I am just about ready to join the "right tool for the right job" team of pellet stove cleaners. I want to get an ash vac. First year I had the stove I cleaned it by hand, brushing all the ash own into the ash pan and taking it out that way. This year I decided I would buy a small shopvac to make my life easier, it did, but after a year of sucking ash this little shop vac has about had it. Not to mention that even venting the vac outside I still have dust everywhere. Now my question is...When is the best time to buy a ash vac? I have seen a lot of talk on the forums about which vacs are good, but when would there be the best prices. Any ideas would be much appreciated.