Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Youtube | Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.
Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch
ShopVac How do you use it?
Options
emilluca
Posts: 673
I bought a small 5 gallon 2 horsepower shop vac at walmart. The times I use it to clean my eggs if I leave the green sponge like material on it gets clogged very easily. When I leave it off tons of dust comes out the vent.
How does veryone use their shopvac to clean the egg.
Emil
How does veryone use their shopvac to clean the egg.
Emil
Comments
-
Get some bags designed for the shop-vac.
-
Yup, I use the bag. No dust problem.
-
A heppa or hepa filter is the only one that will keep the super fine particles like ash and sheetrock dust from blowing out the exhaust. The big box stores or Sears is a good place to get them. They are very hi quality and can be hosed off when needed. Just make sure it is 100% dry before you put it back in the vac.
-
I point the exhaust down wind.
-
Will look for one thanks
-
I am using the bag on the vac just still seems to blow dust. Will try the hepa filter and see what that does
Thanks
E -
This is not true.
I use a paper bag that inserts into the ShopVac just like a regular vacuum bag. Nothing blows out the exhaust of mine. I have to swap out the bag maybe 2-3 times per year. -
I'm not talking about the little cloth bag that comes with the ShopVac that goes over the motor housing. These are sold separately and insert just like a vacuum bag in a standard household vacuum cleaner.
They capture all the little lump bits and ash just fine and there is not clean up. When full, just toss it in the trash bin and insert a new bag. My 6 gallon model that I use only for ash is good for 4-6 months between bag changes.
Categories
- All Categories
- 182.7K EggHead Forum
- 15.7K Forum List
- 459 EGGtoberfest
- 1.9K Forum Feedback
- 10.3K Off Topic
- 2.2K EGG Table Forum
- 1 Rules & Disclaimer
- 9K Cookbook
- 12 Valentines Day
- 91 Holiday Recipes
- 223 Appetizers
- 516 Baking
- 2.4K Beef
- 88 Desserts
- 163 Lamb
- 2.4K Pork
- 1.5K Poultry
- 30 Salads and Dressings
- 320 Sauces, Rubs, Marinades
- 543 Seafood
- 175 Sides
- 121 Soups, Stews, Chilis
- 35 Vegetarian
- 100 Vegetables
- 312 Health
- 292 Weight Loss Forum