I use my shop vac to clean my cold fireplace ash but the filter keeps stopping up, would this work?
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The bags would work well. You may still have to clean yur filter, but the vac with the peper bags inside works well and picks up just about anything.
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The shop vac will work. You just have to watch the container so it does not fill up.
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Yes. Remove the dust bag and push on the shop vac hose. You,ll see the connection for the hose when you remove the dust bag. The dust bag is not very good but bettr than nothing.
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Very much so. I have a Shop-Vac and a brand x. Shop-vac is much better. I would buy again.
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A shop vac nozzle is possibly too large, and there might be too strong of a suction for it to be effective. I can't say for sure, as I only use my regular vacuum on mine.
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I have no way of knowing how well it's doing, except that the filters are getting dirty. We have filtration on our buffing machines, but we use the Shop Fox to further remove the finer particles that escape the primary collectors and remain airborn. As for whether it would be sufficient for your shop, it would all depend on how much dust you generate. This machine is not suited as a primary collector, as you would use to catch sawdust from a woodworking tool or buffing dust from a metal polishing unit, or paint particles in a spray booth. It seems to work well for us, but our best determination of that is that the filters get dirty and there is less dust on surfaces around our shop. I have no way of knowing how well it's doing, except that the filters are getting dirty. We have filtration on our buffing machines, but we use the Shop Fox to further remove the finer particles that escape the primary collectors and remain airborn. As for whether it would be sufficient for your shop, it would all depend on how much dust you generate. This machine is not suited as a primary collector, as you would use to catch sawdust from a woodworking tool or buffing dust from a metal polishing unit, or paint particles in a spray booth. It seems to work well for us, but our best... » Read More I have no way of knowing how well it's doing, except that the filters are getting dirty. We have filtration on our buffing machines, but we use the Shop Fox to further remove the finer particles that escape the primary collectors and remain airborn. As for whether it would be sufficient for your shop, it would all depend on how much dust you generate. This machine is not suited as a primary collector, as you would use to catch sawdust from a woodworking tool or buffing dust from a metal polishing unit, or paint particles in a spray booth. It seems to work well for us, but our best determination of that is that the filters get dirty and there is less dust on surfaces around our shop. « Show Less
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You can go to this link and see it much easier than I can explain it. PowerSmith PAAC301 Ash Vacuum FilterThe filter sits on the canister and the rubber flange seals between the canister and the vac power unit.
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Yes, although we did order a better filter since we are using this for cleaning out our pellet stove. Better filter cleans out the ashes without having to wrap the filter that comes with the vacuum.
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I don't think so as it is a paper filter and would probably tear or fall apart - but you could posssibly gently tap it on a flat surface to remove some of the build up - I do that from time to time with small engine filters and large wet dry vac filters
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there are multiple filters available, I use the better grade "Hepa" filter. I get very very little dust when using it to suck concrete dust while grinding / cutting concrete. This dust is very fine and a significant challenge for the unit. When the filter starts to get heavily clogged, then I do see some dust and know it's time to clean out the filter
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It will suck-up about half of the dust when used on drywall joints. Better than nothing but a shop vac attachment would do better.
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The filter is mine is tight enough to stay in place. I would suggest getting an inexpensive furnace/air conditioner filter, cut the filter material to form a pre- filter in front of the carbon filter. Make it long enough to loop over the top (and perhaps bottom). I did this but didn't have to loop it around, just taping it in place. In this way the expensive filters will last longer, since large size particles ( > 5 Microns) are caught first.
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Personally, I won't use anything but a shop vac simply because of the amount of dust that will clog up most expensive filters. The shop vac filters are easily washed and can be reused several times, are inexpensive, and I've never had any damage done to my shop vac motor that I'm sure I'd have encountered had I used my other vacs. The shop vac I have I purchased at Menards for under $40 and I've worked the poor thing to what would have been death for a 'normal' vac. As long as you take care of it, and make sure to keep the filters cleaned when they need it, I suppose you could use any type you wanted, but...as I stated...shop vacs, in my opinion, are much better suited for the 'tough' jobs.
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Same answer here, the default is off. I have mine attached to my shop vac, where it works great by the way.
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I found two versions of this filter in my local Sears. One was for threaded setup and one was for non-threaded setup/installation. My vac has threads, so I knew to get the right one. Both were 9-17816. The one I got looks different than the picture here (it has a full ring around both the top and bottom of the filter) So be careful which one you order, I guess.
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I dont know - I doubt it. I have a 14 gallon shop vac and it fit perfectly. I would have to guess you might need a smaller filter. I hope you find what you need.
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I have a rigid shop vac. I use it to vac the dust from my work piece and keep my sander clean as I work the wood.