Best Deals at Home Depot Right Now
Home Depot's Spring Outdoor sale brings plenty of deals, many of which can be found at Lowe's, too
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If you’re in the market for a large appliance or looking to spruce up your outdoor space for summer, you may find a good discount during Home Depot’s Spring Outdoor Power Deals sale. This sale focuses on lawn care tools like string trimmers, mowers, and leaf blowers, as well as large appliances—and we’ve found the best prices on models we’ve tested and know perform well. If you’re getting your garden ready for summer, you’ll also find lots of discounts on supplies and plants. And there are plenty of regular discounts on other items, including large appliances and kitchen tools.
As with most big sales, you can find similar prices at Lowe’s and other retailers, giving you freedom to choose where you shop. If you’re a member of Home Depot’s Pro Xtra loyalty program, or you’ve got a credit card that rewards you for shopping there, it may be even more rewarding to shop at Home Depot, even if you might be able to save a little more elsewhere.
We consider each product’s quality, its performance in our lab tests, and the cost over time relative to the current discount to determine whether something is actually a good deal. We want you to be able to make an informed decision and make the most of your money, whether you’re investing in a new refrigerator or washing machine, or picking up a new camera, coffee maker, carpet cleaner, or smart speaker.
Looking for something else? Keep an eye on the CR Deals Hub to see what else is available at Amazon and other retailers during this sale.
Leaf Blowers
This Echo PB-2620 leaf blower gets excellent scores for sweeping, loosening, and power. It gets only a midlevel score for handling and weighs nearly 11 pounds. Like other gas models, it’s noisy and requires hearing protection while in use. It comes with a generous five-year warranty. Echo earns a midrange score for brand reliability but an excellent score for owner satisfaction.
The Ego LB7654 delivers all-star performance across the board, adept at loosening and sweeping, all in an easy-to-handle package despite weighing 9.9 pounds. In addition, this electric blower comes with a generous five-year warranty. As a brand, Ego battery handheld leaf blowers are very reliable and earn a top mark for owner satisfaction in our latest member surveys.
Pressure Washers
The DeWalt DWPW2600 pressure washer is lightweight (23 pounds) and rectangular, with a low profile that helps keep it from toppling over when in use. It provides excellent cleaning performance, but it’s a bit noisier and has less power (2,600 pounds per square inch) than some other models on this list. It has five replaceable nozzle tips, a soap dispenser bottle, a 25-foot hose, and a 35-foot power cord. The pressure washer can be stored horizontally or vertically on its durable frame.
Despite having less power than some other models (a claimed maximum of 1,600 pounds per square inch, with a 1.2-gallons-per-minute flow rate), the DeWalt DCPW1600Y2 does an excellent job of cleaning. It features an integrated soap dispenser and includes two dual-voltage 12.0Ah batteries, five replaceable nozzle tips, and a 25-foot hose.
Lawn Mowers
The 21-inch DeWalt DW12AVP2R3739 is a gas self-propelled mower that gets excellent scores for cutting evenness, mulching, and side-discharging. It earns very good scores for bagging and handling. Like most gas mowers, it’s loud to the ear. The DeWalt earns near-perfect marks for predicted reliability and midrange scores for owner satisfaction in our surveys.
String Trimmers
The Milwaukee 3016-21ST gets top marks for trimming and edging, and it handles tall grass and weeds impressively. It’s also versatile because it can handle different attachments, meaning you can swap out the string trimmer head for other tools, like a pole saw or hedge trimmer. This model gets midrange scores for ease of use (typical of most battery trimmers in our tests), and our testers found the handle difficult to adjust. At more than 12 pounds, it’s also one of the heaviest battery-operated models in our ratings. But the Milwaukee 3016-21ST gets excellent scores for reliability and owner satisfaction. It’s part of Milwaukee’s M18 battery platform of power tools.
The Makita XRU23SM1 aces nearly all of our performance tests, except ease of use, though it still earns solid marks there. This model gets excellent scores for battery run time, too. It weighs just over 7 pounds, making it exceptionally light and easy to carry, and it has a cutting width of 13 inches. Makita electric string trimmers achieved first-rate scores for predicted reliability and owner satisfaction in CR’s member surveys. The tool is part of Makita’s 18-volt battery platform, which means it can share batteries with Makita’s highly rated cordless drill and impact driver.
Home
This StyleWell pillow, available exclusively at Home Depot, is a great option if you’re a fan of memory foam, especially at this low price. It gets top marks for side sleepers and aces our tests for breathability. The pillow also performs very well when it comes to how its firmness, height, and support change with use. If you’re a back sleeper, you may want to consider other options, however, because it gets middling scores for that type of sleeper.
Kitchen
The Ninja Single Serve Pods & Grounds PB051 dual coffee maker is perfect for college students in a dorm or an apartment. It’s almost three machines in one: a pod coffee maker, a drip coffee maker, and a milk frother. For single-serve Keurig K-Cups, a speedy first cup is paramount, and our testers found this model to be excellent in that regard. For drip brewing, we rated performance very good, meaning the machine brewed at between 195° and 205° F for 5 or 6 minutes, the industry standard for optimal brewing and the best flavor. This Ninja model has a removable reservoir, a water filter, and an indicator to tell you when you’ll need to clean it.
The snazzy Café CVM721M2NS5 has a recessed handle and hidden digital controls that run along the bottom. When you tap on the glass touchscreen, the options for time and cooking modes pop into view. In addition to looking good, it cooks well, earning an excellent rating in our heating evenness test. It’s also first-rate at defrosting, and it operates quietly. A sensor prevents you from overheating your food. In our member surveys, Café over-the-range microwaves earned middling scores for predicted reliability and owner satisfaction.
Tech
The Amazon Fire TV Cube is a mashup of an Amazon Echo and a 4K Fire TV streamer. Its universal remote control capabilities let you control a host of other compatible A/V gear, including TVs, soundbars, receivers, and even some cable and satellite boxes. New features include HDMI 2.1 connections—one input and one output—for controlling other devices using your voice. (One cool trick is that the Cube will also upscale any content from a source connected to its HDMI input.) Other features include support for WiFi 6E, support for both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ HDR, and an Off button that disconnects the microphones if you don’t want the device in an always-listening mode.
Home Security Cameras
The Blink Wired Floodlight Cam is back down to its usual Prime Day sale price, which it has seemed to drop to almost without fail over the last few years. In our tests, it receives superb scores for video quality and response time, as well as a very good score for data security. It falls in the middle of the pack in terms of its smart features, and its data privacy guarantees are weak (a common issue across brands in this space). Its features include a siren, activity zones, voice/app control via Amazon Alexa, and up to 5 minutes of continuous live streaming. You can store footage locally without a subscription if you purchase a Blink Sync Module 2, $50, and plug in a USB flash drive. Cloud video storage and other features (such as person detection) require a Blink Subscription Plan.
The Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight Camera can run off either a rechargeable battery or plug-in power cord, sold separately for $50, which connects to the bottom of the camera and can run up to 25 feet to connect to an outlet. It performs quite well in our lab tests, includes a siren, and offers voice/app control with all four major platforms: Amazon Alexa, Apple Home (with an Arlo Pro Smart Hub, sold separately), Google Home, and Samsung SmartThings. Additional features, such as activity zones, person detection, and cloud video storage, require an Arlo Secure subscription.
The well-rated Ring Indoor Cam 2nd gen features a manual camera shutter for privacy, two-way audio, activity zones, color night vision, a built-in siren, and voice/app control via Amazon Alexa. It also comes in fun colors: pink and starlight (a dull gold). Cloud video storage and features such as person detection require a subscription.
Vacuums
The Shark PowerDetect IP1251 comes with lots of bells and whistles, including a dirt detection feature and a floor detect mode that adjusts the brush roll speed based on the surface it’s vacuuming. It’s very good at sucking up debris from carpets and is even more impressive at picking up pet hair. The vacuum can be converted into a hand vac and folded for storage.
We’ve seen the Shark Stratos IZ862H as low as $250 around Black Friday, but that big of a discount isn’t likely going to come around anytime soon, so now’s a good chance to buy this vacuum. It has Shark’s signature DuoClean brush roll and a flexible wand for reaching under furniture. It earns top scores for cleaning bare floors and removing debris along edges. But if you have carpet, it’s only so-so. A dirt sensor increases suction when the vacuum senses debris and decreases when the floor is clean. It also has a self-cleaning mechanism that prevents hair from getting tangled around the brush roll.
As long as you don’t mind that it’s on the noisier side, the Black+Decker DustBuster CHV1410L is a hand vac worth considering for its cleaning power. It’s good at removing debris from bare floors and carpet, despite not having a power brush attachment. This price is the lowest the model has sold for in the last few months.
Carpet Cleaners
A high performer among the portable carpet cleaners we tested (which as a group clean less effectively than full-sized machines), the Shark StainStriker PX201 Carpet Cleaner is decent at cleaning stains and impressive at removing cleaning solutions from carpets, leaving them dry. We also gave it a very good score for convenience, which combines cord length, weight, and ease of filling and emptying. It comes with a 57-inch hose and other attachments, including pet tools.
The Shark CarpetXpert EX201 isn’t exactly quiet—it earned a middling rating in our noise test—but it boasts strong performance in cleaning stains. It also did well in our dryness test and is excellent at removing cleaning solutions from carpets. It comes with a hose that’s 60 inches long to get into tight spots.
Side-by-Side Refrigerators
Equipped with an external water/ice dispenser, touchpad controls, and gallon-sized storage bins on the doors, the low-priced 33-inch Whirlpool WRS321SDHZ hit our thermostat control test out of the park. This side-by-side fridge also earns a solid rating for temperature uniformity, midlevel ratings for noise output and ease of use, and a substandard rating for energy efficiency. In our member surveys, Whirlpool’s side-by-side models earned a passable rating for predicted reliability but a rock-bottom rating for owner satisfaction.
The 33-inch GE GSE23GGPWW earns stellar ratings for temperature uniformity and thermostat performance. This side-by-side model also receives a strong score for ease of use, and it’s equipped with some nice bells and whistles, including digital controls, a built-in water filter, and a through-the-door water/ice dispenser. In our latest member survey, GE side-by-side refrigerators received a very good rating for predicted reliability but a lousy score for owner satisfaction.
The 36-inch, budget-friendly GE GSS25GYPFS is a strong performer in our tests, with a top score for thermostat performance and strong scores for temperature uniformity and ease of use. It also receives satisfactory scores for energy efficiency and noise output. This GE has a stainless steel finish and features an icemaker, a through-the-door water and ice dispenser, a built-in water filter, and digital temperature controls. In our latest member survey, GE side-by-sides received a very good rating for predicted reliability but a poor rating for owner satisfaction.
The GE GZS22IYNFS is a 36-inch-wide side-by-side stainless steel refrigerator that performs well in most of our tests. It receives a top-level score for thermostat performance and very good scores for ease of use and temperature uniformity. But it gets just satisfactory ratings in our energy efficiency and noise tests. As for features, it has a built-in water filter, a through-the-door ice and water dispenser, and digital temperature controls. It also has edge-to-edge shelves and full-coverage LED lighting.
Top-Freezer Refrigerators
The LG LT18S2100W delivers strong performance all-around. And given its price, it’s also an incredible bargain—we have seen it for $100 less before, but not in some time. This refrigerator, 28 inches wide, garners stellar ratings for energy efficiency and thermostat control, and it’s also excellent when it comes to temperature uniformity and noise output, making it one of the quieter top-freezers we’ve tested. But this model receives our lowest rating for ease of use. In surveys of our members, LG top-freezers got a top-notch rating for predicted reliability and a middling score for owner satisfaction.
The budget-friendly 28-inch Frigidaire FFHT1425VV is a great top-freezer fridge for performance. The price is now $70 more than the best price we’ve seen in over six months. It’s extremely energy-efficient, and it garners solid scores in all other tests except ease of use, where it receives an unsatisfactory rating (although that’s similar to many other top-freezers). According to our latest member survey, Frigidaire top-freezers are reliable but have poor owner satisfaction.
Washing Machines
The LG WM3400CW is already quite inexpensive even when it’s not discounted, so this is a great deal. Especially given the quality of its performance, it’s a smart buy as well as an environmentally friendly choice. You still get exceptional washing performance along with water and energy efficiency. But this model isn’t particularly gentle on fabric, so you might want to try the delicate cycle for your best threads. This washer’s claimed capacity is 4.5 cubic feet, and its cycle time is 105 minutes.
Overall, the Electrolux ELFW4222AW, which is back to its best price, does very well across CR’s tests. Its washing performance and water efficiency are excellent, and its energy efficiency, gentleness on clothes, and vibration levels during its 65-minute operation earn very good ratings. Based on CR members’ responses from our most recent surveys, Electrolux got an excellent score for predicted reliability. (Electrolux and LG are the only companies with a compact washing machine that achieves this rating.) But its owner satisfaction score was only adequate.
One of the most budget-friendly top-load agitators in our tests, the LG WT7005CW is $20 less than it was during the last big sale. This eco-friendly Green Choice washer isn’t the gentlest on clothes, but it conserves energy and water. It’s among the quietest models in our tests and causes little to no vibration, meaning it won’t disturb you with rumbling. The cycle time is 70 minutes using the normal-wash, heavy-soil setting. Shorten it by using the normal-soil setting when you can.
Clothes Dryers
The top-rated LG DLE3400W is just $70 more than its best price. We expect it to perform similarly to the CR-tested LG DLEX3700W (now discontinued). The tested model delivers solid performance across the board, nabbing an ace rating for noise and ratings near the top in our drying and convenience tests. This stackable Energy Star certified machine, with a claimed capacity of 7.4 cubic feet, is equipped with a moisture sensor, an extended tumble, custom programs, and an end-of-cycle signal, offering all these features at a fairly low price.
Freezers
The self-defrosting GE FUF14DLRWW offers top performance at a good value, even if the price is $50 higher than its best price of the year. This small, upright freezer aces both the thermostat control and temperature uniformity tests, and it’s very good (though not the best) at keeping food frozen during a power outage. It earns a middling score for noise. It’s impressive in energy efficiency and has a bonus quick-freeze feature, which is a welcome addition at this price.
Dishwashers
The budget-friendly LG LDFC2423V is now just $30 more than its best price. The brand got dinged in our member surveys for its middling reliability and satisfaction scores, but this appliance has a lot going for it, starting with its stellar washing performance. It’s also considerably less expensive than the Bosch models that dominate this category. This model is also fairly quiet when running and has some of the design elements that make life a lot easier, like a soil sensor, an adjustable upper rack, adjustable tines, and a time-remaining display. That said, its drying performance is just okay.
The Whirlpool WDTA50SAKZ dishwasher is already one of the best options under $1,000, and it’s back down to the best price we’ve seen all year. It’s a strong performer, with a third rack and an upscale look for the price, including integrated controls. Based on data from our reader surveys, Whirlpool also earned a very good rating for predicted reliability and a midlevel score for owner satisfaction. It’s similar to lower-end models from KitchenAid, which is also owned by Whirlpool.
French-Door Refrigerators
The LG LFCS22520S French-door refrigerator receives stellar ratings for thermostat performance and temperature uniformity, and impresses in our tests for noise output. This 30-inch-wide LG also receives midlevel scores for energy efficiency, ease of use, and icemaker performance, but it receives a poor score for its crisper drawer performance. This model comes with digital controls, a door-open alarm, an icemaker, and spillproof shelves, but it lacks a built-in water filter. LG French-door refrigerators also earn middling predicted reliability and owner satisfaction scores in our latest member surveys. For a similar version of this refrigerator with a through-the-door water/ice dispenser, see the LG LFDS22520S.
The 30-inch-wide Midea MRF18B4AST receives an excellent score for thermostat performance in our tests, meaning it can hit the desired temperature and hold that temperature consistently. It also runs quietly and efficiently and keeps temperatures consistent, earning very good noise, energy-efficiency, and temperature uniformity ratings. However, it receives subpar scores for ease of use and crisper drawer performance. This model doesn’t come with a lot of features—no icemaker, built-in water filter, or spillproof shelves—but those omissions make this model one of the most budget-friendly French-door models in our ratings.
Electric Ranges
The LG LREL6321S single oven is an exceptionally strong performer at a great price. It heats fast and simmers steadily on top of the stove, earning an excellent performance rating in our cooktop high and low tests. It also bakes and broils evenly. There’s no convection mode, but you’ll find a warming element, along with two high-powered burners on the cooktop. LG earned high reliability ratings for its electric ovens based on our member surveys.
Wall Ovens
The stainless steel LG WSEP4727F receives excellent ratings from our baking and broiling tests. It also has adequate capacity and self-cleans well. The model comes with a temperature probe, as well as convection and air-fry modes. You can control the oven from the glass touch panel or from your smartphone. In our member surveys, LG electric wall ovens received solid scores for predicted reliability and owner satisfaction.
We haven’t tested the Café CTD70DP2NS1 yet, but we expect it to perform as well as the previously tested Café CTD70DM2NS5. The top-performer earns stellar marks for baking and broiling. It has two large oven cavities and effective self-clean cycles in each. It comes with many features, including convection and air-fry modes, along with touch controls, a built-in temperature probe, and WiFi connectivity. It’s the model to get if you need two ovens and want top-of-the-line performance with all the key features.
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