Steinel HL 2020 E Silver Kit - incl Heat Tool with LCD-Display and Variable Temperature hot air Gun

I haven't reviewed anything in a while. This thing is so excellent really stimulated me to leave a review. It's an outstanding product. I bought this to finally have a good purpose built tool for shrink wrap tubing and especially those hard plastic crimp connectors with the shrinkable ends for my electronics projects. They require quite a bit more heat than shrink tubing and really needs to be applied evenly and gradually as opposed to with a lighter. I bought a cheap one from advance auto that was an absolute lie down. Got fed up and bought this thing and cannot be happier. It has several attachments that are really useful. The small focused applicator tip is really good for a small electronic projects. I haven't even gotten to use some of the others yet. It feels like it's pretty high quality, it has three blower settings and then the switch to adjust the temperature in 10 degree increments. It isn't cheap but I think it's the best. It's a great addition to my random hobby tools! Read more

I had never had one with nice temperature control and also the ability to stable in the vertical position with 3 rubber feet for it to sit on. I have not tried plastic welding, but that seems like it will be a nice feature. Read more

All I can say is it’s truly an extremely nice tool. Pro quality and features. Great value. I have been using Steinel’s economy heat guns for over 18 years and they won’t die. Stepped up to the HL 2020 E and for the price I am 100% satisfied. Read more

First off, I had ordered this heat gun back in July, which unfortunately was when it was on back-order from the vendor. Not a big deal, as I didn't need it immediately. But I ended up receiving it about a month later. PROS: The heat gun came with all of the tips and the materials for plastic welding, as well as some heat shrink. It works as advertised, and it definitely hits it's top temperature in a fairly short amount of time. All-in-all, satisfied with the heat gun. CONS: The heat gun did not come in the "practical silver case" that was advertised. Instead, it came in a cheap plastic case with no real dividers for organization (see attached pictures), almost as if they had the gun, but no cases left, so they just threw it into whatever case they had handy, slapped a sticker on it, and shipped it out. In the second picture I had actually organized it better than when I had received it, they had literally just thrown everything in and closed the case. Summary: This heat gun works great, and came with all of the correct accessories EXCEPT the silver metal case as advertised. Read more

As usual, the heat gun from Steinel work great, are accurate, and last a long time. Love them. Read more

Despite both the product photo and description describing a "silver case", the kit I received came with a cheap plastic case. The false advertising is maddening. I cannot comment on the tool itself since I haven't decided whether or not to keep it. Seller: The way to make this right is to send the case promised in the description. Read more

I received in February and it does not work anymore. It will not heat or display temperature. Lasted almost 2 months for $180.00 . Used very little. Waste of my money ! Read more