Maintenance And Cleaning; Environmental Protection - Skil 8003 Manual De Instrucciones

- Thoroughly clean both joining sections before soldering.
- Pre-heat both sections and apply soldering wire (do not
use lead-based soldering wire).
• De-soldering of integrated circuits and other electronic com-
ponents (use reduction nozzle 9).
• Releasing old soldered joints (use reduction nozzle 9).
• Thawing out frozen water pipes (fig. L).
- Use reflector nozzle 8.
- Heat the frozen area evenly.
! Do no thaw out water pipes made of PVC.
! Water pipes are often difficult to distinguish from gas
pipes; heating gas pipes is extremely dangerous – risk
of explosion.
• Thawing out frozen car locks (use reduction nozzle 9).
• Defrosting freezers (do not damage the plastic housing).
• Thawing out ice-covered steps and pavements.
• Shaping plastic tubes.
- Use reflector nozzle 8.
- Fill the tube with sand and seal it at both ends, to avoid
kinking of the tube.
- Heat the tube evenly by moving it from side to side.
• Shaping all plastics with a low melting-point (polyethylene,
PVC etc.).
• Shaping all plastics with a high melting-point (acrylic glass,
Plexiglas etc.).
• Shaping and bending carpet tiles made of synthetic fibres.
• Shaping and bending of wood (model-building).
• Welding plastics.
- The weld seam must be clean and grease-free.
- Keep welding rod close to weld seam and apply heat, until
the welding rod gets tacky.
- Remove heat, when weld seam is filled up.
• Repairing of surfboards, skis and other synthetic sports
goods (use flat nozzle 7).
• Welding PVC-materials.
• Smoothening blisters after sticking PVC-labels.
• Connecting garden hoses (use reflector nozzle 8).
• Drying
! Only dry with a low or medium temperature setting
(position 1 or 2) and with an increased distance be-
tween the tool and the workpiece.
• Drying of paint, varnish, gypsum, mortar and plaster.
• Drying wet timber prior to filling.
• Drying thickly applied filler or adhesive quickly.
• Drying building joints before spraying insulation or sealant.
• Drying joints and cracks in boatbuilding.
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• Cleaning/disinfecting
• Disinfecting rabbit hutches, dove cotes, etc. (remove your pet
first).
• Combatting ant colonies.
• Combatting woodworms and boring beetles (hold the tool at
an adequate distance from the wood).
• Eliminating weeds.
• Igniting
- Igniting charcoal (barbecues).
- Setting fire to wood (open fires).

Maintenance and cleaning

Before any work on the machine itself, pull the mains plug.
For safe and proper working, always keep the machine
and the ventilation slots clean.
Never use easy inflammable liquids for cleaning the heat gun in
general and the air outlet/nozzle in particular)
If the machine should fail despite the rigorous manufacturing
and testing procedures, repair should be carried out by an au-
thorized after-sales service centre for Skill Power Tools.
Important: If for any reason the moulded plug is removed from
the cable of this machine it must be disposed of safely.
Guarantee
We guarantee Skill appliances in accordance with statutory/
country-specific regulations (proof of purchase by invoice or
delivery note).
Damage attributable to normal wear and tear, overload or im-
proper handling will be excluded from the guarantee.
In case of complaint please send the machine, undismantled, to
your dealer or the Skill Service Centre for electric power tools.
Warning!
Freight and insurance costs are charged to the client, even for
warranty claims.

Environmental protection

Recycle raw materials instead of disposing as
waste.
The machine, accessories and packaging should be
sorted for environmental-friendly recycling.
The plastic components are labelled for categorized recycling.
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