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These are the six most common leaf blower problems - and how to solve them. 1. Replace your gas One of the most common reasons that a leaf blower won't start is because you're using old gas.

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Some towns ban gas leaf blowers altogether because most tend to be louder than any type of electric blower. Even if yours allows them, you may want to consider how much noise they make.

The City of Alexandria became the first jurisdiction in Virginia to approve a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.

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SANTA CRUZ — To reduce air and noise pollution, the use of gas-powered leaf blowers may be a thing of the past in the city of Santa Cruz after the City Council approved the first reading of an ...