Stoves, fireplaces, pellet burners · review
A metal canister DEWALT with a published 12 ft reach, rated for ash below 40 °C (104 °F).
Where this ends up The only genuine DEWALT on a shelf where another listing sells a DEWALT battery fitting. Its four horsepower cannot come out of a domestic socket, but it is the one machine here that does the reach arithmetic for you.
“The 4-ft hose, extension wand, and 8-ft power cord provide a 12-ft flexible cleaning range.”
Twelve feet is not generous. What is unusual is that somebody did the arithmetic.
Across the shelf, reach is published in pieces and left for you to assemble:
BACOENG — 15 ft cord + 5 ft hose = 20 ft, the longest here VEVOR 5.3 gallon — 13 ft + 5 ft = 18 ft PowerSmith PAVC101 — a 16 ft cord, no hose figure PowerSmith PAVC102 — a 10 ft hose, no cord figure this — a published 12 ft VEVOR 4 gallon — 8 ft + 4 ft = 12 ft VANPORE green — “working radius 3.5 m”, which is 11.5 ft Snow Joe — a 3.9 ft hose, no cord figure SIPPON ×2 — a cord published as 31.5 inches, which is 80 cm and cannot be meant
Twelve feet covers a stove in the room you are in. It does not let the canister wait in the doorway, which is what the longer machines buy.
4 HP is 2983 W. A 120 V socket on a 15 A breaker supplies about 1800 W at best, and a vacuum motor is well under that.
So this figure is peak horsepower — a catalog convention, measured over an instant or at stall, not a power the machine sustains.
The shelf’s five units, for comparison:
1200 W — VEVOR ×2, VANPORE ×2, BACOENG 10 Amp — PowerSmith ×2, which on 120 V is 1200 W 800 W — SIPPON ×2 5 Amp, giving “up to 500 W of suction power” — Snow Joe, the only listing separating input from output 4 HP — here 10,000 Pa — ApexPower, the only suction pressure on the shelf
Input watts describe the electricity; pascals describe the ash. This listing publishes neither usefully, so judge it on the canister, the filter and the reach — all of which are stated properly.
“safely cleans ash below 40℃ (104℉).”
That is all it claims, and the restraint is worth something.
Both SIPPON listings publish the same limit. Both VEVOR listings put it in words — “dry ash after the fire is fully extinguished”. The Snow Joe says “cold ash”.
Where the shelf gets muddled is the warm-ash claim. Both PowerSmith listings promise “warm and cool ash” and publish no limit at all. And two listings promise warm ash and give a number, which cancels out: the ApexPower (“both cold and warm… must be below 104℉/40℃”) and the BACOENG (“both warm (ash below 104F (40°C (104 °F))) and cool”).
Forty degrees is barely above body temperature. Ash at 40 °C is cold ash. This listing simply states the limit and makes no claim beyond it, which is the clearest position on the shelf after VEVOR’s.
2994 g, with a metal canister and a metal hose.
That combination is the quiet strength here. The shelf’s weights:
SIPPON ×2 2722 g · this 2994 g · VEVOR 4 gal 3198 g · VANPORE pellet 3992 g · VEVOR 5.3 gal 4100 g · VANPORE green 4672 g · BACOENG 5640 g · PowerSmith PAVC101 5897 g · PAVC102 6713 g
Only the two SIPPONs are lighter, and their published dimensions do not work — 279 × 203 × 127 mm (11 × 7.99 × 5 in) encloses 7.19 liters around a stated 9.84 liter canister.
Three kilograms with a steel drum is the lightest credible full-size machine here. It is carried rather than wheeled, which suits a stove on an upper floor — and this listing publishes no wheels, which at this weight is a choice rather than an omission.
“A patented filter system efficiently captures fine ash and dust particles, preventing them from escaping through the exhaust pipe. The washable and reusable filter screens ensure long-term performance.”
The box list names both stages: “Cartridge Filter × 1, Pre-Filter × 1”.
Two stages is the standard this category converges on, and for a reason the VANPORE listing states best: “the bag filter prevents the pleated filter from clogging.” Wood ash packs into pleats in minutes unless something coarse takes the bulk first — which is the whole difference between an ash vacuum and a shop vacuum.
Both elements here are washable and reusable, so a winter costs nothing in consumables. What is not addressed is drying time: a washed HEPA needs hours before it is safe to refit. The PowerSmith PAVC102 ships two filters and the ApexPower ships two with the explicit reason — “one operates while the other is cleaned or air-dried”. This one ships one of each.
And no flame rating is named for the element, which only the SIPPON pair and the BACOENG publish. The element is the single part of the ash path that is not metal.
“It also functions as a multi-purpose vacuum, making it useful for cleaning corners and ash from car interiors.”
A fair claim and a small one. The PowerSmith PAVC101 goes further — “Casters and a 16 foot cord allows use as a regular shop vacuum” — and the PAVC102 further still, offering to connect to a drywall sander for dust collection.
What this listing does not offer is a blower, where eight of twelve listings here do: both VEVOR, both SIPPON, both PowerSmith, both VANPORE. On a machine that works a few weeks a year, that is a real narrowing.
No suction figure, and the 4 HP does not substitute for one.
No noise figure. Two listings publish one: PowerSmith 79 dB called “quiet”, ApexPower 60 dB called “whisper-quiet”. Nineteen decibels is roughly eight times the sound pressure.
No distinction between tank size and ash capacity, where the PowerSmith PAVC101 publishes “Canister Size: 5.2 Gallons, Canister Ash Capacity: 3 Gallons” and the PAVC102 says “4 gallon Ash capacity”. A bare “4-gallon metal canister” here could mean either.
No blower, as above. No wheels. No fill indicator, which only the BACOENG has. No certification named, where the ApexPower publishes CE, CB and GS and the Snow Joe publishes ETL.
Read on the day this page was built: $90 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.
| Reach | 4 ft hose + wand + 8 ft cord = a stated 12 ft cleaning range — the only listing that does the sum |
|---|---|
| Motor | Rated 4 HP, which is 2983 W and cannot come from a 120 V socket — see the FAQ |
| Canister | 4 gallons, metal |
| Filtration | A patented system with a cartridge filter and a pre-filter, both washable and reusable |
| Temperature rule | Below 40 °C (104 °F) — stated plainly, with no warm-ash claim |
| Wand | Aluminum extension, for the corners of a firebox |
| Second use | Offered for corners and car interiors as a general vacuum |
| In the box | DXV04A, 4 ft metal hose, aluminum extension wand, cartridge filter, pre-filter, manual |
| Weight | 2994 g (105.6 oz) — among the lightest here |
| Dimensions | 259 × 259 × 361 mm (10.2 × 10.2 × 14.2 in) |
| Blower | Not mentioned, where eight of twelve listings here have one |
| Suction figure | Not published |
| Noise | Not published |
| Amazon reference | B0CTN4SYZ4 |
| EAN | 0810018921422 |
No, and the arithmetic is worth doing because this shelf measures power five different ways. Four horsepower is 2983 watts. A 120 V American socket on a 15 A breaker supplies about 1800 W at the absolute maximum, and a vacuum motor is well below that. So "4 HP" here is a peak horsepower figure — a catalog convention measured at stall or over a fraction of a second, not a power the machine can hold. For comparison, the honest numbers on the shelf: 1200 W on both VEVOR listings, both VANPORE listings and the BACOENG; "10 Amp" on both PowerSmiths, which on 120 V is 1200 W; 800 W on both SIPPONs. The Snow Joe is the only listing that separates input from output — "5 Amp motor generates up to 500 W of suction power" — and the ApexPower is the only one publishing suction pressure, at 10,000 Pa. Treat the 4 HP as unusable and judge this machine on what it does publish: a 4 gallon metal canister, a patented two-stage filter, and a 12 ft working range.
It is cord plus hose plus wand, added up for you, and this is the only listing on the shelf that bothers. Its words: "The 4-ft hose, extension wand, and 8-ft power cord provide a 12-ft flexible cleaning range." Everyone else gives you the parts and leaves the sum. The BACOENG publishes a 15 ft cord and a 5 ft hose, so twenty feet and the longest here. The VEVOR 5.3 gallon publishes 13 ft and 5 ft, so eighteen. The PowerSmith PAVC101 publishes a 16 ft cord with no hose figure; the PAVC102 a 10 ft hose with no cord figure. The VANPORE green states a "working radius 3.5 m (11 ft)", which is 11.5 ft and the same idea. And both SIPPON listings publish a cord of "31.5 inches" — eighty centimeters — presented as a convenience, which cannot be meant. Twelve feet is the short end of the shelf. It covers a stove in the room you are standing in; it does not let you leave the vacuum in a doorway.
Yes — and the question is worth asking because another listing on this shelf is not. The ApexPower at $69.99 titles itself "Cordless Ash Vacuum for Pellet Stoves, for DEWALT 20V Max Battery", which describes a battery fitting rather than a manufacturer: it is made by ApexPower, it runs on DEWALT packs, and no battery is included ("purchasing the tool alone and using your existing DEWALT batteries"). This listing is the DEWALT-branded machine, model DXV04A, corded and complete — hose, aluminum wand, cartridge filter, pre-filter, manual, all listed. The twenty dollars between them buys a mains cord instead of a battery you supply yourself, and a nameplate. If you already own DEWALT 20V batteries, the ApexPower is cheaper, quieter at a published 60 dB, and the only listing here publishing suction in pascals. If you do not, a battery and charger put it above this one.
Measured against the median of its own aisle here — not against everything on sale.
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 | Motor | Weight | Blower | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEWALT DXV04A | $90 | Rated 4 HP, which is 2983 W and cannot come from a 120 V socket — see the FAQ | 2994 g (105.6 oz) — among the lightest here | Not mentioned, where eight of twelve listings here have one | Not published |
| BACOENG P2205 | $80 | 1200 W, 10 amp, with heating protection | 5640 g (198.9 oz) | Not mentioned, where eight of twelve listings here have one | Not published |
| PowerSmith PAVC101 | $79 | 10 amp, which on 120 V mains is 1200 W | 5897 g (208 oz) | Not mentioned on this listing, unlike its own PAVC102 sibling | 79 dB, described as quiet — see the FAQ |
| PowerSmith PAVC102 | $105 | 10 amp, which on 120 V mains is 1200 W | 6713 g (236.8 oz) — the heaviest on this shelf | Yes — connect the hose to the air outlet | 79 dB, described as quiet |
Details checked on October 4, 2026.
A pellet stove or a fireplace where a light metal canister beats a large one
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 200.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
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.
Cordless ash vacuum running on DEWALT 20V Max batteries, not supplied, with 10,000 Pa of suction and 60 dB operation, a 4 gallon plastic-coated iron tank, two washable HEPA filters for alternating use, a 38 inch metal hose with flat and round nozzles, four detachable swivel casters, and CE, CB and GS listings
10,000 Pa and 60 dB, cordless on a DEWALT battery you buy separately.
Best for: Someone who already owns DEWALT 20V batteries and wants no cord at the hearth
≈ $70
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
