Welcome to Ryobi. Many people cant get Ryobi products fixed. I myself have to travel over an hour to someone who will fix a ryobi product. I bought a ryobi weedwacker one time from lowes. It broke and no-one would fix it. I went to lowes, bought a new one, took out the parts I needed and returned it. Serves them right for selling garbage.
Sam
I recently bought the Ryobi 18v set at HD, torn between that and a DeWalt
> set, I couldn't resist the price. I have used Dewalt cordless previously and
> was quite impressed with the versatility of the saws and long life of the > batteries. >
> Within a week I had a problem with the Ryobi charger, an HD employee was
> kind enough to just slip me a new one.
>
> The batteries were not lasting well at all, but that seemed to get better
> with use. Never did hold a charge like the Dewalts tho.
>
> The Ryobi saw is a 5", barely(just) big enough to cut a 2x4. Seems there are
> fewer blade choices so prices are higher than the 6 inchers.
>
> Last week I took the drill to a jobsite where I was tightening up a squeeky
> subfloor. My drill, with a fresh battery would not countersink the 3 1/2"
> screws. I borrowed another workers Dewalt 18v and it sucked those screws in
> without a problem, in fact it had enough torque to twist the screw bit to
> bits, so to speak...Clearly, the Dewalt has more torque and *seemed* to be
> smoother running.
>
> OK, so I figure, I got what I paid for and could live with it.
Well...today,
one of the batteries is dead. Flat dead and when I put it in the charger,
> the red light is dimm, flickers and goes out. Charges the other battery
> fine. I had been considering buying the cordless vacuum to so I'd have 3
> batteries but at this point, I think its time to cut my losses and just buy
> a set of Dewalt. Price may be attractive, but you still get what you pay
> for. In this case, I think I just got a toy.
>
> M Hamlin
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