Bad Ash 2 Fireplace & Stove Vacuum Cleaning System

Received the bad ash 2 today and used it on my pellet stove. I used it right after I shut down the stove and the ash was warm. Of course I dumped the burn pot out into my hot ash can. The vac worked fine. The filter seems good. It did come with a filter cover. But here is the issue. On Amazon, the add clearly says: "Not only is the motor protected with a HEPA and filter cover, but there is additional fire and heat protection for safety." So it seems clear to me this ash vac should be able to be used with warm or even hot ash. The hose is metal lighted. The can is metal. The filter is paper. The filter cover is a fire retardant looking fabric cover (not a metal screen). So you would think it is hot ash usable, but the manual clearly states cold ash use only. So I'm not pleased about that. It is an ash vac after all. When you clean a pellet stove, you shut it down, wait 5 or 10 minutes, clean it, and start it back up again. So, only a 3 star from me for now. Other items. Cord is long, hose is rather short, the nozzle is as pictured, and does not come with a narrow nozzle. Note the manual does not show or say anything about the included filter cover fabric, which goes over the hepa filter, yet it does come with a cover.After 1 year, the product is not getting much use. Burned through the burn proof filter protector and the thing is so loud it is annoying.

While it is a nice concept to have a ash vacuum, this one isn't handy to use. It is unbalanced and has no wheels; it must be carried by the bucket style handle. Because it isn't balance well the vacuum swings to the side when held by the handle and constantly feels clumsy. It is loud which the prior reviews indicated. This isn't a huge problem for me. I had hoped for something that would be easy enough to use that I could use it daily - I find this awkward and more trouble than what I had hoped for.

The suction hose be nice if the hose was longer. Difficult to vacume with the vacume being so close to stove with not enough room to maneuver.

I bought this thinking it was made to clean up any ash situation, but found that all the ash needs to be 100% cold. When in the Winter is the heating source completly out? Also the suction is awful with the hepa filter on and it isnt much better with it off. So pretty disappointed.

clogs easily halfway through one mornings ashAnother machine on the market at same price does hot and cold ashvery, very loud

I put the filter cover and it clogged first time cleaning the fireplace. Am I supposed to use it? The instructions were ok.

Lat year we installed a pellet stove. Ny husband has been using my Oreck to clean it. When I saw this product, I thought "now I can have my vacuum back". It works great! Does a nice cleaning

I give this a two because the hose is too short, the nozzel is straight and it's hard to get into the corners, and the suction is weak.