F500 V1 question

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Sep 28, 2024
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I have read about vacuuming out the 3 reburn air tubes to remove ashes in the F500 V1. Could I put a shop vac hose on the blower/exhaust port of the vacuum and put it in the 3 inch air inlet in the back of the stove to blow out the tube's instead of vacuuming them out?
 
Vacuum off the surface, but it's mostly for cosmetics. The reburn tubes don't suck in air, they blow out secondary air as the vacuum in the firebox increases, when the primary air is cut back.