’re also very lightweight, weighing about 3 lbs each. For leaf blowing, I use 6-amp batteries that weigh 3 lbs each and last around 15 minutes per charge on the high-power setting. I own half a dozen of these batteries and the same number of chargers, allowing me to charge all the batteries simultaneously. With this setup and the added power of two blowers, no job feels too big to handle.The batteries I use are OEM alternatives that cost a fraction of the original ones but offer double the capacity and impressive durability. Some of them have been in use for almost six years and still show no signs of losing their capacity. I also use these batteries with my other Black and Decker tools, including trimmers, chainsaws, drills, sanders, and car vacuums.Black and Decker has proven to be a reliable brand, and these blowers are a testament to their quality and practicality. They’re lightweight, efficient, and powerful, making them indispensable tools for maintaining my yard.

This is my 3rd B&D blower. The first I bought probably 15 years ago. It still works great, but starting to make a rattle noise. The second one I bought around 2018. It still works but the power has never been strong. I really hoped this was a good replacement since I own quite a few B&D tools using the same battery. It works. Having 2 speeds is great. It puts out the power. BUT, the fully charged batteries stop working sometimes only after a few minutes, completely drained! Other times it works how it should. Very disappointing.

Blows much more air than i expected from a battery powered blower. It would be nice to have an attachment to focus the air more, rather than just the big opening. Does drain a battery fast but that is to be expected with a higher performance blower. Ive got multiple 4 amp hour batteries. The only thing that is odd to me is when I put it on high, it seems to stutter every time when turning on. It wasn't worth sending back for that alone and has been good since I got it about 10 months ago.

Got this for my daughter cuz I like the one I've had for several years and it's better than mine. Dang it.

Lots of power but the battery does not last long if you use full power

Nice lower that is light and has more than enough power to clear our deck.

It isn’t super powerful, but for the price works perfectly for the minor leaf and debris blowing I need.

Bought three of these BLACK+DECKER 20V BDBL700 MAX Leaf Blowers recently - two from Amazon.ca, and one from homedepot.ca in between the two Amazon purchasesAll returned and refunded because none of them work on second speed for more than a few seconds using supplied new 20v battery after fully chargingEven contacted Black and Decker after receiving second unit from homedepot.ca to confirm second speed should last more than a few seconds, just in case I missed something, and yes they said adding I had merely been very unlucky and should try againI did try a third time, second unit from Amazon.ca and nope Black and Decker are incorrect it doesn’t last more than a few seconds on second speedHave said to Black and Decker this item is not fit for sale and should be withdrawn as it is clearly not a 2 speed blower more a one speed - and noticeably slower at thatI have several other Black and Decker 20v tools and have all been fine for many years - matrix drill plus attachments, strimmer, hedge trimmer, chain saw and orbital sander hence why I opted for Black and Decker when I had a requirement for leaf blowerI have never left reviews in 25/30yrs of internet shopping but had to for this as Black and Decker are selling garbage and wasting customers time and costing resellers a fortune in handling returns which incidentally both Amazon and homedepot handled flawlesslyJust a shame the manufacturer continues to pump out useless product and adviceThere done it - said it - first time for everything and will copy paste to Amazon Black and Decker and homedepot review sites in a bid to get sufficient awareness from Black and Decker to have product withdrawn from sale and discourage potential customers from purchasing - until next 25/30yrs…

As advertised, 2 A/H battery, works well.