Shelled out $80 for a HEPA vacuum attachment for my shop vac and it's actually working great on soot cleanup.

I was just using a standard filter before and blowing fine dust everywhere, but this thing catches everything in the catch pan now - has anyone else made the switch to a HEPA setup for the really fine messes?

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laurar385d ago

I mean I get that it works but is it really that big a deal for cleaning up soot? Ive been using a regular shop vac with just a standard filter and some water in the bottom for years on fireplace ash and soot and never had a problem. Maybe its just me but $80 seems like a lot for something that just catches a little extra dust. Unless you are doing this every single week I dont see the point.

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lily_schmidt535d ago

Oh man that's funny you mention the water in the bottom trick, my dad always did that with his old shop vac too. Not for soot but once he was trying to vacuum up this huge mess of like spilled glitter and craft supplies from my little sister's room and the water just turned into this weird sparkly sludge that got everywhere. Spent like an hour cleaning the vac out after that. Probably woulda been $80 well spent that day honestly!