That gaurantee doesn't mean much a good shop vac with a bag and hepa filter will work well.
Ash Vacuum
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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
Minister of Fire
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
Minister of Fire
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
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.
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.
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