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: 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: 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: Cleans up some games, but not others
Summary: 2 Stars
I tend to play lots of games. I build many model ships, am an avid train collector, and have worked on many wood-crafts with my 2 year old son. Most of the games leave big messes. Plastic pieces, wood chips, etc. I work on a rubberized garage floor so I figured this vacuum would be perfect for picking up the scraps. It's good for some hobbyists, but for someone who plays as many games as me, this just cant handle my mess. It clogs easily, breaks down after just a few games, and once sucked my son's foot into it and I had to break the machine to get it to turn off. I would recommend this machine for novice game players, but if you're at the intermediate, or advanced level (I should know), you'll want to avoid this.Customer Review: No dust cloud.
Summary: 5 Stars
For years I have used my shop vacs to clean a wood stove and chimney; and recently my pellet stove, only to have my home fill with large, ominous clouds of soot, floating and landing through out my house. When I tried to clean my pellet stove, I acquired an explosion at and on the couch. Wives are probably all the same in that this is...unexciting.
Who cares that this vacuum is loud, it doesn't exhaust weeks of silt all over the house.
Who cares that this vacuum can't inhale a bag of marble chip size/weight coals (use a shovel), it doesn't exhaust weeks of silt all over the house.
Who cares that it is 200+ bucks, it doesn't exhaust weeks of silt all over the house.
This vacuum sucks!
Customer Review: It's OK for fine ash but anything bigger than a 1/2 inch nugget of wood.
Summary: 2 Stars
I've had the Cougar MU405 for about 2-3 years now and the vacuum works OK for fine ash. But a small nugget will either block up the hose or the entry to the vacuum requiring you to stop and unclog it. I have a double sided wood burning fireplace and this happens consistently even after taking significant amount of time to pull as many pieces out by hand as I can. Also, the metal flexible hose comes out of one end of the rubberized endings and can be a pain to get back in. I've had no problem with the motor thus far and it does a good job sucking up the ash. But the cheap connection of the hose and the continuous clogging keeps me from recommending the vacuum.