DEWALT 20V MAX Heat Gun Kit, Cordless, Up to 990 Degrees, 42 Minutes of Run Time, LED Light, Battery and Charger Included (DCE530P1)

I’m a Milwaukee guy, but when it came time to buy a cordless heat gun, this was the best deal money could buy. I use it for my vinyl removal and application business, and it works great. The battery really surprised me with how long it lasts and how well it holds up, even on the number two setting. For the money and the quality, you can’t beat it. I’m even thinking about buying a second one so I can have two crews running at the same time. It’s a five-star tool. It takes a little longer than a corded one to heat up, and the safety trigger is a bit annoying at first, but you get used to it. Overall, a great tool and definitely worth the money.

Everything was great. Just what I expected.

Dewalt all the way!!!!!!

Based on some of the other reviews I read I decided to do a bit of testing on my own. I first used a 1.3ah slim battery with it and observed the heat output and fan speed on both high and low settings. Then I installed the provided 5ah battery and the output was significantly different. The heat output almost doubled and the fan speed was noticeably faster on both the high and low settings. I then used a 9ah battery and the difference was much more subtle, almost undetectable. As for length of use per charge I think those that expected this to be used for lengthy projects like stripping paint or heating vinyl will be disappointed, this isn't meant to replace a corded heat gun for those applications. I think this fits very well in the intermittent use category often associated with heat shrink tubing, sticker pealing, and other short duration applications.

I ordered a Dewalt because I use their tools and have the batteries. I was expecting a Dewalt level of goodness, and I got “meh.” I had been using a cheap corded heat gun from harbor freight, so perhaps the issue here is that comparing corded to cordless is apples to oranges. However, the Dewalt is wildly underpowered in my opinion. Even on high, the blown air barely reaches 4 inches from the device, so if I need to heat gun something (generally epoxy) I have to have it right up against the item to get a result, whereas the cheapo heat gun blows like a hair dryer, and will set off the smoke alarms if I’m not careful. On the Dewalt I can barely discern the difference between the high and low settings, beyond it being noisier on high. Also the 5 amp hour battery gets chewed through in record time compared to the usage in drills and jigsaws and such. It does get hot and blows air (kinda) so 3 stars for meeting the minimum of the product description. Maybe my expectations are off, but this is a dud in my eyes. UPDATE: mere hours after I posted this review, I saw that the Project Farm guy on YouTube released a heat gun comparison video (if he had done it a bit sooner he could have saved me the money I spent on this silly piece of nonsense). I recommend a viewing: he specifically points out the differences between corded and cordless, though it’s worth noting that even with the corded Dewalt heat gun, he mentions that it doesn’t push much air. The cheapo I have from harbor freight is the Warrior, for frame of reference. It’s also what I will be using while this Dewalt model collects dust. Really the only advantage to this cordless heat gun is that it’s cordless.

Good

I just ran the heat gun with a brand new 5.0 Ah battery on high and it ran for around 17mins. However after around 12mins it started to fade. Not sure where they are getting 42 minutes run time, unless they are talking about the low setting or with a larger battery. For what I mainly wanted it for it should be fine. I have to defrost my ice maker from time to time and got tired of constantly having to pull out an extension cord for my heat gun. I also do some wire wrapping with the shrink tubing. I do wish it was more like my wired heat gun in that it had a speed and temperature control. This heat gun only has a high and low setting that is it. To me that makes it not very versatile and will have limited uses.

works great

Completamente satisfecho, excelente producto. Cumple por lo descrito por el vendedor. Volvería a completar con este vendedor. Muchas gracias

Another great quality product from Dewalt . This cordless heat gun is durable yet efficient and best of all it's 20 volt lithium ion battery is compatible with other Dewalt cordless products with the same voltage (cordless drill etc) . To sum it up another great Amazon purchase with their usual speedy delivery

Very bad

It gets hot enough to bend PVC conduit but doesn't burn it easy like a corded heat gun. Quick test shows about 340w on high. Not bad for a battery operated tool.

Exactly what I wanted