re: The polisher
I just waxed the flooring in my flat, and afterward tried removing the brushes to clean them. I forgot how much of a pain this can be on these machines. Oh! Could they have come up with a more frustrating mechanism than that spring loaded ball bearing, that requires about 3 sets of hands to pry loose once its corroded?
That is the only major downside to this model for me. I have several, and they have all been die-hard performers for years. How cool is it to have a floor polisher with a light on the front?