If you're planning to use your wood or pellet stove or fireplace often this year, and you've been cleaning the ashes out by hand in the past, it may be worth your money to invest in a fireplace ash vacuum.
The Cheetah II Fireplace Ash Vacuum lets you toss your shovel and broom to the side. Not only will you be able to get the area cleaner (faster) with a vacuum, but this model can suck up warm embers as well as ash, so you don't need to wait hours to clean the stove.
The ash vacuum comes with a 5 foot flame-resistant hose, a 3 gallon holding bin, and a 6-amp motor. In addition, the outside of the vac features a wintry woodland scene, making the unit attractive enough that you might not feel the need to stuff it in the closet when it's not in use.
Pick it up for $220 from Amazon:
I'll definitely have to look into this item. Sounds like it could make chimney sweep an easy process.
Posted by: arthur | March 10, 2009 at 11:42 AM
that looks like it would helo allot with cleaning
Posted by: jayla | May 08, 2009 at 07:03 AM