Vac Addition

Kungur · Post by **Kungur** » Mon. May. 04, 2009 9:17 am

I am thinking about one of these http://www.dustdeputy.com/ to add on to my vac for taking care of the fly ash build up.
Yesterday when doing the cleaning I was cleaning the filter after just a few minutes.

stovepipemike · Post by **stovepipemike** » Mon. May. 04, 2009 9:31 am

I guess my only concern might be changing to a metal bucket for a hot bit of clinker or if it were ever used for a wood stove an ember against the plastic parts.They only discuss sawdust in their piece. The concept is great if one can keep heat away from it.

Hollyfeld · Post by **Hollyfeld** » Mon. May. 04, 2009 9:33 am

That looks very interesting. Yesterday under cover of a foggy rainy night I took the shop vac outside to the edge of the yard and proceeded to dump the tub and bang the filter on the trees. The dust cloud floating through the woods was HUGE and thankfully the slight breeze didn't shift directions.

WNY · Post by **WNY** » Mon. May. 04, 2009 9:39 am

Do a search on ASH Vacuum, you can get the metal canisters

Here's another thread
Fireplace Vac???

009to090 · Post by **009to090** » Mon. May. 04, 2009 9:55 am

I bought this small Dewalt Wet/dry-vac to use exclusively on and inside my stove. Works fantastic on picking up fly ash, and it has the dry-wall filter, so you aren't blowing the flyash around the room as you vacuum. I already had the 18v batteries, but it works great on 110vac as well.

http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DC500-2-Gallon-18-Vo ... 724&sr=8-2

The only thing that did not come with it was a small round brush tip. I went to Lowes, and picked one up for $2.50 in their Wet/Dry vac area.

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coal berner · Post by **coal berner** » Mon. May. 04, 2009 12:40 pm

Here are a few ash Vac's

http://www.plowhearth.com/product.asp?pcode=211&c ... ingCode=NA

http://www.commercialvacuum.com/Cricket-Ash-_c_67.html

http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Fireplace-Accessori ... ce=AdWords

Cyber36 · Post by **Cyber36** » Tue. May. 05, 2009 1:36 pm

Kungur wrote:I am thinking about one of these http://www.dustdeputy.com/ to add on to my vac for taking care of the fly ash build up.
Yesterday when doing the cleaning I was cleaning the filter after just a few minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: If you purchase a DIY "cyclone only" model, the drum you provide yourself must be strong enough to overcome the vacuum pressure (e.g.- 5 gal. plastic drywall bucket). We recommend at least 90 mil. side thickness, otherwise the container may collapse when in use.
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