we bought this last year, to paint in our new house, well, after the first one had to go back, we should of asked for a refund. Takes an absolute age to clean the roller,( as long as does to paint rooms)and then its not like new,Yes you use less paint, but yesterday i got paint back out shed to touch up here and there, to find that even though the lids were put back on as tight as they can, the paint that was left was no use for anything, one tub was like powder, and the others were as hard as can be, so had to throw out 3 half tins of very expensive paint.

This machine is a god send, i cant understand some of the negative comments from people about this, its like they not only want the machine to paint the room for them but make them a cup of tea afterwards aswell. Its no fuss, no mess, no hassle and very easy to use and even cleans itself afterwards. (though depending on what colour of paint you use, it may require you to give an extra rinse).I used this to paint the livingroom, hall, stairs and landing, did it no time at all. Yes the paint is a little expensive but you save on needless wastage of paint because of the pump system. I followed the instructions used it correctly and had no problems with it at all. If you are the serious DIY fan then this is maybe not for you but if like me you see painting, cleaning, masking taping, etc as a chore from hellthen the paint pod is ideal, loved using this excellent product, Highly recommended.

A brilliant idea and when it works it's fantastic. Sadly the quality control is very poor.

I purchased one from B&Q at the reduced price of £30, painted my hallway and then cleaned and packed it away. The following week I got it out to start painting again and the thing wouldn't pump any paint. So I returned it to B&Q and they replaced it with a new unit.

I took that home and it pumped paint half way up the tube started to make a horrible noise and it stopped pumping. So I returned that one and got another replacement.

I was half way through painting the bathroom and it wouldn't stop pumping paint. I turned the unit off ran a cleaning cycle and tried again and then it wouldn't pump any paint at all. So back to B&Q for another unit, I finished off the bathroom and then did the living room ceiling and all seems to be working ok. Fingers crossed that this one will work still when I go to use it next.

To summarise this is a really good idea and when it works it's great, painting ceilings is a doddle and it really is spatter and drip free, great if you have pets or small children. The self cleaning is ok and gets the worse of the job done but you still need to manually wash it to make sure it's clean

well i think the paint pod is fantastic and i know others who think so too. its a shame we only get to hear the negatives! i first used it to paint a 14ft x 14ft room. I had been exhausted trying to change to dark blue walls to white with my usual paint pad and brush. in desperation i bought a paint pod and finished the room that day. This weekend i have painted the large hall stairs and landing- no mess, easy to use and extremely quick and the brush is fantastic. The only negative is the limited range of colours. Will continue to enjoy using my pod.

what a waste of time, i might as well have painted my walls with water. It costs a bomb and I had to do each wall twice got fed up and bought thicker paint and a traditional roller and it doesnt clean itself. Absolute waste of money

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT CALLED THE PAINT POD GOOD THE FIRST TIME BUT AFTER THAT YOU NEED TO CLEAN AN I MEAN CLEAN IT NOT JUST ONCE AT LEAST 10 TIMES IF YOU WANT THE SPONGE TO WORK AFTER THAT THE TRIGGER WILL CEASE TO WORK YOU END UP BUYING NEW TUBE NEW SPONGE NE TRIGGER COS THEY SEIZE WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO BE USED AGAIN WHY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CLEAN ITSELF PROPER LIKE IT CLAIMS NOW YOU NO WHY THEY ARE £30 RUBBISH AND THE PAINT COST THREE TIME MORE THAN NORMAL PAINT AND IT AINT THAT MUCH BETTER SAVR YOUR MONEY

did the b&q trip, saw them on offer thought, hell why not, easy cleaning, less hassle, extra reach the whole package looked good..

NEVER again, will be writing to Dulux, half a day to paint two coats on a small ceiling, then cleaning, which meant taking apart and then spotted the problem the connector to the paint bar had come loose.

What a mickey mouse connection, no way it could cope with the pressure of the paint coming thought the pipe.

Back to B&Q in the morning, paint pod, paint and asking for a refund in full..

Sale of goods act "fit for purpose" springs to mind and this certainly is not fit for purpose.

Oh painted the rest of the room in 45 mins with a roller, job done !!!! shame I cannot claim back my wasted hours on this machine

Got up this morning and Mrs decided "we" meaning me would paint the hall...

Bad.

Went to B&Q and bought the paint pod on impulse, well for £30 thats not much more that you pay for all the trays, brushes etc etc that you always need cos you never clean em properly.

I was sceptical, I though it would take me an hour to assemble this thing and then it would be pretty crapping in terms of paint application and then there would be the nightmare of the clean up.

But nope, this thing is brilliant, alright it applies paint a bit thin, but after a couple of coats on a white backgound the results are way better than smearing that one coat stuff that has the consistency of double cream.
No drips and then you get to the cleaning programme, absolutely brilliant.

So, for hassle free, clean and great finish I would really recommend this little unit, at least while its on offer at B&Q for thirty quid!

Spent 6 hours one day and 4 hours the following day trying to paint the walls of a small box room. The end result - a very dodgy undercoat effect! Went and bought roller and emulsion, painted the walls and ceiling in 2 hours using the traditional method and results were amazing. Self cleaning a joke, felt like the sourcorer's appentice carrying the water. Never again! What a waste of money!!! Felt like a total mug!

It was exhausting just wathcing my poor old mother paint my ceiling with this device. She huffed and puffed as she dragged the heavy pod along the floor and there was sweat pouring down her furrowed brow before she'd even completed half. And the noise of the constant whirring, combined with her groans as her poor arthritic fingers clasped the trigger, turned my hangover into a full blown migraine. But the real tragedy is the supposed selling point - its easy cleaning. It broke my heart to see her scurrying to and from the kitchen with heavy pails of water to fill it up - only having to repeat this process twice. With her health in mind, the next time I need any painting done, I am going to buy her a good old fashioned roller and tray.

Absolute waste of money even at half price. The Paint for the system is too expensive. Requires more coates than stated in the advert. Not enough paint given to the roller.

Overall, it would have been a good idea but poor performance and the paint is too expensive. Stick to the traditional method (Roller and Tray, cheaper and better result).

Bought my Dulux Painpod just over a year ago and it worked great for painting a small bedroom with plaster walls. Just dug it out again to do the living room. First problem, I had 3/4 of a pot of white left from last time which I planned to use on living room ceiling - it had totally solidified, such a waste of money! I wondered if the severe cold this winter might have affected it but some other emulsion that's beein in the same garage for 3 years is still OK. Second problem, the coverage on the wallpapered surface of the living room was much poorer than on plaster and I needed 4 coats - used 2x5l pots at £29.99 a pot! So all in all a bit expensive. If I was rating it on the first use I'd have given 5 stars, if rating just on the latesr experience probably 1 star so in fairness I'll give it an average of 3.