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Bucket head wet/dry vac for ashes

Lit
Lit Posts: 9,053
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I had seen all the posts on here about using shop vacs for the ashes. For $19 I figured I would try the bucket head vac from home depot and it works really good. The hose fits inside the large bottom vent and worked great. On the small and mini I had to scoop the ashes forward and then use the vacuum. Overall a great $19 investment.
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  • jaydub58
    jaydub58 Posts: 2,167
    Birthday coming up next week. I suspect a six gallon-size Rigid wet-dry vac will be coming to join the egg-corps!
    Life is gooooood!

    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
    John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
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  • FloridaTexan
    FloridaTexan Posts: 19
    I use a shop vac - I think it is the best solution.


    but....
    One time I thought coals were out and it turned out they were not; it melted the plastic hose. Then about 10 minutes later I smell smoke and the filter inside the vaccum was burning.

    It was a close call - but it did not ruin the vacuum - and I learned I was an idiot.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    I looked at those as well. Ended up buying a small shop-vac with the same size small hose. It works OK but the hose is so small it jams up with small lump all the time. I have switched back to my larger vac with the big hose.
    I sure like the bucket idea and I wish it used the larger hose.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Hungry Celeste
    Hungry Celeste Posts: 534
    I have a big shop vac and bought a package of attachments intended for car detailing---lots of diff tips & nozzles, perfect for the mini. Sure, big pieces stick to the outside, but they're easy enough to pull off.
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  • WingRider
    WingRider Posts: 326
    It pays to be sure that the coals are completely cold :blush:
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    I normally just open the Egg and grab the lump grate, shake it a little and lift it out with the big pieces of lump still on the grate. Then I vac from the top but I do have issues with the lump jamming in the smaller size hose. The larger vac is so much easier, esp on the Large and XL Eggs.
    I agree, the smaller one would be great if you only try and vac from the lower vent.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    I went to Home Depot expecting to get the 6 gallon Rigid but it was bigger than I expected. I am running out of room for toys so I tried the bucket head. It works great for cleaning from the bottom vent but I haven't tried sucking up lump yet. If I remember correctly home depot had a 9 gallon rigid that was only like $5 more than the 6 gallon and about the same size.
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