Customer Reviews

Black & Decker CST1100 9-Inch 12-Volt Cordless Electric String Trimmer and Edger

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I bought and returned 2 of these trimmers. The first one was used all of 5 minutes when the part that is supposed to rotate the string stopped spinning..the motor was still going full speed - the string head just wasn't spinning so I exchanged it. I used the 2nd unit twice. Both times the battery power depleted to next to nothing within 10-15 minutes - this after being on the charger OVER 24 hours! I called the B&D 800 number and was told the expected battery time for this unit was 15-20 minutes (which is not mentioned anywhere in the owner's manual or on the B&D website). I do not have a huge yard but I could barely get it finished before the battery died. I ended up taking the 2nd unit back last night and am going to get the Toro 8" cordless trimmer. It doesn't have the edger feature but I know a few people that have it and love it - plus the battery life is 45 minutes - more than twice as much as the B&D.

I just purchased this Black & Decker Cordless Trimmer and will be returning it tomorrow. When you see the B&D name, one would expect a piece of decent equipment. But this trimmer is a useless hunk of garbage.

I agree with everyone else on here regarding the trimmer's battery: its pathetic. You can charge it up over night, or for two weeks for that matter, and you only get 10 minutes of cutting time. What can you actually accomplish in 10 minutes? Maybe if you have an eight foot square yard this trimmer would be great. And, as someone else here stated, it tells you nowhere on the package or manual how long the battery's charge will last. This is absolutely unacceptable from a company such as B&D.

This trimmer is worthless. DO NOT BUY IT. It cuts well enough but it will take you a week of cutting/recharging/cutting ad nauseum to get your yard done... just in time to start trimming it all over again. Worthless. I'll be buying a Toro and letting B&D know how unsatisfied I am.

I bought this because our local supercenter store only had 3 to pick from (I live and a very small town) and this seemed to be the easiest to use and it was a B&D. B&D is supposed to be good, right? WRONG!!

I didn't have too much of a problem with the battery lasting very long...I'd weedeat for awhile and then mow or pull weeds or something else while it was charging.

Well, once I started trying to edge it was all over!! The line doesn't feed when you're edging!! I had to constantly stop and pull the line out...heck, might as well be doing this by hand!!! Edge a foot, turn it upside down and pull line out, edge another foot, well, you see where I'm going.

I didn't realize how bad it was until 4 months after I bought it as I had just bought a new [older} home and it had been empty for awhile and I started working on the yard in earnest. You guessed it...warranty expired and store wouldn't take it back...it looked "too used."

So, I'm stuck with it. I use it to edge but just turn it sideways while its in weedeater mode....which kicks up gravel or chunks of dirt or whatever.

That's it for me...no more B&D.

I bought this trimmer because I really liked the idea of not having to start a gas trimmer or stay attached to a cord the entire time. The novelty wore off within 30 seconds of using this trimmer. I did not have the same problem with how long the battery lasted as other people because it would only take me 1-2 minutes of using it to get so disgusted with the unit that I would quit using it. IF (and its a BIG IF) it did actually cut something, it was more like it beat the weed or grass to death then cutting it.

It also seemed as though the function where it automatically releases more string did not work very well as it would take a long time for it to figure out it needed more string. I returned it to the store last night with a huge smile on my face knowing I will never have to see it again.

I bought this for the feature of the edger. It did a good job while the battery lasted. That was the problem. The battery lasted only about 10 - 15 minutes. I will be returning this and looking at a Toro which I had in the past until the battery failed after 8 years.

Was looking to replace gas trimmer saw the Black & Decker, ordered it's great for my use.

Power lasted about 15 or 20 minutes. Trimmer is easy to start and the automatic line feed is a real plus. Works well for my purposes and did a good job, but if you have a lot of trimming to do, this is not for you.

Ok, the first one I received did not have the internal fixtures to charge the unit. I called B/D and they had to send me a label to mail it back to them. They were nice enought and send one to me before they received mine back in the mail.

I had arranged the delivery to be able to use it after a vacation. That did not work.

Then I get the new one and charge it up and it keeps running out of battery life. I have a very small yard. I can not complete the front yard before the battery runs out and have to wait until the next day to complete it. Then, a third day to do the back yard. This is not what I expected.

Disappointed, YES!

Why isn't zero stars an option? Sure, it sounds like a good idea...a cordless string trimmer that conveniently hangs in the garage and plugs into the electrical outlet. It would be good if it worked though. It takes me about an hour and a half to edge my property, which means I have to plug this thing back in 4 or 5 times to allow it to recharge. It might last 20 minutes on a full charge on a good day. Its pathetic. It also seems that the string gets stuck, and the only way to unlodge it is to bang it on something hard (which the directions specifically say that you shouldn't have to do this because it is an easy to feed cord). Don't buy this trimmer/edger.

I would love this tool if only the charge lasted longer. It runs for approximately 10 minutes, 12 at the most, then the charge is done. Unfortunately I lost my receipt so I presume I cannot return it. The machine does a nice job of edging which is mainly why I bought it, but I'm very disappointed because I can only use it for about 10 minutes at a time, then have to put it on charge for another 24 hours.