Hot Devil Weed Killer

Worked well initially, reasonably easy to use & had fun burning garden weeds & lighting wood fire pizza oven. Downsides though it can quickly chew through butane cylinders weeding & the plastic collar leaked after a single season & caught fire which is bit alarming given proximity to hand grip & potentially explosive cylinder. Cheap enough ~$38ish but not so much after only one seasons use. Also uncomfortable with how many disposable cylinders being sent to landfill.

OK. I read the negative reviews carefully. I examined the product. And it made sense. So I tried it out. It works as described. I use it to burn out the weeds in my brick pavers. It burns them to dust and does not leave a mark on the brick. It works effectively esp with the dry weeds. Think carefully while operating this to avoid causing an accident. I accidentally burned myself when I let the barrel touch my skin.

Whilst the device was essentially inadequate, I persevered. However, when the igniter failed and I tried to buy a replacement the company replied, that for safety reasons they did not supply spare components - throw it away and buy another. What an environmentally responsible group they are! I am surprised they didn’t suggest returning to glyphosate.

The principle makes sense but the heat it delivers is inadequate. For anything more than dry grass you have to keep the flame on a long time to see any result. I've tried just a few seconds and waiting a few days for the weeds to die as instructions suggest but it did not work. Judging how long to burn is beyond me. Also, the strength of flame goes down rapidly as the butane can is really too small a reservoir. Hence costly to use. I've seen an alternative propane-fueled neighbour's Red Devil in action and it looks much better

Great BBQ lighter and that's where it stops . Couldn't kill weeds if you tried . Good old round up does it .
At sixty dollars and probably a cost of 5 dollars out of China somebody is making a lot of money for a bbq lighter . Box of matches would do better

Heard about this product. Wished I hadn't. Used this product once. Useless.... Don't waste your time and money. Try a Grampa weeder instead or use a weed killer. So many places you can't use it. Wished I had checked out the reviews here first. The product doesn't work. Shonky... waste of money

Recently retired and found weeding a real effort due to the effects of a stroke.
Had been using liquid weed killer requiring careful mixing with gloves and pumping the spray unit by hand.
Hot Devil has put an end to that! With an effective operating temperature of 1000C it kills weeds instantly even in wet weather. If you want an effective convenient and evironmetally friendly weed killer, look no further!

Had this item 3 years and used it around 10 times during that period. While it does not do too bad a job it has started leaking where the gas bottle connects and you cannot get spare parts. Low usage and now defective, I have to throw it away. Will not be buying another one.

I purchased my Hot Devil to kill the weeds in my paving. I thought it would be a great alternative to using chemical weed killers. This product simply does not work as advertised.
It takes ages to heat up the weeds and they just grow back a few days later. I found the stork of this product was too small and had to bend over to use it. The gas leaves black burn marks on light coloured surfaces. I would not recommend this to anyone.

Stalk too small for average sized people, does not kill weeds, leaves burn marks on light coloured surfaces

I got my Hot Devil weed killer home from the shop only to find part of the burner floating around inside the head. I took it back to the shop and found the replacement had the same fault. Needless to say I got a refund. I should have looked up the review before wasting my time.

Not worth the money