A blower can have a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a volute channelin fluidcommunication with the inlet and the outlet. A fan assembly may be at leastpartially supportedby the housing, and include a fan, and a driving mechanism can be coupled tothe fan assemblyfor rotating the fan to create air flow through the housing. A tube can beremovably connected tothe housing and in fluid communication with the outlet to direct air flowexiting the housing, anda guard can be at least partially received within the tube. The guard can haveguard featurespreventing access to the housing and attachment features attaching the tube tothe housing.
