Isnt the spool supposed to be self feeding? After a few uses, it seems to have stopped. Line will get chewed up and I have to unspool more
1472362
Is it supposed to?? Yes. Mine does. I love this edger/trimmer. When I edge, I hit the button a couple times to let out more line every so many feet or when the edger sounds different.
1472363
It does the same for me. I have to keep pressing the button on the side of the spool to release more string. That is very irritating because I have to keep stopping while I am trying to trim. It is taking me twice as long to trim.
1472364
Hi Patrick. The spool should feed. I've not experienced your problem. Maybe you have a bad spool. Have you tried another spool?
1472365
My experience is that the self feeding typically works as intended. I have found that some spools will have the line wrapped very tight and the "helix" design allows the line to get wedged together in the spool. Unspooling and respooling a couple of feet seems to fix that issue for me.
1472366
Yes, spool is self feeding. I have never had a problem with the line not feeding. They just don't last very long
1473441
It is suppose to automatically feed itself....but half the time I have to undo the bottom and pull the feed out.My suggestion is that you get the 12 inch (so wish I had).
1501945
Try making sure you didn't loose the spring inside. Take off the bottom cap and check. You also have the spool inside the head upside down, check that if the problem still persist.
2220298
Make sure you use only 1 line clear through head. Make sure the arrow on the inner spool is in the right direction according to rotation of head. I fought mine until the light bulb came on and I realized I only needed 1 long piece of twine and needed to put inner spool in right and wind correctly. Works great now. Directions in manual not real clear.
1537478
You may have to tighten the drag all the way down, then just unscrew the spool
1638331
That's only happened to me once. Pop the spool cap off (squeeze the two sides and pull it) and look at the spool of line. It's possible you have some sort of knot in the line stopping it feeding freely. If so, pull it out and rewind it. I've had very few problems with it, though if you're whacking weeds close to concrete or stone, for instance, it will wear quite fast, requiring stopping every minute or two to feed more line. BTW, you should hear the line feed click just before the head stops turning. The thing is designed for about a 1/4" feed on each stop/start.
624797
My main complaint with this spool is that it only has one line feed. Can I buy a spool with 2? The single line feed seems to just swirl the grass around but not cut it so well - I think this would be solved by a double feed.
1877671
Sometimes while putting on a new spool, I get the line crossed on the spool and it will not feed properly because the line in crossed over the one that should feed too tight to let it come out
2219959
Hold the twine with the big end down. Somewhere in the top third of the twine there will be an 'end' of the twine. Part of it is tucked up under the wound twine. Gently pull this 'end' until the tucked part is released and you can unwind the twine as much as you like. I usually 'retuck' the end of the twine after I use it. There may be another 'end' on the bottom of the spool. It's the end the spooling machine started winding with and is impossible to use to unspool the twine. I hope this helps.
455951
Yes. I did exactly that. Just opened up an end, took out some filling and sewed it back up . Warning...the filling goes everywhere and sticks to everything. But, it worked.
2144984
I've never had this problem. My question to you would be: Is your line old, frayed in anyway, or kinked? Try to release the line out all the way and respool it, going from right to left on the spool in a tight and even manner. Let me know how you make out.
1483499
If you check the gauge of the line you can usually buy pre-packed spools that are cheaper than Black & Decker. I'm not sure what you mean by using your own line.
191865
I just went to walmart bought a 100' line for 4 bucks, and when it was empty I saved it and put the spool on the ground and wind it around the small 100' dispenser, much easier. It takes a spool or two for my corner yard, much better.
756412
I'm unsure what your question is asking...I will suggest the following - I will purchase just the string next time. I found the spool was poorly wound such that I had to unwind it to free the string from excessive overlapping. I then manually reattached the string and have had no issues since.
1385365
The unit comes with an installed spool line. You will need to purchase line and wrap it around the spool when needed.
9242
Sounds like you may be having an issue with the rolling dispenser. We've had ours for about two years now and it's always worked great. Maybe, if you're using a battery, it's running down. We got a power cord for ours so you may want to try that. Also maybe try smaller or more roundish kibble, if that's possible.
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You can always rewind your own spools vs. buying new spools. My advice: don't buy this product. Trust me. Buy an electric or gas powered trimmer instead.