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I purchased this item to help my wife clean out our home fireplace, but did not realize two shortcomings: 1) The unit requires a second vacuum cleaner to provide suction--it does not have its own motor (I probably should have known this by examining the product info. more closely), and 2) The filter, when filtering ash, requires frequent cleaning to allow enough suction. Basically, I'm disappointed in the product, but can't send it back because I tried it once.

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I suppose this is a good item for some people, but not for me. I don't have the space to store.

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After one wood-stove-burning season, the connector between the metal tube and the hose split, causing the vac to lose suction. Duct tape solutions for a product after one season (3 months) of use is not a mark of quality craftsmanship. The design requires frequent emptying/cleaning to keep the suction strong enough to pick up ash.

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we burn wood to heat the house and being able to clean the wood stove without having to let the house go cold first is a big advantage, I did get a hot ember in a regular shop vac once and the vac itself caught fire-not fun-so this has made cleaning and relighting the wood stove much safer and eaisier.

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I have a woodstove that has to shoveled out manually, putting lots of dust into the air in the process. I shopped around but was hesitant to spend $300 on a motorized dust vacuum. The selling point for me was: why by another vacuum when I could use this device with one I already own? That was the theoretical "Pro".

The reality was there are no "Pros" to owning this, only "Cons".

Cons: Looks like a sturdy 5 gal. metal pail. It is made of flimsy metal.

Looks like it has a decent capacity. It fills up and shuts down about 1/3rd of the way up. I had to empty it twice while cleaning the stove. The suction power also drops off rapidly.

Your vacuum's suction hose connects by sticking it through a fragile foam ring and falls out easily.

The inside cannister filter tends to fall off its connection, is covered with a cloth bag and is a nightmare to remove clean and reattach, unless you don't mind getting covered with ash. I would try to shake it out on the end of a stick.

The hose and nozzle are indeed sturdy but the plastic union where the nozzle goes into the hose is cheaply made and split.

I've ended up taking more time and doing more work by using this item and have gone back to my shovel until I can find something better.