BLACK+DECKER BLACK+ DECKER Leaf Blower Hose Attachment for Corded Leaf Blowers, Attachment Only, 8ft (BV-006)

This is supposed to go on a trash can. Forget that! I ordered drawstring cotton bags from Amazon and just pull these tight on the end of the hose. Works great because the cotton bags easily allow air flow. Dump the bag, then turn inside out and reinstall. It blows itself clean on your next vacuuming!

Let me start by saying that I love this addition. I was a little leery to purchase it given reviews that I had read about it not staying on the trash can very well. I did decided to pull the trigger and I am so glad that I did.First, why did I buy it? My leaf blower also mulches and I use it 95% of the time to mulch leaves. Why? because I can fix 5-10x as many in my trashcans on the curb if I do. However in that mode I have a bag on a strap over my shoulder. That bag gets HEAVY! So my back and shoulder get tired and then rapidly head into sore. This works as a new "on the ground" catch all. It connects perfectly, has a number of adapters, to my leaf blower. It then has an 8' hose with a net or mesh cover with a draw string. The mesh allows the air being blown thru the hose to come up but keep the leaves in place in the trashcan.So now instead of a bag I mulch up the leaves from around the can and then drag the can and mulch some more. No more soreness but I am limited in range to the can.So the concern people said it wouldn't stay on the can for me proved to be not true or at least a non issue. There is a small plastic sliding knob on the draw string. This slides easily allowing things to fit on any general size or shape of can. I have a grey Brute from the local big box store. I hook the bag under the handle on one side, then drape it over to the other side and slide the handle. Then in a small channel in the center of that slider is a lock. You slide it up and binds on the string and holds tight. Tight enough that I have pulled the can over on it's side rather than have that release. But a quick flip with a thumb nail and it releases and you can deal with the contents of the trashcan. That lock is a life-saver. Without it this would just never work...The 8' hose doesn't really give you a circle with a diameter of 16'. I found that the hose is in the center of the mesh netting on the top of the can. I loose a foot there. With my mulcher it comes in on the side not the end. So I personally get... 6 feet or so. But still with how well the rest of it work that really hasn't been a concern.I have never had anything leaf related bind up in the hose. I did get one clog. unbeknownst to me I had sucked up a woody stick from a Rose bush. The this made it thru the system still as a stick and wedge where it shifts from blower to hose attachment and bingo things stopped flowing. But the same exact thing would have happened with the bag in place...I would heartily recommend this after about 10 hours of use in the last 2 weeks. If anything should ever happen to this one I will be directly ordering another one as a replacement. I might even pre-emptively buy one... ;)

Works as described.

I've been using a Black & Decker leaf vac for many years, and always dreaded the constant emptying of the collector bag. I had no idea the B&D Leaf Collection System existed... I saw a similar item on TV and found the B&D when I came here to search for the other. I ordered the B&D product immediately and used it for the first time today, and it worked perfectly, but I must thank other reviewers for tips and tricks that helped immensely.Gathering the other items required, I selected a 31-gallon metal trash can, 39 gallon lawn & leaf bags, and two 3-foot bungee cords. The metal can (as opposed to plastic) was for a bit of weight to add stability. 39 gallon bags allow enough surplus to have one of the 3-foot bungee cords wrapped around the top of the can and the top of the bag to secure it. Next, I added the fabric top and used the second bungee to hold it in place. I snugged up the drawstring but the bungee really is what holds the top in place. Thus, it didn't matter that the plastic lock was difficult to secure.The fitting on the hose connected to my vac without needing any of the supplied adapters, and the other end went in the hole in the fabric can topper. I saw a potential problem here, but proceeded with the test. I'd blown the leaves in my yard into piles near where the can was located within reach of the 8-foot hose. The vac sucked up and mulched the (slightly damp) leaves with no problems, the piles shrank and the can filled. The hose did pop out of the hole in the fabric can topper once midway through filling the can for the first time. When the can was full I removed the topper, tied off the bag, and loaded a second bag. Midway through filling the second bag the hose popped loose again. Now, it is permanently secured with a long nylon cable tie. As the second bag approached full, I took off the topper and tamped the mulched leaves down a bit. I got more leaves in the second bag by doing this. And that was it! For the amount of leaves I had to clean up, I probably would have had to have emptied the shoulder bag a dozen times.I tried to be careful to avoid sucking up twigs, so no holes in my hose. Since I kept the can close to the leaf piles, I had no problems with pulling the can over and with a bit of care no problems with the hose twisting. A good bit of dust comes through the fabric can topper, but I had a good breeze and just stayed upwind. I could have used a bigger can and bigger bags to hold more leaves, but the bigger filled bags would have been harder to handle. Finally, when I was finished, the vac, extension cord, box of leaf bags, hose and topper all went in the can for storage.I can totally recommend the Black & Decker Leaf Collection System. With a bit of care and proper preparation it works perfectly, speeds up leaf cleanup and saves a lot of labor. A few more points to note... the leaf vac, trash bin, bags and bungee cords are (of course) not included. Despite the word "system" in the name, you must supply these other items yourself. The fabric can cover comes packed INSIDE the collapsed plastic hose. Any other questions, feel free to ask.