HomeRight C800552 Heat Pro Deluxe 10-piece Hot Air Tool Kit
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of HomeRight C800552 Heat Pro Deluxe 10-piece Hot Air Tool Kit
Customer Review: Good Tool for home use
Summary: 4 Stars
The Hot Air Gun was lightweight, and did not feel uncomfortable. I had no issues with the gun shutting off due to overheating, and I had it running on the highest setting for several minutes. Make sure you plug it in to a outlet that is not very busy.
All in all it was a good purchase, and hope to get more use out of it this summer.
Customer Review: Good enough for my little projects.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this unit on the strength of the reviews here, and it has met my expectations for an inexpensive heat gun with a nice range of accessories and features.
I have only used it for two projects so far, gently thawing an outside water spigot when it froze this past winter, and using it as a heat source in a small heating chamber used to sweat cosmoline out of a military surplus rifle stock. I was able to regulate the amount of heat produced rather well for both applications. I plan to use it for some paint stripping soon, and expect that it will work just fine.
Just a word on the heat regulation, the knob is a continuously variable sweep, but the flickering lights in my garage show otherwise. While the gun is on less than full throttle, the heat is regulated by pulsing the current running to the heating element. This pulsing caused the lights in my garage to flicker in time to the pulses. There were definite discreet steps between settings, even though the heat control dial feels continuous.
Customer Review: Good for the Price
Summary: 4 Stars
Price is very attractive when compared to similar heat guns. Product works well and comes with useful accessories. Some parts look a little cheap, but considering the price of this unit you can't complain.Customer Review: Great Gun
Summary: 5 Stars
I installed my wood dash kit with this gun. It works great. Don't know how long it will last, but it has the "feel" of quality. The dials are smooth. The little motor sounds healthy. I think I got a great value here.Customer Review: Great for the money
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the heat gun for one job only, reflowing solder. I'm sure I will have other uses for it in the future. It works just fine and I don't have any real complaints. The price is right and I feel satisfied that I got what I paid for... no more... no less. I would have liked better documentation and I still have no clue what most of the attachments are for. Some typical applications would have been useful. Also, the LED indicators serve no real purpose. They don't exactly correspond to the temperature dial in the back and the product would have been just as good without them. It seems like they threw them in there for marketing purposes and not for functionality. The dial in the back is what I look at to figure out what temperature I'm set for.
If you need a heat gun that has accurate temperature readouts, this is not the one for you. Look for one with a LCD (liquid crystal display), not LEDs (light emitting diode). If you are like me, you don't care for extremely accurate temperature readings and don't want to pay a lot, then I would recommend this item for you.
I hope that helps!