[Shop-talk] shop vac for ashes?

[John T. Blair]

At 12:35 AM 11/8/2009, 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.

David,

I haven't tried it for ashes, but I have done it for sandblasting 
dust.  Try putting
a couple of inches of water in the bottom of your shop vac.  Make sure that
the deflector is pointed down so the ash is sent into the water.  See 
if that works.

John


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