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By the time you buy a new motor and housing you might as well buy a whole new unit. jz now that the housing is melted it doesn't give enough air flow thru the unit to keep it cool so after 5 minutes of running It starts smelling like melted plastic. the problem is. Then this year the small fan blade on the end of the motor shaft fell off allowing it to over heat and melt the housing that the moter sits in. This unit has worked great for the first couple of years. I ordered a new motor for 75 dollars and installed it. I have to shut it down and let it cool every 5 minutes.
The suction is fantastic, and the large optional filtering bag further enhances the vacuums already excellent filtration. The LOVELESS company will be there for you if you have a problem. One bag will easily take me through the entire winter season, and during the summer months I will be able to use the vacuum for other purposes. In fact, I think in many respects it's performance is superior to the devoted ash vacuums the LOVELESS company offers. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Although this unit is not designed specifically for cleaning stove ash, due to the possibility of sucking up hot coals or pellets, it nevertheless serves this purpose very well. In the case of a pellet stove, this is not very difficult to determine. I fabricated a few accessories myself to assist in the intricate aspects of cleaning my pellet stove, and now have the perfect system for the job. And what about customer service. In searching for the right ash vacuum to clean my Harman Accentra pellet stove, I settled on this unit, and I am confident I made the right choice.
The key is in making ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN your ash is completely cool. My only concern has to do with the latches and wheels, which could be designed with a bit more durability in mind.
what started me on the quest to find this vac was that I was told it was used by contruciton companies doing work in hospitals where dust collection was an absolute requirement. It is worth every penny I paid for it and I wish I had purchased it years ago; all the other vacs I purchased (for much less) were worthless. I have tried so hard in the past to do the best I can to keep the dust down particularly during demolition activities. This vacuum has solved my problems. I still use my blower with a hose to blow dust out any nearby window and keep the doors closed or hang up an appropriate curtain. Using the combination of the Love-Less Vac, the blower and door/curtain all at once really has solved the problem; the Vac is the heart of the solution. I had a blower that I would hang out a window and a good old wet/dry vac. Not any more.
I adapted a 4" x 10" register vent / starting collar to the system so as to create a larger collection orifice. P.S. I am a general contractor specializing in residential remodeling. But, there was always a fine layer of dust left behind that covered everything in the house. And you need to be deligent about moving the 4x10 around to where you are working and when you are sweeping and it is important to use the vacuum bags.
Plus- Excellant results. Simple operation.Minus- None so far, however, only used for 6 months.Lacking- Same vac available in a small size.
I'll never sand drywall again without this vac. Love-Less has a great product here, even my wife likes it.Vacuum Drywall Hand Sander I did the first half of the garage with just a hand sander and the dust was everywhere, I looked like a ghost when I would stop sanding and had to wear a respirator to keep from breathing the dust. Sanded out half tha garage with it and did not have to sweep up a bit of drywall dust - didn't even have to wear a mask, the exhaust from the vac is so clean. Regular vacuums get plugged up quick with the fine drywall sanding dust. This drywall vac really works. I used this vac to sand out the drywall in my 30 x 40 x 12 foot garage with a mesh hand sander hooked to the 12 foot hose that comes with the vac. I did not even have to change the bag until the job was done.
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