Customer Reviews for Dustless Technologies MU405 Cougar Ash Vacuum, Black

Dustless Technologies MU405 Cougar Ash Vacuum, Black

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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Dustless Technologies MU405 Cougar Ash Vacuum, Black

Customer Review: Cleans up some games, but not others
Summary: 2 Stars

I tend to play lots of games. I build many model ships, am an avid train collector, and have worked on many wood-crafts with my 2 year old son. Most of the games leave big messes. Plastic pieces, wood chips, etc. I work on a rubberized garage floor so I figured this vacuum would be perfect for picking up the scraps. It's good for some hobbyists, but for someone who plays as many games as me, this just cant handle my mess. It clogs easily, breaks down after just a few games, and once sucked my son's foot into it and I had to break the machine to get it to turn off. I would recommend this machine for novice game players, but if you're at the intermediate, or advanced level (I should know), you'll want to avoid this.

Customer Review: Cougar is the best
Summary: 5 Stars

The Cougar ash vacuum is exactly what we needed for our pellet stove. It is definitely not too loud as other reviewers have claimed. It also vacuums very easily and quickly. There is nothing slow about this machine. My wife and I highly recommend it.

Customer Review: Get your now!
Summary: 5 Stars

I read many reviews before deciding to purchase this vacuum. It does a fine job and there are not many vendors that sell ash vacuums. Amazon has the best price and fastest delivery. The vacuum does what it is intended to do. I have used it several times on my new pellet stove because the more you vacuum your stove the better it will perform. I was wondering how to get around vacuuming without picking up the loose pellets that are always there. This is what you can do and it works great. Find a wire mess that is not too fine but yet small enought to not let the pellets through. Take the screen and shape it to fit the back end of the metal rod that is used for picking up the ash. Your can form it and push it in place. When you vacuum the pellets fill the black metal tube, without falling into the vacuum, you can shut it off and tape the metal tube and the pellets will come out and you can put them back into the hopper. Its a great way to save the pellets and not have to fill the vacuum with them, why let them go to waste.

Customer Review: Good vacuum
Summary: 4 Stars

Solidly built and well constructed. My main criticism is that it does not come with any tools. Although I ordered the tools at the same time as I ordered the vacuum, they were shipped separately and I was billed for two shipments.

The manual is also a bit limited and it left me with some questions. For example, how long can I expect a filter set (expensive) to last. How can I tell when I need to empty the vacuum (very dirty job - you want to do this as seldom as possible).