Genesis GHG1500A - Removing Floor Tile Application; Bending and Forming Plastics Application; Shrinking Packaging Wrap Application; Loosening Nuts and Bolts Application

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Dual-Temp Heat Gun
Operator’s Manual GHG1500A
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Removing floor tile
Directtheheatedairatanedgeorcornerofthetiletoberemoved.Movetheheatguninabackand
forthmotionoverthechosenarea.Thiswillsoftentheadhesivebackingnearthetile'sedgeenablingit
tobepriedupwardswithaputtyknifeorothersuitablepryingtool.Withthebottomofthetileexposed,
heatcanbeappliedtobothsurfacesmakingtheremovalprocessmuchquickertoaccomplish.
Bending and forming plastics
Experimentationwithapieceofscrapmaterialwillhelpdevelopapropertechniqueforbendingand
formingplastics.You'llrequireaxtureforholdingthepieceofplastictobebent.Thisxturenot
onlyholdsthematerialbutwillaidyouinestablishingthe“bend”lineacrosstheentirelengthofthe
material.Movetheheatgunbackandforthalongtheentirelengthof“bend”lineuntiltheplastic
softens,thenbendtheplastictothedesiredposition.Excessiveheatingmaycausetheplastictomelt
orcauseunacceptabledistortion.
Shrinking packaging wrap
Encloseandsealtheproductintheshrinkwrapandthenpokeasmallholeinthewraptoallow
trappedairtoescape.Movetheheatgunbackandforthacrossthepackageuntiltheshrinkwraphas
evenlyshrunk.
Loosening nuts and bolts
Pointthehotairowontothenutorboltyouwanttoloosen.Theheatwillcausemetaltoexpand
andtheamountofheatexposurerequiredtoloosenthepartwillvaryduetothetypeofmetalandits
thickness.Whentheparthasbeenheatedsufciently,stoptheheatingprocess.Usingthepropertype
andsizewrench,loosenthenutorbolt.
Soldering copper pipe fittings
Donotattemptsolderingcopperpipeandpipettingsintendedforusewithoutrstinvestingthe
requiredtimetopracticeandmasterthisplumbingskill.Onlyaftersuccessfullyjoiningandthen
testingthejointsforstrengthandleakageshouldyouattemptperformingthisoperation.
1.Attachthesolderingorthereectoraccessorytiptotheheatgunnozzle.
2.Deburrthepipeandttingusingaleofsandpaper.Thencleantheinsideofthettingandthe
exteriorportionofthepipetobettedusingawirebrush,sandpaper,orsteelwool.
3.Coatthecleanexteriorportionofpipeandthetting'sinteriorwithux.Thenslidethettingover
thepipewithatwistingmotionandensurethettingisalignedproperly.
4.Sliptheaccessorynozzlearoundthejointtobesoldered.Usingthehightemperaturesettingon
theheatgun,heatthejoint.
5.Whentheuxbubblesandthecopperbecomesslightlylighterincolor,applythesolderwiretothe
perimeterofthejointandrepositiontheheatgunsoexcesssolderdoesnotdripintoit.Remove
theheatgunwhenthesolderbeginstoevenlyowintoandaroundthejoint.Thenwipearound
thestillhotjointwithadampragtoremoveexcesssolderandux.
6.Ifthejoint'sttingisconnectingmorethanonepieceofpipe,allthepipeendsgoingintothe
commonttingandtting'sinternalsurfacesshouldbeproperlypreparedandconnectedtogether.
Thenallthejointsshouldbesolderedinasingleoperation.(Whensolderinganewconnectioninto
attingalreadycontaininganishedpipejoint,youriskmeltingthepreviouslysolderedjointand
creatinganeventualleakorfailedjoint.)
Solderingcopperpipettingsiscommonlyreferredtoas“sweating”.Thesolderjoinsandsealsthe
pipetottingviacapillaryactionwhichdraws,or“sweats”,themoltensolderintothegapbetween
thepipeandttingsurfaces,creatingastrongandleakfreeseal.