Abstract: A cordless hairdryer is provided and includes a moveable or pivotable flow regulating member disposed within a housing and in fluid communication with combustion gases generated by at least one burners. The flow regulating member can be a pivotable baffle, such as a baffle having a butterfly type construction, having a pair of vanes that are pivotable relative to one another between a first position in which a first angle ?1 is formed between the vanes and a second position in which a second angle ?2 is formed between the vanes. The position of the vanes varies the heat level of the gases discharged through an end nozzle of the housing such that in the second position, the heat level of the gases is cooler than when the vanes are in the first position. A switch assembly that provides multiple operating modes and an ignitor for combusting a supplied gas is provided.