Flymo EasiLife 250 GO Robotic Lawn Mower - Cuts Up to 250 sq m, Ultra Quiet Mowing, Manicured Lawn, Bluetooth Application Control, Safety Sensors, Hose Washable, Lifestyle Functions, Orange and Grey

The media could not be loaded. This is a review of the Easilife Go 150I'm writing this review a week after purchase (7th April 2022) and will update at regular intervals.First thing to note is that there is no real difference in new Easilife Go 150 / 250 / 500 range of lawnmowers. The only difference is the length of boundary wire and pegs you are given. My garden is around 100m squared and the amount of boundary wire provided by the Easilife Go 150 was more than enough. This was an impulse buy for me after receiving a notification on my Amazon app. I had been looking for a new lawnmower but hadn't considered a robotic lawnmower as I was under the impression they didn't really work properly. However, after reading the reviews and looking up reviews on YouTube I was convinced that they work well and that the price at the time was a cheap as they ever have been on a deal (I paid £372.99 for the 150 model, the 500 model was available for £409.99).Set UpAfter reading the reviews I expected the set up to me much more difficult and time consuming than it was. I have a relatively simple rectangular shape garden and I managed the set up in under an hour. It is much easier to follow the official Flymo set up video on YouTube (just search for it) than to follow the instructions provided. I am not a very practical person or a major DIYer but I managed it with ease. Also managed to connect it to my Android phone (Google Pixel 4a) with ease first time. By the way, you don't need to use a phone app to for the lawnmower, it can be used standalone without the phone, it just makes life easier.First StartI was a little perplexed at first that the lawnmower was sitting in it's charging dock and not moving despite me telling it to start both manually on the lawnmower and on the phone app. However, when I moved it from the charging dock to the grass it started working. I later realised that it will not move from the charging dock at first until it reaches 100% charge. So if you wonder why it will not move from the charging dock on its first use, this will be why. It worked its way around the garden and found its way home to charge when the battery it went down to around 20%. Then it moved back out again when it was fully charged. I have set it to mow for 4 hours a day but I will adjust as time goes on. I expect it will only need to be on duty 3-4 times a week.Cutting and PerformanceIt did a very good job cutting the grass down. It makes very small cuts and does not collect the grass but leaves it on the lawn. I thought this would be an issue but it wasn't. You don't notice any of the cuttings on the lawn unless you look very closely. I have found that the cuttings have increased the quality of lawn already, as the cuttings naturally fertilises it. I started at the highest cutting height (3) and the reduced it to the middle cutting height (2) which is perfect for me. The advice is to gradually reduce the cutting height. I didn't take any notice of this, and sure enough, I paid the price - it cut through a part of the boundary wire that was a little high. However, this was easily fixed (2 minute job) by using one of the spare electrical wire connectors provided. After this I also bought an extra pack of 20 wire connectors from Amazon for £7.99 for potential future use. Well worth an investment. Lot's of people recommend burying the boundary wire when first setting it up, but if you do this it will be difficult to find any wire breaks in the early weeks when potential problems are likely to arise. As the weeks go by the wire will gradually sink into the lawn and get overgrown by grass anyway. I main problem is that people ignore the advice to put the boundary wire at least 10cm away from the edge in the hope of a closer cut of the edge of the grass, but if you have a weeds, clumps, dips or bumpy ground beyond the wire the lawnmower will lift or fall and in doing so change the angle of the cutting blades and potentially cut the boundary wire. I find that it edges the lawn perfectly with the boundary wire set 10cm away.A Note on Changing the Cutting HeightAt first I just couldn't work out how to change the cutting height and the advice on Amazon Questions seemed different from different people. A lot of people told me I just had to turn a knob that didn't exist on my model. I have since discovered that there have been subtle changes to the models over the years. My current 150 model is the latest model and was released in February 2021. On these newer models you have to take the small top cover off (the black plastic bit, not the main orange cover) and there you will find a hex key. You then flip the mower on it's back and unscrew the blade mechanism and place it back on the mower on a different setting that is outlined. Easy when you know how but this took me ages to work out.Neighbour's and Dog's Best FriendA big bonus is that it is very very quiet, unbelievably quiet. You will be able to set it off to cut the grass at any time without disturbing the neighbours. Indeed it is very relaxing and meditative to watch. Also, my dog used to go absolutely mental when I used my hover mower to cut the grass and I was worried he would also bark at the robot mower. Praise the Lord, he takes no notice of it at all and this has saved me a lot of stress as no more unhappy spouse and children as the dog no longer bounces up and down at the patio doors like a demented banshie for an hour or so while I cut the grass.Final WordsIn short, if you're tempted to buy this but not sure. Take the plunge and go for it. It is my favourite buy of the year so far. I love it. Easy to set up and works brilliantly.

The media could not be loaded. I was perhaps the most sceptical person when it came to robot lawnmowers. I just couldn’t see how they could possibly make a decent job of cutting the lawn.I was forced to rethink my view when I was struck down with a debilitating back problem shortly after retiring. Guess all those years of mowing the lawn had taken their toll 😟So I needed to take a different view and use technology to help.The mower arrived quickly and all you need is included in the box. I read reviews and watched YouTube clips, finding out quickly that the handbook was not the easiest thing to understand. The included quick start guide is enough to get you up and running. I chose to bury the guide wire from the beginning and haven’t had a problem with wires being cut.I have it cutting every day between 12 and 2pm but I may review this after a few months.I made a little house out of a plastic crate bought in a B&Q store for a few pounds, as the Flymo one looked flimsy and expensive.All I have to do now is strim the edges every few weeks, Freddie takes care of cutting the lawn. He works every day without complaining and parks himself when he needs recharging.By cutting every day the grass just doesn’t look any different - the only way of knowing is the growth of the very edges that I need to strim every few weeks.UPDATE September 2024All through the summer this mower has worked tirelessly to my lawn neat. Apart from getting stuck twice on objects blown into his path, Freddie has proven to be a reliable and cost effective worker. Would definitely recommend!UDATE April 2025After switching off, and packing Freddie back into the box, he was kept dry in the garage over winter. As soon as April arrived, I just popped him back on his charger for a couple of hours until he registered as 100%.The grass was long and tufty from the extremes of winter, and I was expecting to have to cut it to a reasonable length first.I was so wrong. Freddie leapt out of his hutch and set about the long ragged grass with robotic determination. In a couple of hours he had reduced the overall length, and after two days it looked like a putting green.I am very impressed with his performance.So, if you are thinking about getting one these are the things to consider. Yes, burying the boundary wire is a bit of a faff, but it will save you so much hassle in the long run. The blutooth app is quite limited, but it does all it really needs to do. Yes you will need to strim the edges once in a while, but that’s easy with a cordless strimmer.If it only lasted 1 year that would still be cheaper than what I would have to pay someone to cut the grass. I’m into my second year so I’m already quids in 😊