Germany · value-market brand
German-market value equipment across three different families, sold on capacity rather than on refinement
Lehmann is the sort of brand that exists because the premium brands price their entry models above what the job needs.
An ash vacuum needs a metal drum, a metal hose and a filter that copes with fine ash. Those are the requirements, and a machine that meets them at a low price meets them fully — there is no premium version of a metal bucket.
The 30-liter workshop machine and the 1800 W extraction unit are both sold on numbers. What they do not have is the filter-cleaning button, the sophisticated recovery design or the published fine detail that the premium machines carry.
Consumables. On value brands the question is always whether filters and bags are still sold in three years, and at what price. Where an equivalent premium filter fits, that is worth knowing before you commit.
And read the wet pick-up instructions. Machines in this class vary in whether the filter comes out for water, and getting that wrong ruins the element rather than the machine.
15 l steel drum · HEPA in a metal housing · warm ash to 40 °C (104 °F)
A HEPA filter in a metal housing, and a manufacturer that publishes an actual temperature limit.
Best for: A single stove or fireplace, cleaned often, where a small machine that lives beside the hearth is the point
30 l bagless · 2,000 W socket · HEPA and foam filters · filter shaker
A 2,000 W tool socket and a filter shaker at the bottom of the market — the specification list is unusually complete.
Best for: A first workshop vacuum where the tool socket is the reason for buying
4-in-1 · 60 °C (140 °F) hot water · 116 °C (241 °F) steam · 1,800 W
Cold water, hot water, steam wash and dry steam in one machine — four modes, and a real temperature for each.
Best for: Households with pets and mixed surfaces — fabric, mattresses, tiles and grout
