Why a heat pump water heater can run at 200% to 500% efficiency when an electric element never beats 100%, what circuit it needs, and how to choose between monobloc and split.
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Inch pounds, newton metres and UWO compared, why peak torque is never what you feel, and what anti-rotation control actually does when a bit binds.
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Heat kills lithium packs far faster than cycle count. Four habits that add years, and one common practice that destroys them.
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Counterfeit batteries, grey imports and warranties that do not travel. What to check before money changes hands.
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A combo kit is a ten-year commitment to a battery system. Here is how the four major platforms actually compare.
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A third the price of a name-brand kit and about two-thirds of the performance. For occasional use that maths works.
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Eleven years old and still the saw we hand to an apprentice. At 3.9 kg it is the lightest full-size corded saw you can buy.
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Not a felling saw and not pretending to be. For firewood and storm cleanup within reach of a socket, it is hard to argue with the price.
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Five drills that suit a house rather than a site, from a full 20V kit to a budget brushless pick, plus an honest note on which of them we have actually had on the bench.
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