In article , Steve wrote:

BTW, I picked one up - $29 as the OP said, and it seems to work fine.
Not any noisier than the Sears 16-gallon unit that I have, and maybe
more powerful. It really sucks! :-)

It blows pretty good too!

Seriously, it blew a bunch of leaves, sawdust and other crud
out of my garage in record time ;-)

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