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Weather Resistance Test: Full Submersion

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What happens here

After the frozen leaf tests, assess the EGO Commercial blower's weather resistance. Take the fully assembled EGO blower (with backpack battery attached) to a body of water, such as a lake. While wearing appropriate water gear (like a wetsuit), activate the blower and then deliberately jump into the water, fully submerging the unit. Observe if the blower continues to operate underwater and immediately after surfacing. Keep the unit submerged for approximately 15 minutes. After the allotted time, retrieve the blower from the water. Attempt to power on the blower and check for any indicator lights or signs of functionality.

Goal: Test the EGO blower's waterproof capabilities in an extreme submersion scenario.

Tools and materials

  • EGO Commercial Backpack Blower — The subject of the submersion test
  • Wetsuit — Protection against cold water
  • Cold Lake Water N/A — The medium for the submersion test

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just run off and go dude just walk right off the end of the pier alright guys today we're gonna be testing just how waterproof ego makes their commercial line of blowers are you sure I don't think it's water I don't think it's weight I sure died no I gotta check the battery something's not right I didn't even hear you blow it up before you went in I hit the button okay she's not under she's not under moderated but it is IP 56 rated which means you could take this leave it outside in the rain it's not gonna have any problems you can even put it so far as put a pressure washer on it and she's not gonna do anything unplug it and plug it back in because maybe that's all it needs I'm cold dude I gotta turn it back on in the back mm-hmm just a hole it is it comes light coming on and now it's definitely yeah no that's alright we'll test it later we'll let her dry out and we'll see if it comes back to life okay over there I know reason you do the dirt monkey are used today that was jarring yeah all doused though no I feel okay I can't believe this is not working right honestly I was going to I assumed it was gonna work I mean I don't know if it's just one of those quick you guys push the button or you hold the button oh you know what it's got some Reds going on yeah something bad happen definitely we've got the red ring of death yeah see the red ring of death okay well that just wrecked $1,000 blower

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