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Aldi Cordless Drill - 14.4V

  • 18-03-2014 2:56pm
    #1
    Maidhci
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭


    I need to buy a cordless, hammer-action drill for occasional DIY work, nothing too heavy. Would this drill be sufficiently powerful to drill concrete blocks etc. etc. As I said, only occasional usage, on this occasion, need to drill for some rawl plugs and screws in a concrete wall. If this is not suitable, what is the minimum that I require for this job? Any suggestions / recommendations welcome.


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  • #2
    Dtp1979
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    Maidhci wrote: »
    I need to buy a cordless, hammer-action drill for occasional DIY work, nothing too heavy. Would this drill be sufficiently powerful to drill concrete blocks etc. etc. As I said, only occasional usage, on this occasion, need to drill for some rawl plugs and screws in a concrete wall. If this is not suitable, what is the minimum that I require for this job? Any suggestions / recommendations welcome.

    I personally wouldn't waste my money on a battery drill for drill concrete. Poor battery drills are ok for driving the odd screw into timber maybe. If your looking for a cheap drill that'll do concrete I'd look at Argos but I would go with the battery options. Get a corded 240v drill


  • #3
    Xantia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Xantia


    Using a battery drill for rawl plugs/screws works fine, however ideally you need 2 batteries, one on charge and using the other.
    If you intend to use it for anything heavier like rawl bolts and such then a corded one would be required.


  • #4
    vinnie13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭vinnie13


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    I personally wouldn't waste my money on a battery drill for drill concrete. Poor battery drills are ok for driving the odd screw into timber maybe. If your looking for a cheap drill that'll do concrete I'd look at Argos but I would go with the battery options. Get a corded 240v drill

    I agree but go to b n q they have Makita 18v drills for 130 with two bsttries.
    Cheap drills are a disaster they will brake your heart
    14v is a bit small even for rawl plugs.
    240v drill is the only way to go unless you have 400e spare to buy a 24v hammer drill


  • #5
    wonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,685 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    If it is Aldi you can always bring it back and get a refund without any hassle.
    Bought one of their dehumidifier recently - brought it back month later and didn't even had to fill in any paperwork. Took 2 minutes.


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