Ash Vacuum

[bholler]

The top half of my stove is a fly ash collector and has nooks and crannies like a pellet stove inside. It would also be nice if I could vacuum out the bottom of my clean out instead of awkwardly shoveling it out. My wife will murder me if dust comes the vac and settles in our house. It's also horrible for your lungs. The Cougar is nice because they guarantee no dust ever gets out. I'll also be getting a wood cook stove and it would be nice to use the vac on it as well.

That gaurantee doesn't mean much a good shop vac with a bag and hepa filter will work well.

 

[SpaceBus]

This is true. I guess I'll have to try this when she isn't home, which is what she usually tells me to do anyways

 

[xman23]

Guys your overthinking this. You only need a 4 inch paint brush. I do a lot of cleanouts with hot embers. Yea it melts a few bristles, so I replace it ever year. Check the dollar store. I keep the brush in a metal container on the deck.

 

[bholler]

Guys your overthinking this. You only need a 4 inch paint brush. I do a lot of cleanouts with hot embers. Yea it melts a few bristles, so I replace it ever year. Check the dollar store. I keep the brush in a metal container on the deck.

How will a paintbrush help contain dust from chimney cleaning or suck out intakes or from behind a cat etc. On my own stove I only use a vacum once a year but I wouldn't want to go do a chimney cleaning or stove service without one.

But for home owners you don't need anything special a regular shop vac with good filtration will work fine.

 

[Bad LP]

How far away are you?

Moosehead. 15 mins from downtown Greenville.

 

[SpaceBus]

Moosehead. 15 mins from downtown Greenville.

Wow, Google says over three hours. Maybe I'll take you up on the offer eventually

 

[firefighterjake]

I received a Cougar ash vacuum for free . . . there was some contest going on here and I happened to win it.

Honestly, if I had to pay for it . . . I probably would not have . . . simply because I am too cheap.

That said, I typically use the ash vac once a year at either the start or end of the burning season when I clean out the entire fire box to check for damage.

Cons: It's loud . . . really, really loud.

Pros: I've found it to be pretty much dust free and it has good suction for vacuuming up the fly ash that accumulates on top of the baffle board and in the various crevices of the stove.