The shop vacuums are only good for dry applications, like picking up ash and small particles from fireplaces, stoves, grills, and fire pits. They are not good for wet applications.
HEAVY-DUTY: Metal-lined hose, wand, and drum are made for heavy-duty use at home or outside.
A non-stick coating on the HEPA media filter traps cool ash and small particles.
LED LIGHTED HOSE: The end of the hose has an LED light for better visibility in dark places.
Locking Hose, Metal Wand, Metal Crevice Tool and HEPA Media Filter are some of the things that come with the machine.
The CRAFTSMAN 5 Gallon Ash Vac makes it easy to quickly remove cold ashes and clean up dusty messes. It is also safe to use. A pellet stove, a wood stove, a grill, or a fire pit can be used. The 3 ft. locking hose is made of metal and has an LED light to make it easier to see in dark places. It also comes with a HEPA media filter that isn’t going to stick to your hands. This shop vacuum is only good for dry jobs, not wet ones.
Useful: This vacuum works very well, and it is very useful. So when you’re done cleaning, you won’t have to clean the whole room with fine ash. When you use this method, there is no ash cloud that forms around the work area. Cleans the fireplace or stove very well. There are two things that are wrong. First, if there are charcoal pieces left over that haven’t completely burned, they will get sucked up against the opening, which will make the vacuum less effective. You’ll have to turn off the vacuum for a few seconds so the charcoal pieces fall off, then turn it back on to keep going. There are a lot of things you can’t do without a vacuum strategy to get the ashes and avoid these things. I want to make a wire basket that fits over the end of the snout to stop this. I usually have to turn it off and back on a few times to get the job done. Cleanup is the second problem. It takes me about half an hour to clean the ashes out of the can. The rest is stuck to the filter. My brush helps me clean this off when I dump the ashes. Clean and hard to use, but still better than a shovel. The mess is outside. If the filter was better, it would get 5 stars.
It took me a month to get used to his vacuum, so I had to take off a star. The filter gets clogged about two-thirds of the way through the job. A lot of ash isn’t in the bottom of the can, so it gets caked even though there isn’t a lot of ash there. It loses 90% of its suction power. To clean it, you have to take it off and use a brush. Makes your clothes dirty. To be honest, I was going to give it back. I had my chimneys cleaned, and the guy showed me how to use this tool. Keep the shovel and bucket on while you work with them. The end of the hose should be on top of the bucket. In a clean way, it scoops up all the smoke and dust, making it easy to do. In terms of convenience, the shovel may not be as easy to use, but it is just as fast.
An inside metal cover keeps out dust and dirt from getting into your vacuum cleaner. Cover: This one was made with a punch and a mold. There are burrs all over where the punch cut metal. In order to remove these burrs, I took a file and used it to get rid of them. One of them cut my finger while I was cleaning it.
