Re: Heatgun Discussion.....

[Thundergod]

Re: Heatgun Discussion.....

So if the price keeps dropping and they keep blowing up every 18mts, then in less than 4 years youll have all your money back plus a new gun.

[tasadam]

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I had a win today!
My heatgun is this one also bought from Bunnings.
Ive had it for 18 months, and it cost me $39.90 back then.
Yesterday it blew up. Bang. Blows circuit breakers now.
Cleaned it up, took it back to Bunnings and, as the warranty says, 3 year replacement warranty.
How do they do the replacement?
They refund the old one and then sell the new one.
Problem... Theres a price difference.
So as well as a new heatgun, I also got over $4 CHANGE!  8-)
Go figure...

[Dimal]

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Ahhh, that simplifies things..... NOT :-?

Mal.

[Sunbeamer]

Re: Heatgun Discussion.....

Good to hear Mal....as I mentioned above in a post the Ryobi stuff is the top end of the cheaper end of the market. What a lot of punters might not know is that Ryobi has taken over AEG and Milwaukee - so expect a bit of cross application/design etc.

Cheers

not strictly true, Milwaukee Australia took over the Australian rights to AEG some time ago and havent done a lot with it, probably to keep their market share high

Distribution of Milwaukee is now taken care of by Textronics, who also do all Ryobi products

so they are still separate companies with regards to design and production, just being looked after in Australia by one warehouse

[Dimal]

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Dont sweat it Sarg,

These things quite often take on a life of their own in the space of a heartbeat and besides, its all sorted out now. All the best mate and a Happy New Year to you ;D,

Mal.

[Sarg]

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Thanks mal, didnt realy think of the after discussion of a post :-[, if the situation ever occurs again ill pm .

[Dimal]

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Ryobi has taken over AEG and Milwaukee - so expect a bit of cross application/design etc.

Hmmm,

Two very highly respected manufacturers, Ryobi must be doing very well for itself....

Mal.

[ozscott]

Re: Re: Heatgun Discussion.....

Good to hear Mal....as I mentioned above in a post the Ryobi stuff is the top end of the cheaper end of the market. What a lot of punters might not know is that Ryobi has taken over AEG and Milwaukee - so expect a bit of cross application/design etc.

Cheers

[Dimal]

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Warranty changes added to original post here....http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1164000407/0#3

Mal.

[Dimal]

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As an adjunct to this discussion and a reference to Ryobi Heatguns..... My lovely wife is a very competent and prolific interior decorator and at our previous abode, stripped the entire interior paintwork of a large-ish 35 square house using a Ryobi Heatgun of the type that JB and a lot of other CSers use.

She stuck at this work for a solid 2 weeks from sun-up to sun-down and the little Ryobi never complained, despite ON periods of more than an hour at a time. Id reckon that this use would even test the best Professional rated heatguns out there. We still have this little Ryobi and it still gets used quite a bit for furniture restoration work and what have you. Looks a bit rough now but works like a charm... 8-)

Mal.

[JavaB]

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Thundergod,

Just downloaded the GMC manual and ....

This product is designed for light domestic use only, it is not designed for industrial purposes

and...

This warranty does not include damage or defects to the tool caused by or resulting from abuse, accidents, alterations or commercial or business use.

I guess that covers the fact that it is for light domestic use (mmmm dont think that would include roasting coffee beans! : :)

[Thundergod]

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Not sure about the GMC.
The Aldi one does state its for domestic use.

[JavaB]

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My guess is that professional painters and decorators probably would.... but they wouldnt dream of using a GMC.... it would be a Bosch or even better. And even then I dont think it would be that long in a corner - however corners would be more open than a narrow BM bowl (more like the dog bowl method of roasting).

But for the domestic market and domestic users... which the GMC is designed for.... I doubt it. My arms would be tired from the constant heating and scraping well before that..... not to mention the heat and fumes in your face. And as soon as you switch off, it will thermal out and not allow you to switch on again until it has cooled down.

I have, amongst other light duty GMC equipment, a leaf blower vacuum... which works great - but with thermal out when attempting to restart if pushed for too long (and that is what I expected from something thats cheap)..... now if I kept using it non stop for 20 minutes.... it would probably go into terminal melt down!! Seeing the manual warns you that it may overheat and will need to be rested (I dont have a GMC HG but Id be sure its manual does as well).... then failure to do this would be abuse of the item.... and not covered by warranty.

[Thundergod]

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Its been many years since my father worked as a builder and hes since passed away so I cant ask him, so Ill ask the question here:
Is 20 minutes straight trying to strip paint too long?
(And imagine I mean in fiddly corners and the like to compare to a bowl scenario.)


Im not likely to ever get away with returning my Ozito HG because the plastic body has warped considerably, so questions WOULD be asked.
And Ive already decided that despite the 3 year warranty, Ive already gotten my moneys worth out of it.
I figure that if they offer 3 years instead of 1 its likely to last for quite some time yet.

P.S. I bought the Aldi one the other day. 12 month warranty from date of purchase, so Ill probably put it into use to get some value from it (only $20) and if it dies, the Ozito can come back online.

P.P.S. My Ozito says it can be used for , "silver soldering, thawing frozen pipes and lighting bbq heat beads". No sign of a time limit.

Tha Aldi gun says to "not apply to the same place for a long time" but that appears to be more related to not damaging the item being heated.
This bit though appears to be relevant to mususe by CSs, "Do not operate the unit when pointed downward."

[JavaB]

Re: Re: Heatgun Discussion.....

Thundergod,

It all depends on "not fit for purpose"

If you were trying to use the gun for paint stripping or bending a plastic pipe..... there would be no argument that you are correct..... both are intermittent applications which fit within the definition of the "purpose"....

But aimed into a bowl and run non stop for 20 minutes.... I dont believe qualifies!!!

The only exception would be if GMC, or the salesperson stated (or inferrred) it was capable of such application. And I doubt that would happen.

I have some GMC gear which when used for light intermittent applications - works fine..... and that is within the purpose for which it was designed (and bought).