Hopefully I get some more feed back then I will decide which one to get and I'll let you know how we'll it worksYou had me until you mentioned "pricey." Prices I've seen range from $69 to over $300 . . . I am curious to see what the price is on the Shop Vac brand ash vac and how well it works.
I'm gonna try it out. Thanks for the feed backPreviously I had been using the Cricket ash vacuum, which was a total piece of junk, but I was using it until I needed a new one. Then, the folks at Love Less Ash Company did a vacuum giveaway and I won one of them last year. I think firefighter jake won one also. It is a good product that works very well for ash cleanup and the suction is good. I believe normal price for one is around $200...but well worth the money.
Previously I had been using the Cricket ash vacuum, which was a total piece of junk, but I was using it until I needed a new one. Then, the folks at Love Less Ash Company did a vacuum giveaway and I won one of them last year. I think firefighter jake won one also. It is a good product that works very well for ash cleanup and the suction is good. I believe normal price for one is around $200...but well worth the money.
How do u prevent from sucking up the hot coals?I have whatever the "quieter" Love-Less Ash Vac is and it is awesome other than still being super loud. If this is the quiet model, I wonder what the regular model is like!
One thing with these vacs are that they are truly "ash" vacs only. In other words don't try to pick up pieces of coal or wood or anything with them because that is fuel for future fires you wouldn't want to throw away anyway and also because those things tend to clog the vacuums really quickly.
If you read the reviews of these vacuums the people who don't understand how to use them are always complaining that they are awful because they constantly clog up. That comment right there proves they are not actually using the vacuum the right way.
Everyone else who understands how to use these seems to love them. They make cleaning the stove and surrounding areas so easy and so fast and much more importantly they are super safe because they have flexible metal hoses, fiberglass filter media and double hull bottoms to prevent problems from sucking in some hot ash.
Remember though that the filter media can still get burned by sucking in hot coals (as opposed to hot ash) and also remember that isn't what the vacuum is supposed to suck up anyway ... ash only or else you are vacuuming up fuel, clogging the vacuum and possibly also burning the vacuum's filters. Hope that helps.
Don't vacuum inside the firebox. Most of us shovel out the firebox into a coal/ash bucket and then vacuum up any ash that spilled onto the stove and surrounding hearth.How do u prevent from sucking up the hot coals?
I tried doing that but dust goes all over the place. Should I close the damper when doing itDon't vacuum inside the firebox. Most of us shovel out the firebox into a coal/ash bucket and then vacuum up any ash that spilled onto the stove and surrounding hearth.
Be gentle dumping ash into the bucket, do it in front of the open stove door with a warm, but not hot, stove. That way the stove draft sucks up most of the stray dust. When you dump each shovelful, do it like it's going to explode if you drop it. Easy does it.I tried doing that but dust goes all over the place. Should I close the damper when doing it
How do u prevent from sucking up the hot coals?
I guess I'll find out tomorrow. I'm gonna go get the loveless vacIt's really easy if you follow the instructions they provide that say you should lightly press the tip of the hose to actually touch against the floor of the firebox. This way the ashes get sucked in past some small ridges at the tip but the coals don't get sucked in. Again the people who have troubles with these vacs tend to hold the hose above the ash bed and then they suck up everything until something gets stuck. After just a few times for practice everyone can easily get a super clean stove without any mess anywhere.
I guess I'll find out tomorrow. I'm gonna go get the loveless vac
I have a love less also. It work very good. Stay on top of cleaning it though. It sure does beat the shop vac catching on fire.
Bruce
(Go ahead Jake....ask me how I know)
How do u prevent from sucking up the hot coals?
So all u use is a shovel then for the firebox. I used it today and it worked like a charmI pretty much only use my vac to clean up the hearth, ash lip and surrounding area where there is a less likely chance of sucking up a hot coal.
That's a yes from meSo all u use is a shovel then for the firebox. I used it today and it worked like a charm
So all u use is a shovel then for the firebox. I used it today and it worked like a charm
Nope . . . the Oslo has a very useful and functional ash pan
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