Leaf Blower Noise Level:
When you are looking at buying a new blower there a few things that you should consider. What you need to take note of is the power of the tool, the energy it uses: (gas, corded, or battery), and how much noise the tool makes.
The amount of noise a blower makes can influence what you are shopping for, and keep in mind who might have to hear you when you are working outside. For residential uses the quieter, the better, you do not want to have a problem with your neighbor complaining every time you are working on your lawn, cleaning out your gutter, or just blowing dust out of your garage. You also don’t want to wake up anyone in your house who could be sleeping and deal with the consequences. Here we have a link to decibel levels and their equivalents so that you can have a better idea of what the numbers mean. A good rule of thumb though electric equals quiet, gas equal loud, also the bigger the motor, the more noise it makes.
For most residential areas it doesn’t matter how loud it is until a specific time frame called “quiet hours.” Now depending on your state and city, these can vary, so it is always good to know when those hours are, especially if you are an early riser and likes to get things done as soon as possible.
Type of Power:
Power is important to your next purchase, but you want to find one that has a balance of two important things. The two things that you need to look at are the CFM (cubic-feet-per-minute) and MPH (miles-per-hour), are both high and are close together in value.
A mistake most first time buyers have thinking greater MPH will mean more power to push. Yes, the air will be coming out faster out of the barrel but the more leaves there are, the blower needs to do more work. With higher speed doesn’t mean there is more leaf blowing power, it just means air will be coming out faster. In a tube going an equivalent of 200 MPH, it doesn’t add to much work getting done. What you need to look at actually is CFM of the blower in addition to MPH.
CFM is the volume of air that flows out of the leaf blower’s tube in one minute. The number of CFM translates to how far the fan pushes the leaves in a specific area. However being able to push a lot of leaves in an area doesn’t add too much if it takes too long to do the job.
Both values are needed to get the job done as fast and efficient as possible. Too much speed and not enough covered area will mean spending more time pushing through the leaves. Covers a lot of space but does it slowly means you will be standing outside for a while.