Electric blowers are easy to use
- Turns on with a simple press of a button or flip of a switch.
- No messing with gas or oil.
- A corded blower is as light as a 2-stroke gas blower, and a battery-powered blower is only slightly heavier.
- No need for ear plugs.
Are about as powerful and comparable in price. will use green energy: Examples of offerings at Ace Hardware (as of 13-Jul-22):
- Stihl BG 86 166 mph 444 CFM Gas Leaf Blower, $259.99
- Stihl BGA 86 154 mph 459 CFM Battery Leaf Blower, $249.99
Electric Leaf Blowers are quieter: The noise of electric leaf blowers is in the 59-65 dB range, while the noise of 2-stroke leaf blowers for the operator is in the 90-115 dB range. Anything over 85 dB is known to cause irreversible hearing loss after just 2 hrs.
Electric Leaf Blowers are comparably light as 2-stroke blowers:
- corded blowers: ~8 lbs
- 2-stroke blowers: ~10 lbs
- battery blowers: up to 14 lbs
- 4-stroke gas blowers: ~22 lbs
Electricity is turning green: As New York transitions to renewable electricity, using an electric blower will involve zero greenhouse gas emissions.