Expert reviews and analysis of the best home & garden products
The Dolphin EON 120d is a bulky cordless pool robot that genuinely climbs steps and submerged shelves, filters to 14 microns and runs for four and a half hours, but ignores small obstacles.
The Beatbot AquaSense X cleans the floor, walls, waterline and surface of a pool, then docks with the AstroRinse station, which empties and rinses its basket automatically.
Ecovacs' first cordless pool robot cleans floors and the waterline well and filters down to three microns, but it ignores obstacles, cannot handle steps and has to be retrieved with a hook.
The Gardena Aquabloom L waters 30 plants from a rain barrel with no tap or socket: solar-powered, consistent 2l/h drippers even 11 metres out, and a second season without faults. No app - just a dial that works.
The Meaco DD8L Junior looks modest on paper but collected 239ml of water per hour in testing - more than almost any rival. As an adsorption dryer it heats while it dries, making it ideal for cold cellars, garages and garden rooms.
