Hello Members,
I'm a new member to this forum and was hoping for a solution to a problem I'm having with my mower. A little background on my mower...I own a Black & Decker CMM1000. First and foremost, I *love* it. Secondly, my father purchased it for himself in approximately 2000 and I inherited it after he passed away in 2006 (part of the reason I love this mower as it's a tangible connection to my father, who I was very close to). I am simply an average homeowner with an average yard and my (Dad's) CMM1000 has been steady and outstanding workhorse for the past 16 years total and the last 10 years in my hands. Despite all the reported issues, recalls, and fixes surrounding this model mower, I have never had a single problem with it in all the years we've owned it. It has worked perfectly.
Fast forward to 2 mo. ago when I went out to mow my front lawn and discovered that the batteries in the mower had finally expired and would no longer hold a charge (I've always left the charger plugged in between mowings and have never had any issues in the 10 years that I've had it). After gathering information and reading a number of postings on the web, I decided to purchase a set of 22 mAh replacement batteries from one of the online websites selling replacement batteries for this mower and swap them out myself as it looked to be a simple, straight forward job. Apart from a less expensive alternative to purchasing a new mower (and probably not as good...), it was a way to extend the life of this great mower and also allow me to keep a very sentimental connection to my Dad. Unfortunately, there's been a hitch in this grand plan. As a matter of record and background, the mower was working perfectly, both charging and running, prior to the original batteries going flat. After I received the new batteries, I *carefully* installed them, reassembled the mower, and plugged in the charger to charge overnight (red charge light came on when plugged in as per normal), with the intent of mowing my lawn the following day. When I came out the following day to use the mower, I found the charge light green (as if fully charged like it would normally indicate), BUT the meter was still deep in the red as if the batteries had never been charged. I thought perhaps that the meter had failed somehow (again, despite everything working perfectly prior to replacing the batteries) so I unplugged the charger, slotted in the plastic safety key and attempted to start it. Predictably, no luck. In my state of confusion, I removed the safety key and plugged the charger back in. Again, the meter was bottomed out in the red on the meter and the red charge light came on, so I left it plugged in and decided to monitor it throughout the day. Surprisingly, I came out a half hour later to check on it and the charge light had turned green again as if fully charged, but the meter was still bottomed out in the red and the batteries were still had no charge on them. So, here is my dilemma, I'd *really* like to keep this mower, partially because of it's sentimentality, but also because it has been an *outstanding* mower. However, I'm at a loss to explain why it's no longer working after carefully installing new batteries intended as direct replacements. Beyond the fact that I really can't afford to purchase a new replacement mower right now (and for the previously mentioned reasons, really don't want to), I haven't seen any new cordless mowers currently made that would be as good or better than my CMM1000. I've also already invested $100 in the new batteries and $25 dollars in a new blade for the mower that I'd *really* like to see work. I've been borrowing my neighbor's gas powered mower for the last 2 mo. and, apart from my personal feelings about how the gas mower is impacting the environment, would like to stop imposing on my neighbor and (hopefully) resolve the current issue with my CMM1000. Can anyone, hopefully, offer an answer to my problem, given current circumstances and investment? I would be most grateful to the LawnWorld community for any solutions. Thank you.
I'm a new member to this forum and was hoping for a solution to a problem I'm having with my mower. A little background on my mower...I own a Black & Decker CMM1000. First and foremost, I *love* it. Secondly, my father purchased it for himself in approximately 2000 and I inherited it after he passed away in 2006 (part of the reason I love this mower as it's a tangible connection to my father, who I was very close to). I am simply an average homeowner with an average yard and my (Dad's) CMM1000 has been steady and outstanding workhorse for the past 16 years total and the last 10 years in my hands. Despite all the reported issues, recalls, and fixes surrounding this model mower, I have never had a single problem with it in all the years we've owned it. It has worked perfectly.
Fast forward to 2 mo. ago when I went out to mow my front lawn and discovered that the batteries in the mower had finally expired and would no longer hold a charge (I've always left the charger plugged in between mowings and have never had any issues in the 10 years that I've had it). After gathering information and reading a number of postings on the web, I decided to purchase a set of 22 mAh replacement batteries from one of the online websites selling replacement batteries for this mower and swap them out myself as it looked to be a simple, straight forward job. Apart from a less expensive alternative to purchasing a new mower (and probably not as good...), it was a way to extend the life of this great mower and also allow me to keep a very sentimental connection to my Dad. Unfortunately, there's been a hitch in this grand plan. As a matter of record and background, the mower was working perfectly, both charging and running, prior to the original batteries going flat. After I received the new batteries, I *carefully* installed them, reassembled the mower, and plugged in the charger to charge overnight (red charge light came on when plugged in as per normal), with the intent of mowing my lawn the following day. When I came out the following day to use the mower, I found the charge light green (as if fully charged like it would normally indicate), BUT the meter was still deep in the red as if the batteries had never been charged. I thought perhaps that the meter had failed somehow (again, despite everything working perfectly prior to replacing the batteries) so I unplugged the charger, slotted in the plastic safety key and attempted to start it. Predictably, no luck. In my state of confusion, I removed the safety key and plugged the charger back in. Again, the meter was bottomed out in the red on the meter and the red charge light came on, so I left it plugged in and decided to monitor it throughout the day. Surprisingly, I came out a half hour later to check on it and the charge light had turned green again as if fully charged, but the meter was still bottomed out in the red and the batteries were still had no charge on them. So, here is my dilemma, I'd *really* like to keep this mower, partially because of it's sentimentality, but also because it has been an *outstanding* mower. However, I'm at a loss to explain why it's no longer working after carefully installing new batteries intended as direct replacements. Beyond the fact that I really can't afford to purchase a new replacement mower right now (and for the previously mentioned reasons, really don't want to), I haven't seen any new cordless mowers currently made that would be as good or better than my CMM1000. I've also already invested $100 in the new batteries and $25 dollars in a new blade for the mower that I'd *really* like to see work. I've been borrowing my neighbor's gas powered mower for the last 2 mo. and, apart from my personal feelings about how the gas mower is impacting the environment, would like to stop imposing on my neighbor and (hopefully) resolve the current issue with my CMM1000. Can anyone, hopefully, offer an answer to my problem, given current circumstances and investment? I would be most grateful to the LawnWorld community for any solutions. Thank you.
New member with a question about my Black & Decker CMM1000
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