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Important Safety Instructions
(cont’d)
or lack of experience and
knowledge. All visitors should
be kept at a safe distance from
the work area. Do not let visi-
tors touch the tool or extension
cord.
13) Use tool in a well-ventilated
area. Do not use near flamma-
ble liquids or in an explosive
environment (where fumes,
gases or dust are present).
14) Remove all highly flammable
materials and other debris from
the work area.
15) Wear safety glasses at all
times.
16) When using an extension cord,
use only a 3-wire grounded cord
with a minimum of 14 gauge
capacity. We recommend they
be listed by Under writers
Laboratories (UL) in the U.S.A.
or (CSA) Canadian Standards
Association in Canada and be
suitable for outdoor use. Cords
marked for outdoor use are also
suitable for indoor use.
17) Don’t abuse cordset. Never
yank by cord to remove from
electrical outlet or carry tool by
cord.
18) Don’t remove adjustable stand.
When not hand held, place tool
on a level surface. Position
cordset so it does not cause
tipping.
19) Keep a fully-charged fire extin-
guisher close at hand.
20) Do not leave heat gun unat-
tended while running or cooling
down.
21) Stay alert. Do not operate tool
when you are tired. Use com-
mon sense and watch what you
are doing.
22) Store properly. Do not store
while hot. Store in a dry, high or
locked-up location. Keep out of
the reach of children.
23)
WARNING:
This product, when
used for soldering and similar
applications, can expose you
to LEAD, which is known to the
State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects and
other reproductive harm. For
more information go to www.
P65Warnings.ca.gov
Your Varitemp
®
Heat Gun is a
heavy-duty, industrial-quality heat
gun. You can do more heating jobs
faster with this heat gun because
of its high power and air flow rat-
ings.
This product provides a fast flow of
heated air for applications such as
activating adhesives, bending and
forming plastics, curing epoxies,
deburring plastics, defrosting fro-
zen coils, drying negatives and
parts, heating solids and liquids,
loosening nuts and bolts, removing
floor tiles and putty, repairing vinyl,
shrinking tubing and packaging,
softening materials and stripping
paint. It's your dependable answer,
“Wherever a fast, portable heat is
the need.”
The proper amount of heat for each
application is dependent upon the
adjustment of the heat adjustment
control, the distance of the nozzle
opening from the work surface and
length of time that heat is applied
to the work surface.
Before performing an application,
we recommend that you experi-
ment with a piece of scrap mate-
rial. Use care in approaching the
work until you find the proper com-
bination of heat adjustment, dis-
tance from the work surface and
heat application time.Use a gentle
back and forth motion when apply-
ing heat unless it is found that a
concentrated heat is desired.
To Operate Heat Gun
1) Plug heat gun into properly rated
outlet.
2) Move rocker switch to “Hot”
position. Turn heat control to
desired setting. Heat gun will
come up to full operating tem-
perature.
3) Adjustable stand is provided to
allow nozzle to be rotated from
almost horizontal to vertical posi-
tion.
4) To turn heat gun off after use,
move switch to “COLD” position.
Run on cold for approximately
three minutes. This will allow the
heat gun to cool down and the
nozzle to become cool to the
touch.
5) Move switch to “OFF” position.
operating inStructionS
When heat gun is used in an
enclosed container, such as a shrink
tunnel or special enclosure, ambient
air must be allowed to pass into the
heat gun and there must be an outlet
of equal size for the heated air to
pass out of the enclosure also. Total
enclosure will cause damage or pos-
sible failure to the heat gun due to
the extreme heat generated.
typical applicationS
How to Strip Paint
In addition to many other applica-
tions, stripping paint has become a
popular use for your Varitemp
®
Heat Gun. Because of its higher
power and airflow ratings many
professional restoration and reno-
vation contractors recognize it as
the tool of choice for tough paint
stripping jobs.
Paint Stripping Safety
Instructions
1)
WARNING:
With a heat gun, as
with all other heat tools, keep a
fire extinguisher handy and
observe all sensible fire precau-
tions.
We do not recommend using this
heat gun on
hollow
surfaces
such as outdoor siding, walls,
soffits, panels and partitions, etc.
These areas often contain flam-
mable materials such as dust,
wood chips, insulation, rodent
nests and other debris which
could accidentally ignite.
Your heat gun is best used for
stripping paint from
solid
wood-
work with ins and outs, such as
solid interior trim, mouldings,
turnings, doors, balusters and
porch trim, etc.
When stripping paint, always
keep the heat gun moving in a
continuous back and forth
motion. Stopping or pausing too
long in one spot could ig nite the
surface you are working on or the
area behind it.
2) Do not breathe or swallow lead
based paint in any form. Many
old homes and other buildings
contain lead based paint. Dust,
scrapings, residues and vapors
of lead based paint are extremely
poisonous. Prevent possible lead
poisoning when stripping this
type of paint by using adequate
ventilation (such as a window fan
in the exhaust mode), and keep-
ing a clean work area. When dust
or vapors are present, use a res-
pirator designed to filter lead.
Move work outside when possi-
ble.
