Stoves, fireplaces, pellet burners · review
10,000 Pa and 60 dB, cordless on a DEWALT battery you buy separately.
Where this ends up Sixty-nine dollars for the tool alone — the DEWALT battery it runs on is not included, and this is not made by DEWALT. It is also the only listing here publishing suction in pascals, the quietest at 60 dB, and the only one with a spare filter.
Two things to settle before anything else.
There is no battery in the box. The listing says so plainly — “purchasing the tool alone and using your existing DEWALT batteries” — and the package list confirms it: four wheels, two filters, a hose, two nozzles, a manual. No battery, no charger.
And this is not a DEWALT. It is made by ApexPower. The title reads “for DEWALT 20V Max Battery”, which describes the fitting, not the manufacturer. The actual DEWALT on this shelf is the DXV04A at $89.99 — corded, complete.
So the arithmetic depends entirely on what is already in your garage. With DEWALT 20V packs on the shelf, $69.99 is the cheapest cordless route to a hearth with no cable across it. Without them, a battery and charger put this above the real DEWALT.
The listing is specific about compatibility — “DCB201, DCB203, DCB200, DCB230, DCB204, DCB205, and more” — which is the common 20V Max family.
10,000 Pa.
Across twelve listings, this is the only one that publishes what the machine does rather than what it draws:
1200 W — VEVOR ×2, VANPORE ×2, BACOENG 10 Amp — PowerSmith ×2, which on 120 V mains is 1200 W 800 W — SIPPON ×2 5 Amp, yielding “up to 500 W of suction power” — Snow Joe, the only other listing to separate input from output 4 HP — DEWALT: 2983 W, more than a 120 V 15 A socket can supply, so a peak-horsepower figure 10,000 Pa — here
Input watts are the electricity bill. Pascals are the pressure drop at the nozzle, which is what lifts ash off a grate.
What the figure cannot tell you is how long. A 20 V 1.5 Ah pack holds about 30 watt-hours. A motor pulling a few hundred watts empties that in minutes, not hours, and no runtime is published. For a fireplace that is likely enough; for a day clearing a workshop it is not.
“The 2 filters allow alternating use — one operates while the other is cleaned or air-dried.”
This is the single most practical detail on the shelf, and nobody else has it.
Every listing here advertises a washable HEPA. What none of the others mentions is that a washed HEPA has to dry completely before it goes back in — hours, not minutes — and that refitting a damp element is how people destroy them and clog them permanently.
With two, there is no gap. You wash one, fit the other, and the machine is never out of service.
The filtration itself is the standard two-stage arrangement, sealed: “The cartridge filter can keep fine dust particles in the container while protecting the motor”, with “a locking clamp design… preventing dust leakage”. The VANPORE listing explains why two stages exist at all: “the bag filter prevents the pleated filter from clogging” — ash packs into pleats within minutes if nothing takes the bulk first.
60 dB, called “whisper-quiet”.
Only one other product here publishes noise: both PowerSmith listings, at 79 dB, which they call “Quiet”.
Nineteen decibels is roughly eight times the sound pressure, and perceptually three to four times as loud. Seventy-nine decibels is about as loud as a busy road; sixty is conversation.
The other nine listings publish nothing, so this is a two-horse comparison — but it is a real one, and the cordless machine wins it. A brushless motor on a battery is genuinely quieter than a 1200 W mains motor, and this is the only listing that says so with a number.
“10.6 x 10.6 x 15 inches” in the bullet. 269 × 269 × 386 mm in the catalog.
Those are the same figures: 269 mm (10.6 in) is 10.59 inches, 386 mm is 15.2 inches. Exact agreement, which is worth noting because this shelf does not always manage it — both SIPPON listings publish 279 × 203 × 127 mm (11 × 7.99 × 5 in), a box enclosing 7.19 liters around a stated 9.84 liter canister.
The “5 pounds” claim is the one to treat carefully. Five pounds is 2268 g (80 oz), and that would make this the lightest machine on the shelf — plausible for a battery tool with no mains motor or cord, but the catalog publishes no weight to confirm it. For scale: SIPPON 2722 g (96 oz), DEWALT 2994 g (105.6 oz), VEVOR 4 gal 3198 g (112.8 oz), VANPORE 3992 g (140.8 oz), VEVOR 5.3 gal 4100 g (144.6 oz), BACOENG 5640 g (198.9 oz), PowerSmith PAVC101 5897 g (208 oz), PAVC102 6713 g (236.8 oz).
Being light is most of the argument for cordless: no cable, no socket, and a machine you can carry up to a wood stove on the first floor.
CE (European conformity), CB (the IEC scheme), GS (German).
Only one other listing here names any certification at all — the Snow Joe, with ETL, which is the recognized American testing mark.
So the odd note: a product sold on amazon.com publishes three European marks and no North American one. They are real certifications testing real electrical and mechanical safety, and the other ten listings name nothing. But GS and CE are not what an American electrician would look for.
No runtime, which is the figure a cordless machine most needs.
No battery or charger, as above.
No blower function, where eight of twelve listings here have one — both VEVOR, both SIPPON, both PowerSmith, both VANPORE. On a cordless machine the omission makes sense, but it narrows what you are buying.
No distinction between tank size and ash capacity. Only the PowerSmith PAVC101 separates them on this shelf: “Canister Size: 5.2 Gallons, Canister Ash Capacity: 3 Gallons.” This listing publishes a bare 4 gallons.
No fill indicator, which only the BACOENG has.
No flame rating for the filter, which only the SIPPON pair and the BACOENG publish — and the element is the one part of the ash path that is not metal.
Read on the day this page was built: $70 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Suction | 10,000 Pa — the only suction pressure published on this shelf |
|---|---|
| Noise | 60 dB, against 79 dB on the only two rivals that publish a figure |
| Power | DEWALT 20V Max battery — NOT INCLUDED, see the FAQ |
| Maker | ApexPower, not DEWALT — the title names the battery, not the manufacturer |
| Filters | TWO washable HEPAs, so one runs while the other dries — unique here |
| Tank | 4 gallons, plastic-coated iron |
| Hose | 38 inch metal, with flat and round aluminum nozzles |
| Casters | Four detachable swivel wheels |
| Stated weight | 5 pounds, with dimensions of 10.6 × 10.6 × 15 inches |
| Dimensions | 269 × 269 × 386 mm (10.6 × 10.6 × 15.2 in) — which matches its stated inches exactly |
| Certification | CE, CB and GS — all three European, on a product sold in America |
| Temperature rule | Claims warm AND cold ash, then requires below 104 °F (40 °C) — see the FAQ |
| Blower | Not mentioned |
| Amazon reference | B0G43ZJZBV |
| EAN | 0731029196008 |
No to both, and the listing is honest about the first. Its own words: "designed to seamlessly work with DEWALT 20V 1.5Ah batteries... Save a significant amount of money by purchasing the tool alone and using your existing DEWALT batteries." And the package list confirms it — "1 x Cordless Ash Vacuum, 4 x Swivel Wheels, 2 x HEPA Filters, 1 x 38" Metal Hose, 1 x Round Nozzle, 1 x Flat Nozzle, 1 x User Manual" — no battery, no charger. So $69.99 is the tool, and a DEWALT 20V pack with a charger is a real additional cost if you do not already own one. On the second point: this is made by ApexPower, not DEWALT. The title leads with "for DEWALT 20V Max Battery", which describes the fitting rather than the manufacturer. The genuine DEWALT on this shelf is the DXV04A at $89.99 — corded, complete, and twenty dollars more. If you own DEWALT batteries, this is the cheaper and more convenient machine. If you do not, it is the more expensive one.
It tells you about suction, where every other listing here tells you about electricity. Across twelve listings the units are: 1200 W (VEVOR ×2, VANPORE ×2, BACOENG), 10 Amp (PowerSmith ×2, which on 120 V mains is the same 1200 W), 800 W (SIPPON ×2), 5 Amp with "up to 500 W of suction power" (Snow Joe), 4 HP (DEWALT) and 10,000 Pa here. Input watts describe the bill; pascals describe the pressure drop at the nozzle, which is what lifts ash off a grate. The DEWALT’s figure is the one to discount entirely: 4 HP is 2983 W, and a 120 V socket on a 15 A breaker caps near 1800 W — it is a "peak horsepower" catalog convention, not a measurement. Ten thousand pascals is a respectable figure for a cordless machine, though it is not comparable to anything else here because nothing else publishes the same unit. What a battery genuinely costs is endurance: a 1.5 Ah 20 V pack holds 30 Wh, so a motor drawing several hundred watts runs for minutes, not hours, and the listing publishes no runtime.
Not in any sense that differs from the rest of this shelf, and the bullet contradicts itself. It reads: "designed for 2 in 1 use, effectively cleaning both cold and warm ash. Pay Attention: The ash temperature must be below 104℉/40℃!" But 40 °C (104 °F) is barely above body temperature — ash at 40 °C (104 °F) is cold ash. So "warm-ash capable, below 40 °C (104 °F)" cancels out. The BACOENG does the same thing: "compatible with both warm (ash below 104F (40°C (104 °F))) and cool ash". Elsewhere on the shelf: both SIPPON listings and the DEWALT publish the same 40 °C (104 °F) limit without claiming warm capability; both VEVOR listings say "dry ash after the fire is fully extinguished"; the Snow Joe says "cold ash"; and both PowerSmith listings claim "warm and cool ash" with no limit published at all, which is the least informative position here. The rule to follow on every one of these machines is VEVOR’s plain version. What this listing does provide against that risk is a fully sealed filtration system with a locking clamp, and a tank of plastic-coated iron.
cleaning machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Noise | Blower |
|---|---|---|---|
| ApexPower 9010 | $70 | 60 dB, against 79 dB on the only two rivals that publish a figure | Not mentioned |
| Snow Joe ASHJ202 | $66 | Not published | Not mentioned, where eight of twelve listings here have one |
| PowerSmith PAVC101 | $79 | 79 dB, described as quiet — see the FAQ | Not mentioned on this listing, unlike its own PAVC102 sibling |
| BACOENG P2205 | $80 | Not published | Not mentioned, where eight of twelve listings here have one |
Details checked on October 4, 2026.
Someone who already owns DEWALT 20V batteries and wants no cord at the hearth
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cleaning machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Ash vacuum with a 4 HP rated motor and a 4 gallon metal canister, a patented washable filter system with a cartridge filter and pre-filter, a metal hose with an aluminum extension wand, and a 4 ft hose plus 8 ft cord giving a stated 12 ft cleaning range, for ash below 40 degrees Celsius
A metal canister DEWALT with a published 12 ft reach, rated for ash below 40 °C (104 °F).
Best for: A pellet stove or a fireplace where a light metal canister beats a large one
≈ $90
Ash vacuum with a 10 amp motor at 79 dB and a metal canister of 5.2 gallons holding 3 gallons of ash, a washable replaceable heat-resistant two-stage filter with sonic welded seams, a metal-lined hose and metal canister, casters and a 16 foot cord allowing use as a general shop vacuum, supplied with two extension wands, brush and turbo nozzles
The one listing that separates canister size from ash capacity: 5.2 gallons holds 3.
Best for: A household that wants one metal canister vacuum for the hearth and the workshop
≈ $79
Stainless steel ash vacuum with a 10 amp motor at 79 dB and a 4 gallon ash capacity, a washable replaceable heat-resistant filter, metal hose and canister, a 10 foot hose and wheels, two filters supplied, a blower function from the air outlet, and a deep-cleaning accessory kit
Stainless, 4 gallons of ash capacity, two filters in the box, and a 10 ft hose.
Best for: A large open fireplace and a workshop, where size and a stainless drum both earn their keep
≈ $105
