If I am careful can I use this to melt an ice dam around my ice maker. Would use very low setting.
1965809
I'm sure you could but a hair dryer would be safer as even the low setting on the heat gun will melt plastic in fairly short order.
1965810
Hair drier or just turning off the freezer would also work well, just be careful because any plastic in the ice maker could get warped from the heat if you aren't careful.
1965811
I've never attempted to do anything like that but I imagine if you started out using low setting it will be ok. I've only used it for heating up kydex for knife sheaths and it doesn't scorch the kydex or anything. So I imagine melting ice wouldn't be an issue if start out low heat. A blow dryer might not have the kick you need.
304752
I'm sure you could..but you'd be heating a very large area..I would use a solder gun to melt old solder..which is typically 700 to 750 degrees..
367368
Have not used it for this purpose, but would suggest trying a small quantity of mini ice cubes, remember, this is a light duty blender.
1409993
only used for rocks in my pool pipes , it creates a pulsing action while forcing the water forward, cant say what it would do if the pipe was completely blocked . i use for partially blocked lines . seems ice would still need time to melt . its a great tool for limited or soft blocks mostly .
1750016
I put it on the stove on low till it melts, just test it first make sure it's not too hot,
810824
You could if you use the metal end on a hard surface . Make sure to place the ice in a waterproof nylon bag 3-5 min after taking them out of the freezer. Cheers!
1650211
It works with ice but you can't run it for more than 90 sec mine the motor burned up
1413220
I wouldn't use it with plastic. It heats up enough to melt ice, so use only metal to be safe.
2052544
No, I do not think so. It is way too big, heavy, and would likely ruin the roof. On a roof ice dam, I would use the flat side of an axe to shatter the ice.Or use an electric warming defroster. You would likely fall off the roof trying to haul this heavy thing up there, and would go right through the roof before you knew it, if you turned it on. Way over kill. If you insist on using a vibrating hammer, get a little air impact hammer that uses a compressor on the ground.
1996416
U can but way too hot even on low. They got so hot that the plastic started melting
1432091
Hi, I don't see why not. :-) You can adjust the settings for more or less heat as needed.
1030708
No, I just tried and the lowest temperature it can be set to is 55 deg F. I read that this is to prevent damage to certain heating equipment.
2100399
Yes, it doesn't require high heat, but you should use extreme cautious due to the mixture of led depending what you are melting
611556
No, you can use it. It will not melt,its pretty thick and with stand the heat. Hope this helps!
1033150
I'd say no, cause it might burn. Essentially it's a foil with a little bubble wrap in between. It does reflect the temp. I'm using it on a slider, the metal part which gets cold and it does get cold and reflects the cold from it, so much so that I put bubble wrap over it. But with a radiator, it might melt or start a fire verses reflecting the heat from it.Hope this helps.
833039
I really doubt it. The mold is silicone and probably won't take temps that high. I really don't know for sure though. I do know when the pour-able plastic "goes off" its gets uncomfortably hot, but not into those ranges. Sorry, I hope this helps.
1575179
I don't know why not, I use mine for melting Al (1200-1500 deg F), but did have to buy different thermocouple (~$20).