18-03-2026, 12:09
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
Thought I would do a quick 30min grass cut before work(I start at 2pm) so I got the mower out thinking there should be enough charge in the battery to do a cut but it was completely dead, so hopefully I can get enough charge in it and if the weather is nice and sunny again do it tomorrow at 11am.
Edit - maybe a duff battery as it appears charged at the wall socket so not very happy after seeing the cost of new ones!
Last edited by SnoopZ; 18-03-2026 at 12:49.
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18-03-2026, 20:09
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
Edit - maybe a duff battery as it appears charged at the wall socket so not very happy after seeing the cost of new ones!
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Most batteries don't like cold storage. So if it was in the shed, let it warm slowly indoors for a day or 2. THis is how I saved a neighbour £85 (!!!!) for a new battery last week.
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This is the second time in about 6 months that I have tried to return VM equipment via Yodel.
The 2 closest yodel shops have shut, and the next 2 are too far to walk and have no parking to allow me to drive there.
InPost is part of Yodel, so I tried the drop-off point outside Tesco. "Code not recognised."
I called VM, and just like the last time, they cancelled the fee for non-return and told me to bin the kit.
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18-03-2026, 20:28
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
Quote:
Originally Posted by Taf
Most batteries don't like cold storage. So if it was in the shed, let it warm slowly indoors for a day or 2. THis is how I saved a neighbour £85 (!!!!) for a new battery last week.
---------- Post added at 19:09 ---------- Previous post was at 19:07 ----------
This is the second time in about 6 months that I have tried to return VM equipment via Yodel.
The 2 closest yodel shops have shut, and the next 2 are too far to walk and have no parking to allow me to drive there.
InPost is part of Yodel, so I tried the drop-off point outside Tesco. "Code not recognised."
I called VM, and just like the last time, they cancelled the fee for non-return and told me to bin the kit.
Perhaps they should look into their relationship with Yodel?
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The battery has been stored in the living room so I think the battery has gone bad as it is saying it doesn't need charging.
I'm likely to try a none Bosch battery that costs £50 and if that doesn't fix it buy another mower unfortunately.
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18-03-2026, 20:33
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
Quote:
Originally Posted by Taf
Most batteries don't like cold storage. So if it was in the shed, let it warm slowly indoors for a day or 2. THis is how I saved a neighbour £85 (!!!!) for a new battery last week.
---------- Post added at 19:09 ---------- Previous post was at 19:07 ----------
This is the second time in about 6 months that I have tried to return VM equipment via Yodel.
The 2 closest yodel shops have shut, and the next 2 are too far to walk and have no parking to allow me to drive there.
InPost is part of Yodel, so I tried the drop-off point outside Tesco. "Code not recognised."
I called VM, and just like the last time, they cancelled the fee for non-return and told me to bin the kit.
Perhaps they should look into their relationship with Yodel?
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Yesterday, 01:23
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
Quote:
Originally Posted by SnoopZ
The battery has been stored in the living room so I think the battery has gone bad as it is saying it doesn't need charging.
I'm likely to try a none Bosch battery that costs £50 and if that doesn't fix it buy another mower unfortunately.
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I appear to have a 3 year warranty with 1 year left, so hopefully that also includes the battery, I really don't want to pack up and send a lawnmower away so hoping they just ask for the battery.
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Yesterday, 10:29
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
I reckon you'll be clutching at straws hoping the 3 year warranty includes the rechargeable battery 
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Yesterday, 10:58
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
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I reckon you'll be clutching at straws hoping the 3 year warranty includes the rechargeable battery |
Most of the cost of the mower appears to be the battery, I now think the battery is OK.
If I tilt the mower 45 degrees to the right it works but as soon as I pay it flat it stops.
I've just had a reply from Bosch saying as the battery appears to charge as it should I need to phone a number to arrange collection but I'm not ready for that as I would need to box it up assuming I still have a box and hopefully they don't need me home for collection.
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Yesterday, 12:11
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
If I tilt the mower 45 degrees to the right it works but as soon as I pay it flat it stops.
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At a guess has it got a tilt safety sensor?
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Yesterday, 13:24
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
At a guess has it got a tilt safety sensor? |
Good question it a Bosch EasyRotak 36-550, if I tilt it to the left 45 degrees it doesn't work, only works when tilted to the right.
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Yesterday, 14:20
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
Is the battery seating into the mower correctly, or are any of the connectors damaged/blocked?
Same questions about the isolator key?
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Yesterday, 15:44
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
move somewhere with a sloping lawn? 
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Yesterday, 16:53
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Is the battery seating into the mower correctly, or are any of the connectors damaged/blocked?
Same questions about the isolator key?
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Everything seemed normal this morning and I wiggled the isolator key alot but I'll check the key again before I phone up tomorrow.
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