Stoves, fireplaces, pellet burners · review
Eighteen litres of tinplate and an aluminium tube, at the price of a cheap household vacuum.
The bottom line The best value in this group, provided you accept modest power and respect the cold-ash rule.
The TC-AV 1830 D is the cheap end of ash vacuuming done properly: 800 W, a published 170 mbar, an 18-litre tinplate drum, and an aluminium tube.
An ash vacuum earns its name in what it is made of. Steel drum, aluminium tube, a hose specified as non-combustible: those are the features a household vacuum lacks, and they matter because ash hides heat. Einhell states directly that glowing material must not be picked up, which is the correct instruction and the one to follow — the materials reduce the consequences of an error, they do not permit one.
170 mbar. Ash vacuums are usually sold on drum size and wattage alone; a published suction figure lets this machine be compared with the Einhell TE-VC workshop vacuums and with anything else honest enough to print one.
Moving the hose to the blower outlet turns the machine into an air source — genuinely useful for clearing the secondary air channels of a stove or blowing dust out of a grate before vacuuming it. It is the kind of feature that costs nothing and gets used.
One reference across Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain. Not sold on Amazon’s US store.
| Power | 800 W |
|---|---|
| Suction | up to 170 mbar |
| Container | 18 l, tinplate |
| Tube and hose | Aluminium tube, PVC hose — non-combustible materials |
| Blower function | Yes, by moving the hose to the blower port |
| Part number | 2351662 |
| Amazon reference | B0FLJBR9CF |
| EAN | 4006825685008 |
Ash is light; the difficulty is not lifting it but keeping the filter clear. What matters more than wattage is the filter arrangement and how easily it is shaken out. The published 170 mbar is a fair figure for the class, and it is more information than most competitors give.
It is a non-combustible material, which is why ash vacuums use metal where household machines use plastic. It is a margin of safety, not a licence: Einhell states plainly that glowing material must not be processed. Cold ash only, at least a day after the fire is out.
Compared with the median of its own aisle on this site — not with the market at large.
7.2/ 10
The best value in this group, provided you accept modest power and respect the cold-ash rule.
An occasional fire or a pellet stove, where the vacuum is used a few times a month
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 | Container | Blower function | Amazon reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Einhell TC-AV 1830 D | 58 € | 18 l, tinplate | Yes, by moving the hose to the blower port | B0FLJBR9CF |
| Einhell TC-AV 2032 DW | 65 € | 20 l, tinplate, with quick-release catches | Yes | B0FLJ3KK6Q |
| Sellnet SN 121 Ash Vacuum 20 L | 50 € | approx. 20 l, metal | Yes | B01CR5XR5A |
| Lehmann Ash Vacuum 15 L | 40 € | 15 l steel, with protective anti-corrosion coating | Yes | B0FLY1JKXJ |
At 58 €, it sits -11 % against the 65 € median of the 6 models in this category published here.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 15, 2026.
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.
850 W · 175 mbar · 20 l steel drum · aluminium hose
The 1830 with a metal hose and two more litres — and the metal hose is the upgrade that counts.
Best for: Regular winter use on a wood burner, where the machine is emptied often and the hose sees warm surfaces
≈ £65 / 62 €
14 l metal drum · filter cleaning · cold ash only
A metal drum and a filter you can shake clear — the minimum a fireplace vacuum has to be.
Best for: One fireplace or pellet stove, cleaned regularly, where the vacuum lives beside the hearth
≈ 120 €
Flame-retardant body · antistatic handle · bagless · 1.7 m hose
Flame-retardant material and an antistatic handle: the ash vacuum that takes its own hazard seriously.
Best for: A household that empties a wood burner or pellet stove every week through the winter
≈ 130 €
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
