AL-KO

useless – I bought the AL-KO H1600 chipper hoping it would chip up blackberry vines and small tree limbs. It worked well for blackberry vines, had trouble with… Read more

small limbs and was totally useless chipping limbs 1/2" in diameter. I spent more down time clearing the jams then working time, very frustrating. I gave up on this make and purchased a "Sun Joe" model which unbelievably did chop a 1.5" piece of tree, I only did this once just to see if the adds were true. I also tried to contact a dealer in Canada, contacted the AL-KO company in UK and never got an answer on a dealer for parts.

Quiet and efficient – We bought this pump to replace the previous Alko HW601 which gave 15 years of excellent service. It's used on a large rainwater tanks for general… Read more

garden watering including with sprinkler heads.

Installation was simple although I'm going to replace the plastic tap riser with a brass one as it's a bit unsteady with a double tap on the top but otherwise there isn't a thing to fault.

It's much quieter in operation than the old one and also has a considerably higher flow rate as well as having run-dry protection which the old one didn't.