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: What to do with all the ashes...
Summary: 4 Stars
I got a Wood pellet insert for my Fireplace 2 years ago and with oil prices being what they are I have actually recouped the costs sooner than expected. The one pain had been the daily cleanings, mostly because I was dusting off the ashes with a 1.5" stiff bristle brush into the catch tray. I got the Cougar Ash Vac in the hopes of making this a less tedious chore and was pleasantly surprised with how quick the job became and really surprised by the capacity of the vac, making disposal of the ashes far less frequent (once a month instead of once a week). It's not perfect, being pretty loud and easily clogged by pellets and bigger clinkers but still so worth it.
Now if I can just figure out what to do with the ashes...
Customer Review: Wonderful Vacuum for cleaning pellet stoves!
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased an ash vacuum cleaner for our pellet stove on the advice of a friend. He mentioned that he used a Loveless Ash vacuum and was well pleased. So we decided to shop online and found a good deal on one. We were happy with the order process, pricing and the speediness of the delivery, but none of that could compare to our overall pleasure for the product itself.
This thing works wonders, was quick to put together and great on function. I'd recommend this product to anyone that needs to vacuum up ash and as not tried it. No conventional vacuum can do what this can - I originally tried using one and made a major dust storm in the house! No fun cleaning that one up! With this Loveless vacuum, there is no dust in the air, no concern about slightly hot "coals" with the metal hose, so no worries at all.
Great product!
Customer Review: Works as advertised
Summary: 4 Stars
Works as advertised...seems so simple a concept yet often is not achieved!
Previously utilized a shop vac with the fine dust filter to clean our pellet stove and everytime there would be a fine dust mist in the air...not so with the Cougar. We have used the product for about a month now and it does a great job of cleaning. No ash in the air and quiet operation.
Agree with several other reviewers, the tools should come with the vac and should have a place to store them on the unit. The other not so friendly item is getting the metal tube tool in and out of the coupling when you switch tools...PITA!
Piece of mind knowing if there is a left over ember you are not likely to burn your house down due to your vac catching on fire.
Note, the additional tools, the tube with rubber fitting is specific to pellet stoves and used to clean out the chambers.
Customer Review: Works well for my pellet stove
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this vacuum to clean my pellet stove for over a month and have been very pleased with the results. The suction is strong (although I'm sure that it would diminish if you had not properly installed the filters). Furthermore, the canister is large enough to hold quite a few ashes.
This vacuum makes quick work of what used to be a time consuming and messy chore.
Customer Review: Worst mistake this year
Summary: 1 Stars
I have made a lot of bad purchases this year but this one was the worst. This vacuum was designed for pellet stoves not log burners! I have a Hearthstone wood stove and the grates are not that large for ash, yet small pieces of coal end up in the tray and this vacuum keeps clogging on them. I would not recommend this for anyone with a wood burner. If I could send it back - I would.