Winter is underway, and if you usually get hit with heavy snowfall, a blower is an essential tool for quickly blasting away accumulated snow from paths and driveways. More importantly, it will save you the back-breaking task of shoveling snow all the time.

But if your winter cleanup is still proving difficult, you might be falling for this common snow blower mistake. Waiting for the snowfall to stop beforehand actually makes your snow-blowing task much harder.

How to stop your snow blower from clogging

It might seem sensible to wait for the snow to settle before tackling the aftermath, but this can affect your blower’s performance. This is mainly because snow blowers are designed to handle snow accumulation, and are not often equipped to clear larger drifts of snow build-up

As a result

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