Paddelmischer für Betonmischer, 2600 W, 240 V, elektrischer Gipsmischer 1700 U/min, Farbmischer, verstellbar mit 6 Geschwindigkeitsstufen, Gewindestange M14, Stromkabel 2 m

!!! Dangerous item!!! This item should be removed from market it’s unsafe for use! First use today and blew up in my husbands hands melting the prongs to socket and blowing all the downstairs sockets! Dangerous!!!

I had some repointing to be done, got a quote form a few builders, and the prices were totally crazy, I feel they priced the quotes NOT to do the job. As I have bulit garden BBQ's and a few retaining walls, I was not phased to 'have a go' I orderd this unit, but having some doubt as too quality. When it arrived, I was amazed at the build quality.I was not disappointed, when mixing mortar it was so effective, with mixing dry mix, and wet. I have used it on many occasions, and has worked flawlessly. So, if you are considering an excellent DIY mixer, don't hesitate, you will not be disspointe.

Considering hiring a cement mixer for some patio steps was £40 for the day, this was a great investment. Easy to use, mixes well and does what is asked of it.

Great bit of kit. Cheaper than renting a mixer for the weekend bought a 75 litre plastic bucket for mixing in, and off l went. Easy to use, mixed well. Used it to mix ballast and cement for a path. All good and I can use it again

I'm a DIY'er laying a 45m2 terraced patio on my own. I intended to hire a cement mixer but with it constantly raining every other day I didn't want to waste money on hire while I couldn't use it so in between the rain I decided to crack on mixing by hand which was taking ages to mix enough even for one slab. I looked for another solution other than buying a cement mixer and found this mixer for £50 and thought it was worth a shot. It turns out it's a great help but you have to work out how best to use it for mixing mortar.First of all you need something to mix the mortar in because it will throw stuff everywhere— I'm using a trug style bucket which works well. A builders bucket would be too small for mixing mortar but might be ok for liquids, a wheelbarrow would need high sides so I don't think that would work.I tried the traditional method of mixing sand and cement together first and then adding water but I found that it struggled getting to the bottom a little bit even on full power. A couple of times I could smell smoke coming from the mixer but figured this wasn't the mixers fault but what I was trying to mix was too dry and it couldn't cope, most power tools would do the same. Once there is water in the mix it works a treat so I'm now mixing as follows:Put half the required water (+plasticiser/sbr if required) in first, then put in half of the sand, then the cement, then the rest of the sand. Putting the cement in between layers of sand stops the mixer throwing dust everywhere, putting water at the bottom helps the mixer do it's job. Give it a good mix with the mixer, and then add more water if required. Job done. Takes about 5 mins.Regarding quantity, I find it's able to mix one builders bucket of sand (about 3-4 shovels) and appropriate amount of cement + water quite easily using the method above. I find for a 900mm x 600mm paving slab I need to repeat the steps 3 times to provide enough mortar for around 40mm depth. It's not as much as a cement mixer can mix obviously but it's far easier than doing it by hand. Perhaps with a bigger container it could actually do more at a time but I think it would have to be wider rather than taller to prevent the mix becoming too deep.Have to say I'm pleased with it, it's saved loads of time and my back! It has 6 speed settings (I'm using full power) but there isn't much difference between them. The paddle cleans up nicely, and it's comfortable to hold while mixing. For £50 it's great, and don't be put off by the reviews that complain about it smoking, it's them trying to mix things that it can't handle.