Any one use a vacuum to clean a pellet stove I saw one that was made for pellet and stove cleaning I wonder if they blow dust from the exhaust.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/ash-vacuum-great-price-just-bought-one.116536/Any one use a vacuum to clean a pellet stove I saw one that was made for pellet and stove cleaning I wonder if they blow dust from the exhaust.
I am using a cheap "Cleva, Ash Vac" ($70). I have used it to clean my stoves for two years now. The can has been filled with ash to capacity several times and I have never had the filter clog. I will say that the vac has just enough suction to do it's job, has trouble picking up unburned pellets, but it does its job acceptably.My experience with some ash vacs is they clog the filters way to fast. May work good with log wood ash or coal, but pellet ash is super fine and light and suck right to the filters and you loose suction fast. I craigslisted my Cheetah ash vac for that reason and went with an old Kerby with HEPA bags. Works great for me. Others have used shop vacs with drywall bags and they seem to like it. Search the site there has been many discussions on all the various vac used.
There is a definite advantage to an actual "ash vac" of not having to wait till the stove is completely cold. Good to know you have one that works well!I am using a cheap "Cleva, Ash Vac" ($70). I have used it to clean my stoves for two years now. The can has been filled with ash to capacity several times and I have never had the filter clog. I will say that the vac has just enough suction to do it's job, has trouble picking up unburned pellets, but it does its job acceptably.
I prefer the ash vac to a shop vac because the hose, filter and can are all fireproof. That means that I don't have to wait for the stove to get stone cold before I clean it. It has a HEPA filter, and I have never had a problem with soot or dust in the exhaust.
I am using a cheap "Cleva, Ash Vac" ($70). I have used it to clean my stoves for two years now. The can has been filled with ash to capacity several times and I have never had the filter clog. I will say that the vac has just enough suction to do it's job, has trouble picking up unburned pellets, but it does its job acceptably.
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