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07 Mar, 2017
Not as useful as you might think!
9 of 9 found this helpful Everything that the description says is true, but what they don't say is also true, and it matters ... A LOT!
If you need it to pick up the items as mentioned in the advert then this cleaner is great.
But, I have a log burning stove and needed a cordless cleaner to pick up the ash that always always seems to finish-up round the hearth after cleaning the ash tray. I wanted it for this purpose and no other. The ash is quite fine and sits quite tidily and should be no trouble to pick up, and it really is very easy to pick up, but, unfortunately it passes straight through the coarse filter and is blown right back out into the room as a fine dusty mist. Two puffs on the blue asthma inhaler and I was OK.
Note, the filter was in place and correctly fitted. I can see that the manufacturer probably compromised filter efficiency in order to avoid reducing suction. As supplied this cleaner is absolutely useless for picking up fine dust or ash as it blows it right out again.
However! I did create a supplementary filter of my own from a three-ply paper tissue glued into the shape of a cone that fits over the supplied filter. This does trap ash dust and causes no noticeable reduction in suction. As the cleaner is only used for very short periods each day the filter will last for at least a couple of months before I have to make another. The cleaner is now fit for my purpose.