Philips Norelco HQ6 Quadra Action Tripleheader Replacement Heads
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Customer Reviews of Philips Norelco HQ6 Quadra Action Tripleheader Replacement Heads
Customer Review: Norelco is heads, everything else is tails...
Summary: 5 Stars
These are replacement heads for what I consider the best all-around electric razor on the market, the Quadra 7865XL. (My first Norelco electric lasted 30 years.) The razor itself is efficient-but the "business ends" are the heads. The manual says to replace them every year, but they are rather pricey. I was not thrilled by this aspect of the product, but experience has shown that you don't have to replace them that often IF YOU KEEP THE HEADS CLEAN. I brush mine out every time I use the razor, and clean the entire head assembly every one to two weeks. The major cleaning is easy: take the entire head assembly off the razor (the hinge snaps into the body) and place it in a small dish of Formula 409? (DO NOT USE A CLEANER CONTAINING AMMONIA! It will destroy the plastic parts and cause corrosion of the metal.) or similar household surfactant cleaner for a few hours, then take the heads out to rinse and clean them as instructed. Then I lubricate them as instructed. Do not overlubricate! Following this procedure, I can make them last a year and a half, and I shave my entire head every day.
However: You will notice a decrease in efficiency after about a year, and if your whiskers (or hair) are particularly tough, yearly replacement may be a necessity.
Also note that the instructions indicate a "breaking in period" for new heads. This is quite true of any self-sharpening electric razor head. Two or three shaves after replacement, there is a marked increase in efficiency.
In sum: a good product that works as advertized when used according to the manufacturer's instructions and recommendations. With extra care in use, it works better than advertized.
Customer Review: WAAAAAAY TOO MUCH PACKAGING !
Summary: 5 Stars
Received the package in about a week, not too bad FOR "SNAIL MAIL" since ordered around X-Mas season, package left KY and arrived in VT near the canadian border.
C'mon AMAZON , waaaaaaay too much packaging, the parcel (a corrugated cardboard box) measures 3" x 7" x 10", the actual product is in a box measuring 3 1/2" x 3 3/4" x 1 1/4" (the green box you see in this ad) IF YOU DO THE MATH, YOU COULD FIT 12 GREEN BOXES IN THE CARDBOARD BOX ! the product itself (3 blades) is in turn in a sealed clear blister pack measuring 3 1/2" x 3 3/4" x 1/4". IF YOU DO THE MATH AGAIN , YOU COULD FIT 64 BLISTER PACKS IN THE SAME CARDBOARD BOX ! Seems to me a "bubble" envelope about 4" x 8" would have done the same job with much less stuff to put in the recycling bin ! I forgot, the green box was wrapped around by 4 giant bubbles (bubble wrap)too.
Have not tried the product so far, but lots of reviews already here, wont make much difference.
Customer Review: A dull electric razor is slow and uncomfortable.
Summary: 5 Stars
A triple headed Norelco electric razor is everything you would expect from Norelco and a new razor. It does a wonderful job on my face and my entire head. Never a cut, never a nick and never a mess.
BUT... change the heads every year as Norelco recommends? Insane and expensive. I thought I'd have to buy a new razor every year at just a little more money than the replacement heads.
BUT... I found a product called Razor Magic. It's a sharpener for electric razors. For about $3.50 I can sharpen my Norelco about three times before I'm out of sharpener.
It's a little crude but it works and it works well. You should read some of the testimonials listed the eBay paged.
Check it out on eBay under electric razor sharpener or Google under Razor Magic Sharpener
Customer Review: dramatic performance improvement
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had the shaver six years and, to date, have changed the heads once a year. Between changes, I periodically rinse the heads but without diassembling. I've never lubricated them. Given that, I must (finally) report how much of an improvement I've experienced with every heads change. My recent change spurred me to finally post about this product. As with past changes, shaves are dramatically faster and more comfortable. One telltale artifact is the considerably smaller skin to hair ratio of the residue under the heads after each shave.
Presumably, the effectiveness of the heads would last longer if I were more diligent in cleaning the shaver. But, at this Amazon price, I'd rather change more often and use my time for better things. In fact, I'll likely change even more often from now on.
Customer Review: Replacement heads for Noerlco
Summary: 5 Stars
My Norelco razor is about 2 years old. I have used it very morning for those 2 years, and the blades were getting dull. It was taking longer than normal to complete a shave, and the shaving quality was way down.
When I received my new heads, and installed them, which was really simple, I tried the razor right away.
I thought there must be something wrong. There was no noise when it was cutting my beard. Then I realized that it was indeed cutting, but it was just so perfect and so quiet that I couldn't hear it.
I love my new heads, and I wish I had ordered them a year ago instead of waiting so long. I will definitely replace them every year from now on. Good stuff! Don't hesitate to buy them.