The snow chute is secured in with plastic tabs and 1 screw. The snow chute comes loose on the opposite side of the screw. Poor design so I gave it 1 star and returned it. Overall, the thrower handled 5” of fresh snow just fine. It is not made for packed snow or ice. It's almost all plastic. If you don't have a 12 or 14 gauge extension that's another $50.

Small and powerful, did a great job clearing over 7 inches of snow this January 2025 in Indiana from my driveway. I've previously owned a powerful gas unit years ago, so I wasn't sure how electric would perform. A friend recommended electric for the convenience of not having the maintenance of a gas unit ( spark plugs, cleaning, gas), so I gave this a try. I've never heard of the brand, so I looked on Youtube and saw a video of a different model. I took a chance since I got this one for under $100. The only issue I had was the extension cord getting in my way. There is a hook to hang it on, but I was getting tripped up in the extra. I wasn't used to that coming from a gas unit. Overall, I was pleased with the performance and not having to struggle shoveling snow like my neighbors.

The fact that it a low purchase price was great. The problem is it falls apart when you start to use it

just looked on amazon out if curiosity and its $20 cheaper. I'll be returning. Snow Joe SJ618E Electric Walk-Behind Single-Stage Snow Blower, 18-inch, 13-Amp,Blue https://a.co/d/7LieCgv

This blower is wonderful! Just used it on our deck at Truckee on 3' of snow from the Blizzard of 2024. Just had to take the top off with a shovel, but 1/3 cuts on 15" depth worked fine although it was guaranteed for only 8" of snow. I agree with others that more than one screw would be nice for holding the spout permanently at a fixed angle. Although I imagine flexibility might be necessary to prevent clogging, which does not occur often even in wet snow. I got a heavy duty 12 Ga 15' extension cord which is fine for a deck with a spa. It took 1.5 hrs. to clear the deck--don't think the battery model could have done it. Moving the cord does not seem much of a problem.

I bought this because our snow is a bit heavier and wetter than some places but my back won't let me shovel for long. It works but it gets clogged easily and takes a bit of effort to get through the heavier snow even when its just fresh. Its way better than shoveling but I am a bit disappointed at the amount of power it delivers. The snow doesn't move out at a velocity that reaches far enough and so just on my driveway I end up going over snow I have already moved....still better than not having it.

I live in Michigan and we get a lot of snow. My driveway is small so I don't need much, however when we finally get enough snow for the snow blower to be used it didn't work. The part where the snow comes out kept popping off. So I returned it and got my money back. I wouldn't recommend

I haven't had much snow to try it out on. The light snow we had kind of drifted back over the previous swath. I had to length the handle because the initial settings were for someone shorter than me. the value is great for the small of shoveling I have to do

Everything works fine except the chute. It is held on by 5 tabs. You have to insert all the tabs and then twist the chute to "lock" it in. I use "lock" very loosely here. The combination of the motor vibration and the vibration from pushing it around caused the chute to twist back and unlock throwing it off the machine every couple of minutes of use.

This is the first electric snow thrower I've owned. My impression over the years was that small machines like this were anemic. But last year we bought a house with a large deck. After shoveling it for a year, I decided to give a small machine a chance. This snow thrower has done a good job getting the snow off the deck. Actually my wife uses it on the deck while I'm using my gas machine to do the driveway area. She finds it easy to use, even with 8 to 10 inches of fairly heavy snow. I've tried it myself on heavier snow. When the auger slows down, you merely stop for the second or so the it takes for the auger to get back up to speed, then continue. Works well. I was quite amazed at how good a job it does on our deck.