Ash Vacuumes

[iron stove]

Ok, ive always used a shop vac, one everything was DEAD cold and out. Really think I want a ash vac now to keep from breathing in the crud.

Don't want to spend a ton of $$, but something decent, even if its small. Ive seen small Shop Vac brand, cheetahs, etc...

What does everybody here use ?

 

[Big papa]

I use regular shop vac with ash filter

 

[Watcher1]

I use regular shop vac with ash filter

Mine is a Power Smith, it's green about 99 bucks sometimes less on sale.

 

[iron stove]

I use regular shop vac with ash filter

I see the Shop vac version, with a heppa filter at lowes. Manly use it 2 times a year, . My regular shop vac is really dying, never used the heppa, and the ash is in the motor.

 

[Ctcarl]

Cheetah 2 made in USA .gets her done

 

[Tonyray]

This a cheapie wet/dry from Home depot...
2/half gallon.. easy to carry around since I didn't need or want a 5 gallon jobber that would take a year to fill up.
sock/clamp to catch dust that get's past the paper filter extra..works as well as any other.
I have a OCD wife and if she saw any ash dust in the living room, I would have heard about it.
So the Thick White sock ash dust collector works..

 

[Big papa]

If I was going to get a new vac it would b the cheetah

 

[iron stove]

Cheetah 2 made in USA .gets her done

Nice looking, but 230 bucks.......

 

[Drew65]

This is the cheapest way if you have the shop vac. (broken link removed)

 

[Big papa]

$230 bucks keeps your money in the USA

 

[Tonyray]

Nice looking, but 230 bucks.......

The Cheetah looks like it could do everyones stove in the neighborhood....talk about "my toy's bigger than yours",,,

 

[jjk454ss]

What's the real difference between a $100 power smith and a $200 dustless tech cheetah and the $250 cougar? Is it worth the extra for any reason?

 

[BrotherBart]

$230 bucks keeps your money in the USA

I did. I bought the Powersmith and the extra money is sitting in my wallet. In Virginia.

I love that thing.

 

[Big papa]

I did. I bought the Powersmith and the extra money is sitting in my wallet. In Virginia.

I love that thing.

And we're did the rest of your money go

 

[BrotherBart]

And that is your business just why?

 

[Big papa]

I just thought you would know

 

[xSpecBx]

I also bought a power smith. I bought mine for $90 on Amazon. If you have a store named benny's near you they sell them for $70.

 

[rona]

What's the real difference between a $100 power smith and a $200 dustless tech cheetah and the $250 cougar? Is it worth the extra for any reason?

I looked at how much money I was going to save using the pellet-corn stove and spent 220.00 on the cheetah. I am not worried about burning the place up and I wait until the stove shuts down before I clean. I dump the ash bucket in a safe container because if there were any hot sparks that is where it will be. I have owned the cheetah for over ten years and have replaced the cloth filters once so it has given me good service. I also have a friend who is a retired fireman. He bought a cheap plastic shop vac with hepa filters- set it out in his driveway when he was done. One morning the metal pieces were all that was left. He ordered a cheetah the next day. Operator error , yeah but he was also sucking out the ash bucket and that was where the hot embers were.

 

[jjk454ss]

I looked at how much money I was going to save using the pellet-corn stove and spent 220.00 on the cheetah. I am not worried about burning the place up and I wait until the stove shuts down before I clean. I dump the ash bucket in a safe container because if there were any hot sparks that is where it will be. I have owned the cheetah for over ten years and have replaced the cloth filters once so it has given me good service. I also have a friend who is a retired fireman. He bought a cheap plastic shop vac with hepa filters- set it out in his driveway when he was done. One morning the metal pieces were all that was left. He ordered a cheetah the next day. Operator error , yeah but he was also sucking out the ash bucket and that was where the hot embers were.

Thanks. I bet the need for an actual ash vac, but the difference in price in the ash favs is what I'm more curious about

 

[Tonyray]

Thanks. I bet the need for an actual ash vac, but the difference in price in the ash favs is what I'm more curious about

nothing wrong with overkill if you don't mind paying more for it.

 

[ChrisWNY]

I use a Shop Vac as well with the yellow filter bag (for fine particles/ash) and the HEPA cartridge filter. I vacuum almost daily (cold ash only of course) and one 5-8 gallon filter bag lasts me nearly 1/2 a burn season before it fills up and needs replacement. No issues with ash in the motor as the bag/HEPA filter combination keeps the inside of the Shop Vac clean.

 

[alternativeheat]

Mine is called Hearth Country model 400. The dealer promotion threw this in on my Harman purchase so I'm sure its a cheapo. It sucks out the ash and doesn't blow dust everywhere. What more is it supposed to do than that ? I shake the filter out periodically and put it back in vac , still on the original filter. So I bought my Harman last winter, missed the fed savings program by a few days and missed Harmans $250 off program. Did get the $100 off promotion and a free vac though.

 

[RMongeau]

Mine is called Hearth Country model 400. The dealer promotion threw this in on my Harman purchase so I'm sure its a cheapo. It sucks out the ash and doesn't blow dust everywhere. What more is it supposed to do than that ? I shake the filter out periodically and put it back in vac , still on the original filter. So I bought my Harman last winter, missed the fed savings program by a few days and missed Harmans $250 off program. Did get the $100 off promotion and a free vac though.

Actually, the Hearth Country 400 sells for about $120.00
I bought mine from Woodland Direct.

 

[TimfromMA]

Loveless Ash Vac

 

[dlehneman]

I picked up a Powersmith for something like $72 2 years ago from Blaine's Fleet and Farm. I use it almost every day since I'm fanatical about a clean stove. It works great as long as you make sure the filter is seated correctly after you empty it (which I only do maybe every 3 weeks or so). There has been one or two times that is wasn't seated correctly and blew soot out into the room.
Just got a Cleva thrown in for free when I bought another stove so after the second stove is hooked up (hopefully later today) I'll be able to have a comparison.
I've heard the Cheetah is good, I just didn't have 3 times the money to spend on an ash vac when I bought it.