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bdammyesterday at 10:25 PM2 repliesview on HN

My electric mower has lasted longer than the gasoline mower before it, which literally had plastic valves inside the carbeurtator.


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zdragnaryesterday at 10:37 PM

Counter anecdote, I've had gas mowers survive decades and EV electrical equipment (in this case, a chainsaw and a battery pack for a mower) both die within 14 months of purchase.

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lazylestertoday at 12:19 AM

almost all 2-stroke engines have had plastic flapper valves and a plastic fuel pump for as long as I can remember.