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Removing ash

Hokiejacket
Hokiejacket Posts: 154
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I'd like some opinions please. It's been some time since I cleaned out the ash with my Shop-Vac. 

I used the egg last night. The used charcoal can be removed on my Kick Ash Basket. Is it safe to remove the ash today?
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,569
    I would think so..
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
    Should be

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Large Egg
    Mini Egg

    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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  • Hokiejacket
    Hokiejacket Posts: 154
    Thanks to the both of you. 
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  • johnnyp
    johnnyp Posts: 3,932
    As long as the ash is cool, it's safe to vac.  
    XL & MM BGE, 36" Blackstone - Newport News, VA
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  • FarmerTom
    FarmerTom Posts: 685
    I would just feel if the ash is cool as others have said, or not if I'm wanting a new shop-vac.  Thought my stove ashes were cool once and shop-vac'd em.  Yep, got another shop-vac out of that deal.  

    Tommy 

    Middle of Nowhere, Northern Kentucky
       1 M, 1 XL, a BlackStone,1 old Webber, a Border Collie, a German Shepherd and 3 of her pups, and 2 Yorkies

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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,231
    I'd stir the pot, so to speak, give it 10- 15 minutes and see if there are any embers or smoke. Better safe than sorry. 
    New Albany, Ohio 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    I never use a vac. Just scrape the ashes out with the ash tool and into a metal bucket. Eventually, I dump that into an empty lump bag and toss it. I remove the internal parts of my egg once every 2-3 years and clean it out. There's never very much back there.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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