Monday, December 17, 2007

How to clean the ashes from a fire ?

I don't have a fireplace set and it seems to me easier to vacuum up the mess. But is this safe to do?
I have found some recommendations and want to share them:

  1. First make sure the fire is out.
  2. Scoop out as much as you can with a dust pan if you don't want to ruin your vacuum cleaner.
  3. Vacuum the rest ashes. After vacuuming the smell and odor will stay for months in your vacuum cleaner. So you need some really good micro filtration filter bags.
Well, from the first sight it looks really easier to vacuum up the ashes fro fireplace. But if you have vacuum over $ 700, I wouldn't recommend this method for you.

18 comments:

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Unknown said...

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megha said...

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Masha said...

Here is a good tool to clean your fireplace or stove from ashes - http://howtocleanfireplace.com

I got it as a present and it works nicely!!! It is calle AshTrap.

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I love my fireplace but the least enjoyable part is cleaning it out. We had a house fire as a kid and that smell stayed with me. But it's ok. I sure enjoy a fire on a chilly December night.




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Anonymous said...

I can say that you saved me quite a bit of money in not having to hire a professional in my situation! I have been trying to figure out the best way to clean ashes for weeks, and was desperate until I found this post and your blog!

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Unknown said...

ashes can always be tricky to clean specialy if they land on the carpet
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Anonymous said...

Ya. Vacuuming up ashes is like vacuuming sheetrock dust. No good!

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Mike Q said...

I would suggest buying a shop vac for exclusive use on the fireplace. Costs about $20 for a 1 horsepower shop vac which is cheap when it saves your much more expensive home vac.

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Anonymous said...

I think it would worth your while to use a shovel and pan to clean out the ashes. No sense in wrecking your vacuum. The last thing you want to smell is a burnt odor in your vacuum.

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Daniel said...

About the only thing you can do is scoop up all the ashes and then then wipe up all the mess that's left behind!!
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