Difficulty

Easy

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4

Time Required

                          5 minutes

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  • How to Overcome a Leaf Blower Bag Zipper Malfunction
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What you need

Step 1

              Leaf blower / mulcher
  • Typical inexpensive leaf blower / mulcher.

Typical inexpensive leaf blower / mulcher.

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Step 2

              Plastic PEX or similar pipe cut to length of zipper
  • This was the pipe I had lying around. It is a little more flexible than some plastic pipe since it is PEX.

This was the pipe I had lying around. It is a little more flexible than some plastic pipe since it is PEX.

Step 3

              Cut a notch along the full length.
  • Set the table saw depth to cut through one side of the pipe only.

Set the table saw depth to cut through one side of the pipe only.

Step 4

              Slide the notched PEX over the zipper
  • I trimmed each end of the ‘slot’ cut in by the table saw to taper the opening slightly to make it easier to slide onto the bag.

I trimmed each end of the ‘slot’ cut in by the table saw to taper the opening slightly to make it easier to slide onto the bag.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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                    Darryl Kesslar

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steve.talevi - Mar 22, 2021

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What width pipe did you use?