On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Jimmie Mayfield <
mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org <mayfield%2Bshoptalk@sackheads.org>> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 12:35:18AM -0500, David Scheidt wrote:
> > I need a vacuum to suck up (cold) ashes from a wood stove. I'd very much
> > like one that doesn't spew fine ash dust all over the house. Can I just
> fit
> > a HEPA filter to a shop vac? Can you get a HEPA filter for a small shop
> > vac? I know they exist for full sized ones.
>
> Try to find some drywall bags for your shopvac in addition to a HEPA
> filter.
> Used together, they should catch most of the fine dust but the exhaust air
> might still smell like ash so you might want to try it outside first.
>
> Well, the problem is that the ash is inside. The stove is the primary
source of heat, so in heating season, i'm not likely to open doors to the
outside to snake a hose out to. We've been using an ancient shop vac (it's
avocado green, which should date it.) that doesn't use the currently
available range of accessories. The filters that are available for it these
days suck; it now spews a visible cloud of ash out the vent. Not good for
keeping the rest of the house clean.
> I do not recommend that you rely solely on a HEPA filter. The fine ash
> will
> clog the filter almost immediately causing the motor to overheat. Many a
> drywall
> worker has killed a shopvac this way
Thanks for that advice. I'll see what's available.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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