Sam's Small Engine Repair

First I took my trimmer to Sam's Small Engine repair approximately two months ago. They told me they cleaned the carburetor. Got back home and I got to use it to trim all my grass that same day. The next time I tried to use the trimmer it would run for about 15 seconds and quit. I even went and brought another weed eater but didn't like it so I took it back. So I decided to take the trimmer and a Sears 32cc edger to Sam's Small Engies repaired. I knew the edger had been sitting up for about a year without being used so I thought they would put a carburetor in it. I also thought they would put a carburetor in the trimmer this time. Got them both home and used them for a while and both quit. Trimmer would only run for about 15 seconds and die. The edger run for approximately 10 minutes and quit. Would not even crank. So I went on You Tube and found some video's on how to install a carburetor kit my self. I first cleaned and installed a carburetor on the trimmer. Adjusted the one needle valve and runs like a champ. This morning I finally got around to working on my edger. I took the carburetor apart and I couldn't believe the screen was completely clogged up. It wasn't the fuel because I just purchased 2 gallons of non-ethanol fuel about a month ago and was using this new fuel. I changed the screen and put the carburetor back together. The edger cranked up and ran good. If he had taken the carburetor apart and cleaned it he would have noticed the screen was clogged. I tried to clean the screen but what ever was stopping up the carburetor had became hard. I have learned that if a small engine sits up for a long time without being cranked it will leave a varnish like finish and this varnish was stopping up the screen. What I am saying that Sam's small engines did not do what I paid them to do. I had to do this myself and will continue doing my own work. I would not recommend Sam's to anyone. Even my neighbor had dealings with them and he doesn't like them either. Take your small engine's to someone else if you can't repair them yourself. The carburetor kits only cost about $10.00 and most of the time it is the screen that is stopped up. You Tube has video's that show you how to clean the engines, replace the fuel line and how to adjust them. Very easy and I am glad that I have learned how to do this.