Aldi £59 petrol generator and television

This sounds like the one sold by Harbor Freight Tools.

PlainBill

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I've seen more or less the same model run for around 50 hours a year for six years. It rumbled like hell after being run with no oil in the fuel for about three hours one day, but that was maybe a couple of years ago. It's now knackered and consigned to the bin as the governor hunts like mad and it's a bastard to start.

Given that it only cost 70 quid that's 25p per hour plus the cost of fuel and oil. They might even get a fiver for it on ebay.

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The Other Mike

there are great 2 cycle engines, but they don't come from aldi.

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Cydrome Leader

Have you ever bought any Tools or anything for that matter from Aldi?

Mike

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Muddymike

I've always found their tools quite good, and generally excellent value for money. A while back, I bought a compressor and a bunch of air tools from them for a very reasonable price - better than any of the DIY sheds were offering. Agreed, it's not of 'professional' quality, but it is extremely well made, has dual ports, both with pressure gauges, and every last nut and bolt is available as a spare part. It's not particularly quiet, and the tank is not huge, but as a DIY item, it is more than adequate, and has so far given me excellent service.

Arfa

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Arfa Daily

He clearly hasn't. Just a wanker of a tool snob.

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Grimly Curmudgeon

That is my experience with the items sold by Harbor Freight Tools. If I were a professional whose livelihood depended on his tools, Harbor Freight would not be my preferred source. More than 2 years ago I bought a 'Sawzall' (reciprocating saw) from HFT for $19.99. A professional would have preferred the Milwaukee brand ($120 - $150) whild a dedicated DIYer should have preferred a Porter-Cable product at $80 - $100. I have used it for perhaps a dozen projects from cutting a 2' diameter circle out of a piece of 1/2" plywood (metric conversions available on request) to removing siding and soffit from an addition.

PlainBill

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PlainBill

None of which have much bearing on Aldi.

How long a warranty do those cheap brands give? Lidl and Aldi ones are 3 years.

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While I don't live in Aldi country (cydrome leader does) my impression is that in the States, their non-food items are limited to household goods -- frying pans, steam irons, that sort of thing.

Even when I stayed two months in Munich, shopping at least once a week at Aldis, I don't remember seeing any power tools.

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Actually it does. Most of these products come out of China, Usually a single factory is selling the product to a number of retailers, often the retailer specifies the 'brand name'.

Harbor Freight's warranty is typically 90 days, extendable to 2 years. I'm still using the heat gun I purchaed from them 6 years ago, likewise the DMM, the saw, torque wrench, etc.

Again, it's not the length of the warranty, it's how long the tool will last under the purchaser's useage. If a builder saves $100 on a 'sawzall' and it fails under a 3 year warranty, he has lost money because the down time spent getting it replaced under warranty is worth more than $100. For someone like me, I have every expectation any tool I purchase will outlast me (barring abuse or incompetance).

PlainBill

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PlainBill

Almost all consumer goods like this are made in China. And even the same factory will produce different quality - to the price the buyer wants.

That sounds like the dark ages in the UK.

All usually reliable items regardless of maker.

Then he buys two at the same time - one as a spare. Because even the best make will fail eventually and he'll be in the same situation.

Batteries on cordless tools will fail - you can be sure of that.

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the canned food is extra watery, and I had take the bacon back for a refund once.

If you can't master canned food, you've got problems.

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Cydrome Leader

You've tried all their canned food?

But you have no knowledge of their tools?

Others here have - including me. And I'd have no hesitation recommending them as excellent value for money. But I don't have their generator.

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I don't have Aldi but I bought loads of tools from LIDL and don't think I've regretted any of them.

We've also got sewing machines, rice cookers, bathroom scales, etc. None of them are duds.

It's almost as if they employ people who try them out before they put them on sale.

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