Bort 98291582, User Manual

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Hot air gun
CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE
YOU USE THE HOT AIR GUN!
1. ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES
BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE:
1. Check the following:
- Make sure the voltage of the hot air gun corresponds
with the power voltage.
- Are the mains lead and the mains plug in a good
state: strong, without ravels or damages.
2. Avoid the use of long extension cables.
3. Do not use the appliance under moist circumstanc-
es.
4. The metal mouthpiece gets hot. Watch out and do
not touch the metal mouthpiece.
5. Prevent damage of the heating element. Do not lock
or block the mouthpiece.
6. Do not leave the appliance when switched on.
7. When the appliance is not in use, it can be put away
on the collapsible support, which is on the air gun.
By collapsing this support, the air gun can easy be
put away on it. The hot air gun now stands on the
support with the mouthpiece up.
8. Do not use the appliance for drying hair or for drying
living human beings in general.
9. Do not use the appliance in a bath, above water or in
spaces where easy in fl ammable liquids are used.
Warning! This appliance operates at a temperature
of 200-600 degrees without
visible signs of this
temperature (no fl ames); still there is a chance of
fi re risk. Watch out for the hot air stream from the
mouthpiece. This air stream can cause burns.
WHEN OPERATING THE APPLIANCE:
1. If you are going to use the hot air gun, vapours and
gas can be liberated during a short time. This can be
harmful for your health. Asthmatics can suffer hin-
drance of it.
2. Before connecting the plug to the mains voltage you
have to check if the switch is in position “0”.
3. Keep the mains lead always away from the mouth-
piece of the hot air gun.
4. Keep children and animals away from the appliance
if you are using it.
IMMEDIATELY SWITCH OFF THE APPLIANCE
WHEN:
1. plug and/or cable are defective or damaged;
2. the switch is defective;
3. you smell or see smoke caused by scorched insula-
tion from the hot air gun.
2. INSTALLATION
You can work manually with this hot air gun or you can
put it in a vertical position. If you use the vertical posi-
tion the metal suspension bracket of the handgrip must
also stand vertical for supporting the handgrip on the
correct place.
3. USING THE APPLIANCE
THE HOT AIR GUN CAN BE USED FOR:
• plumbing work like tube connections, solder, bowing
tubes;
• removing paint, varnish and lacquer without fi re-
risk;
• quickly drying of appliances which have become
wet;
• drying surfaces for quick repairing;
• removing self-adhesive labels in a clean way;
• placing PVC labels;
• blistering after sticking PVC materials can be
smoothed after heating;
• easy removing of vinyl carpeting;
• forming all synthetics with a low temperature among
which polyethylene and PVC;
• forming all synthetics with a high temperature among
which acryl and plexiglass;
• smelting synthetics, among which matters and foils
with PVC layer;
• applying heat shrinking tubes;
• shrink
wrappers;
• thawing tubes and engines;
• repairing
fi nishing layers: email of bath and house-
hold appliances;
• applying epoxy powder cover layers;
• repairing of ski's, surf-boards and other sports
goods;
• unscrewing too fast fi xed screws and connections.
4. BEFORE OPERATING
Before you switch on the hot air gun you have to search
for the right adapter for the mouthpiece and assemble it
on the mouthpiece if it is still cold.
IMPORTANT: Replace the mouthpiece only:
• with a stationary engine;
• when the appliance is disconnected;
• when the mouthpiece is cold.
5. OPERATION
• Check if the mains switch is on position “0” before
you connect the apparatus;
• Keep the power voltage always away from the hot
air stream and the mouthpiece.
Tip: If you want to get the best result, test all appli-
ances on a little part of the workpiece.