I bought an 18v Erbauer drill from Screwfix about 15 months ago. It has been a superb tool. I've used it almost every weekend for the past 15 months.It's recently developed significant play, not in the chuck, but in the motor-case mounting. I can't see anything broken, looks like it has just worn loose.When I bought it I paid ~£160, and it's now available for £140.Other than this play, the drill still performs perfectly. I don't think I've abused the drill, and I don't think it's been dropped hard. It has had a lot of heavy use.My dilemma is this - given that I've had lots of use from it, can I reasonably expect it to be repaired/replaced under the two year warranty?I'm not asking whether they would - there's only one way of finding that out. I'm asking if I would be reasonable to ask, it's kind of an ethical thing. I don't believe in taking the piss with my suppliers.So, what do you think? How long should a £150+ cordless drill last with heavy use?TIA

So, definitely not heavy Trade use, though it's pretty much a premiumprice item (150 quid, right)? And it's not been kicked about, carriedin the bottom of overladen cloth toolbags, or the like.I think for an Erbauer at that price it's reasonable to ask (butwould be unreasonable to raise an enormous fuss if they turn youdown). For a Ferm it'd be taking the Michael; for a Makita, AtlasCopco, or similar with the "less than a couple of days a week"usage and kind treatment it'd definitely be a premature failure.HTH, YMMV, OITMMBCTTA, etc - Stefek

What constitutes reasonable wear (cordless drill)

Sep 14, 2003 41 Replies

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IMM 22 years ago

Look around. Good DIY/light pro tools are available. PP pro come to mind

PP Pro then

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Grunff 22 years ago

That's what I meant - PPP = PP Pro. Very similar, but significantly lower battery capacity than the other two (PP Pro = 1.5Ah, Erbauer 1.9Ah, Axminster White 2.4 Ah (and NiMH to boot).

So if I was going to go for one of those, it wouldn't be the PP Pro, it would be the Axminster tool.

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