Stoves, fireplaces, pellet burners · review
Stainless, 4 gallons of ash capacity, two filters in the box, and a 10 ft hose.
Where this ends up The heaviest and largest machine here, in stainless steel, with four gallons that the listing is careful to call ash capacity. It is also the only one carrying a cancer warning — which is about the ash, not the vacuum.
“4 gallon Ash capacity.”
One word, and it puts this listing among the three on the shelf you can take at face value.
Its own sibling explains why. The PAVC101 publishes “Canister Size: 5.2 Gallons, Canister Ash Capacity: 3 Gallons” — the filter cage, the element and the air space above the fill line take 2.2 gallons of the drum.
So the machine labeled 4 holds a third more ash than the machine labeled 5.2.
Eight of twelve listings here give a bare number: both VEVOR listings, the DEWALT, the BACOENG, the ApexPower, both SIPPON listings. Only the Snow Joe (“4.8 gallons of ashes”) and the VANPORE (“20 liters”, matching its title) also qualify theirs.
On stated ash capacity the shelf reads: Snow Joe 4.8 · this 4 · PAVC101 3.
“Size: 14” DIA. X 18”h. Color: stainless steel.”
The only stainless body here, and at 6713 g (236.8 oz) and 360 × 360 × 455 mm (14.2 × 14.2 × 17.9 in) the heaviest and largest machine on the shelf by a clear margin — the next is its own sibling at 5897 g (208 oz), then the BACOENG at 5640 g (198.9 oz), with the SIPPON pair down at 2722 g (96 oz).
Stainless is not only about melting. It is about an abrasive, slightly alkaline powder sitting in a drum for months between uses: painted steel pits, stainless does not.
The weight is why wheels are in the description rather than the options. You do not carry this; you pull it.
“Comes with two filters; additional filters sold separately.”
Against the PAVC101’s packing list of “(1) Filter”.
Every listing on this shelf advertises a washable element. Almost none mentions the consequence: a washed HEPA needs hours to dry completely, and putting a damp one back is how people clog them for good and let ash past into the motor.
With a spare there is no gap. The ApexPower is the only other listing to address it, and it says so explicitly — “one operates while the other is cleaned or air-dried”.
And the kit argument is arithmetic rather than advertising: “all the accessories you need at a lower cost than if you purchased a hose and extra filter separately.” On a product whose consumable is a filter, that is the right thing to check.
10 ft of metal, heat-resistant hose.
Hose lengths across the shelf: this 10 ft; VEVOR 5.3 gallon and BACOENG 5 ft; VEVOR 4 gallon and DEWALT 4 ft; Snow Joe 3.9 ft; ApexPower 38 inches; VANPORE green 1.5 m (5 ft).
Hose length matters more than cord length on a machine this heavy, because the hose is what reaches while the body stays put. Ten feet means the drum sits beside the hearth and never needs moving mid-job.
Where the shelf beats it on total reach is in cord: BACOENG publishes 15 ft of cord for twenty feet all in, and the PAVC101 publishes 16 ft. This listing does not publish a cord length.
Two second uses, both published.
Blower: “Connecting the hose to the air outlet allows use as a blower.” Eight of twelve do this — both VEVOR, both SIPPON, both PowerSmith, both VANPORE.
Dust collection: “Also great to connect to a drywall sander for dust collection.” That one is unique here, and it is a real claim — a two-stage filter with a coarse pre-stage is exactly what plaster dust needs, and plaster dust destroys ordinary vacuums for the same reason ash does.
Between those and the stainless drum, this is a machine with a job outside the heating season, which is more than most of this shelf can say.
“Cleans warm and cool Ash.”
And no temperature is published — not in the bullets, not in the description. Its sibling does the same, and the two of them are the only listings on this shelf in that position.
Everyone else commits to something. Both SIPPON listings and the DEWALT publish “below 104°F (40°C)”. Both VEVOR listings say “dry ash after the fire is fully extinguished”. The Snow Joe says “cold ash”.
And the two listings that claim warm ash and give a number show the claim up: the ApexPower and the BACOENG both cap it at 40 °C (104 °F) — barely above body temperature, which is to say cold ash.
So the unqualified claim here is the least useful statement on the shelf, and it should not change what you do. The metal hose, metal canister and heat-resistant element are good insurance; the rule to follow is still VEVOR’s.
No suction figure. Ten amps is 1200 W of input on 120 V mains — the same as the “1200 W” on five rivals — and input power is the electricity bill, not the ash. Only the ApexPower publishes pressure, at 10,000 Pa, and only the Snow Joe separates input from output at all.
No temperature limit, as above.
No cord length, where its sibling publishes 16 feet.
No fill indicator, which only the BACOENG has.
No flame rating for the filter. Only the SIPPON pair (“flame-retardant”) and the BACOENG (“fire-retardant”) publish one, and the element is the single part of the ash path that is not metal.
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: $105 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.
| Ash capacity | 4 gallons, stated as ASH capacity — one of only three qualified figures here |
|---|---|
| Body | Stainless steel, 14 inches diameter by 18 inches tall |
| Motor | 10 amp, which on 120 V mains is 1200 W |
| Noise | 79 dB, described as quiet |
| Filters supplied | TWO — where its PAVC101 sibling ships one |
| Hose | 10 feet, metal, heat-resistant |
| Blower | Yes — connect the hose to the air outlet |
| Second use | Offered for connection to a drywall sander for dust collection |
| Supplied | A deep-cleaning kit, which the listing says costs less than buying a hose and spare filter separately |
| Weight | 6713 g (236.8 oz) — the heaviest on this shelf |
| Dimensions | 360 × 360 × 455 mm (14.2 × 14.2 × 17.9 in) — the largest here |
| Prop 65 | Carries a California warning for cancer and reproductive harm — the only listing here that does |
| Temperature claim | Warm AND cool ash, with no temperature limit published |
| Amazon reference | B0193TKNBE |
| EAN | 0811285020115 |
Yes, and that is the whole point of reading the two listings together. The PAVC101 publishes "Canister Size: 5.2 Gallons, Canister Ash Capacity: 3 Gallons" — the filter assembly takes 2.2 gallons of the drum. This listing publishes "4 gallon Ash capacity", using the same careful word. So in ash, the machine labeled 4 gallons holds a third more than the one labeled 5.2. That is also why these two are the most trustworthy capacity figures on the shelf. Eight of the twelve listings publish a bare gallon number with no indication of which they mean — both VEVOR listings, the DEWALT, the BACOENG, the ApexPower, and both SIPPON listings (whose bullets say 2.6 while one title claims 4). Only the Snow Joe ("stores up to 4.8 gallons of ashes") and the VANPORE ("20 liters", consistent with its 5.2-gallon title) also qualify theirs. Measured on stated ash capacity, the order here is Snow Joe 4.8 > this 4 > PAVC101 3.
California law requires a warning when a product sold there can expose someone to a listed substance, and this is the only listing on the shelf carrying one: "CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Cancer and Reproduction Harm". Read it as information about what the machine handles, not about the machine. Wood ash contains heavy metals and very fine particulate, and ash from treated or painted wood contains more. That is the actual reason this whole category exists — a sealed canister with a filtered exhaust keeps that material out of the room, where a brush and a shovel put it into the air you are standing in. Its absence from the other eleven listings tells you nothing about those products: a Prop 65 notice is posted by the seller, and most sellers here simply have not posted one. The practical conclusions are the same either way: empty the canister outdoors, do not blow the filter clean indoors, and treat a sealed HEPA stage as the point of the purchase rather than a feature of it. Two listings on this shelf name a flame-retardant element as well — the SIPPON pair and the BACOENG.
Because a washed HEPA cannot go straight back in, and this listing quietly solves what most of the shelf ignores. Its own words: "Comes with two filters; additional filters sold separately", against the PAVC101’s packing list of "(1) Filter". Every ash vacuum here advertises a washable element. None except this and the ApexPower acknowledges that a washed one needs hours to dry completely, and that refitting a damp filter is how people clog them permanently and let ash past into the motor. With a spare, the machine is never out of service. The ApexPower goes furthest and says so outright — "The 2 filters allow alternating use — one operates while the other is cleaned or air-dried." This listing also makes the economic case for its kit: "The PAVC102 Ash Vacuum Kit provides all the accessories you need at a lower cost than if you purchased a hose and extra filter separately." Which is checkable arithmetic rather than a claim about performance, and it holds.
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 | Noise | Blower | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerSmith PAVC102 | $105 | 10 amp, which on 120 V mains is 1200 W | 79 dB, described as quiet | Yes — connect the hose to the air outlet | 6713 g (236.8 oz) — the heaviest on this shelf |
| VANPORE BJ131 | $105 | Pure copper, 1200 W — the only material claim for a motor on this shelf | Not published | Yes, and offered as a shop vacuum out of season | 3992 g (140.8 oz), against 4672 g (164.8 oz) on its twin |
| VANPORE BJ131 | $105 | 1200 W | Not published | Yes — connect the hose to the outlet | 4672 g (164.8 oz), against 3992 g (140.8 oz) on its same-reference twin |
| DEWALT DXV04A | $90 | Rated 4 HP, which is 2983 W and cannot come from a 120 V socket — see the FAQ | Not published | Not mentioned, where eight of twelve listings here have one | 2994 g (105.6 oz) — among the lightest here |
Details checked on October 4, 2026.
A large open fireplace and a workshop, where size and a stainless drum both earn their keep
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 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
