How Many Watts of Electricity does a Low Temp Hot Glue Gun use?

Real power-use measurements from a low temp hot glue gun.

By Rob Cockerham |

How Much Power does a Low Temp Hot Glue Gun use

Low Temp Hot Glue Gun: 20 Watts

Description

  • A hot glue gun uses a small heater to heat some metal, which melts glue sticks which are pushed inside.
  • I don't think these guns have a thermostat to turn the heater off when the glue is hot enough.

Power Use

  • Watts: 20
  • Kilowatts: 0.02 Kw.

Operation Cost

  • cost per minute: 0 hundredths of one cent (0 ¢)
  • cost per hour: 24 hundredths of one cent (0¢)
  • cost per day: 2¢
  • cost per month: 36¢

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Power use of these items was actually tested. Individual items will vary, but these are the actual measurements.