Snow Joe 4.8 Gallon Bagless Ash Vacuum Cleaner, Metal Canister, ASHJ201, Black

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1. Lily Cohen Verified Buyer – 18 April 2024

   It works well, and the suction is fine, but I find myself having to go over the same spots a few times. Used to clean ashes from our pellet stove, and the tip is so long that I can’t really get it in the corners, and without the tip the hose is too wide. I mean, for the price it’s good and it does it’s job, but I wish the tip on the hose was either different, or that there were multiples options.
   

2. Robert Webb Verified Buyer – 26 April 2024

   Filter elements work great! BUT this does not have much suction
   For the.price I could have gone with a better known brand!
   

3. Samuel L. Verified Buyer – 21 June 2024

   The machine (ASHJ201) worked fine, twice. I say fine because it vacuumed up light ash from my pellet stove and didn’t blow it all over my living room like my shop vac. It was not strong suction and I can see why some other reviewers may have had a hard time getting it to work on their pellet grills. The second time I used it, I noticed an electrical burning smell. The next time I went to use it, it wouldn’t turn on. I ran through all of the troubleshooting from the manual, but nothing got it going. I called customer service and, though I did have to wait a while, I spoke to a very nice representative who asked a few questions and then processed my return. I asked for a refund as I didn’t want to bother waiting on another machine which might just burn out again. I would guess that the motor is underpowered and overstrained with the extra filtration. Yes, it’s a pain to box it up and go to UPS, but I’m happy they are taking the return and refunding my money. On another note, and this is not Snow Joe’s fault, the accessory pack that vacuum-sale.com recommends with this item does not fit, it is for a smaller machine.
   

4. Keisha Gabidon Verified Buyer – 4 July 2024

   Overall a good product. It is lightweight, relatively quiet for a vacuum cleaner and collects the ash. Small enough that I can tuck it away easily in a corner of the room. It saves me from the risk of straining my back and getting covered in soot from trying to move the heavy iron grate and iron plate against the back wall of the fireplace aside in order to sweep the ashes out. But, the suction could be stronger. It will pick up ash, but if there are little pieces of wood that did not completely disintegrate in the fire, the suction is not strong enough to pick those up. Also, the attachment at the end of the hose is round. It is small enough to reach most areas of the fireplace, but to get into the cracks and crevices around the grate, it would be good to have an additional, flatter hose attachment, similar to the ones that usually come with vacuum cleaners to get into corners and other tight spaces. Finally, it would have been good/neater to build it with a compartment to holster the hose when not in use. The hose trails off onto the floor when you put the product away.
   

5. Allie Verified Buyer – 2 September 2024

   Purchased for pellet stove. It has low suction but I think that works best to avoid ash flying everywhere. Easy to use and clean. I wish it had a detachable steel nozzle. The permanent one is long and sometimes makes it difficult to manoeuvre inside the stove. Overall happy with purchase as it works much better than the shop vac we were using.
   

6. John J Blazer Jr Verified Buyer – 19 November 2024

   Great for vacuuming pellet ash . If you have pellets that haven’t burnt up ,it has problems getting them up. Not enough suction .
   

7. Kaiser Sose Verified Buyer – 2 December 2024

   Item arrived with the latch INSIDE the cannister. Well, it was originally spot welded to the OUTSIDE. Someone, obviously put the broken latch inside. Why ship a faulty product?

   

8. Martin Chan Verified Buyer – 16 December 2024

   Convenient for Vacuuming out My Traeger Smoker. Compact enough for Storing. Suction Power could be Stronger, but is sufficient for the Task. Decent Value for the Price.
   

9. BK Verified Buyer – 18 January 2025

   Just got this today and tried it out. For what I spent, I think it’s worth it. It doesn’t have a huge suction power but it gets the job done. It doesn’t like larger pieces so I had to break up the larger burnt pieces of wood. Highly recommend it. It seems to seal good so there’s not a fine dust coming from it. I haven’t cleaned it yet, but the build quality of it is good. It’s pretty self explanatory for assembly.
   

10. George Cinnamon Verified Buyer – 17 February 2025

    this product is good only if you want to use it once then it craps out and motor dies then to get it repair you got to send it back before snow joe send you a replacement which by the time you get the new one back to you which approx a month
    

11. James. S Verified Buyer – 20 February 2025

    Great ash vacuum, would like to have more attachments to get into the small nooks like under the auger chamber where it doent get fully. No exterior leaks when using vacuum that would spray ashes everywhere so its nice and clean to use. Simple to clean out when done as well. Well worth every penny over the small shop vac i was using before hand.
    

12. Ben Noble Verified Buyer – 15 March 2025

    This is a great product. Very handy, lightweight, great capacity (can clean out a FULL fireplace 3-4 times before having to empty), and small anough that it can be kept in the room without sticking out like a sore thumb. My only gripe is I wish the suction power was better. It gets the job done and probably takes about 2 minutes to vacuum the entire fireplace out, but with a little more power, it could be twice as fast. It does not have the suction power of a traditional shop vac, which I expected and hoped for, but it is still enough to get the job done semi-efficiently. The metal suction end is a great touch and adds to the overall quality.

    

13. Carter C Verified Buyer – 28 March 2025

    Well, for the $54 dollars I paid, I’m impressed. Not only am i impressed with the vacuum, but the customer service. I got the vacuum out for season 2 here in Oklahoma which we use to clean ashes from our wood burning stove…the vacuum would not start, so I called the snow Joe customer service. They quickly registered my warranty (originally purchased Jan 2022), and sent me a label to send back the defective unit to receive a brand new replacement. Wonderful! However, upon taking the vacuum a part, to box up and send, I noticed the there were 3 tabs on the filter securing the filter to the motor, but my filter had only been twist attached under 2 of these securing tabs…so I untwisted the filter and re-attached securing all 3 tabs…the successfully cleared the kill switch button, and PRESTO! VACUUM CAME ON! So called customer service back and cancelled replacement order. David and John in the customer service department did a wonderful job understanding, could speak perfect English, and were very helpful. THANK YOU SNOW JOE! We also have an vacuum-sale.com business that does about 1.5 million a year in sales, so I have respect when I see other sellers doing things right on vacuum-sale.com. Great job!

    

14. jdw Verified Buyer – 17 April 2025

    Really happy with this.
    makes what is usually a horrible job easy.
    filter works great and is easy to clean and reinstall
    since it’s a mesh bag you can transfer into a waste container without spillage (always a hassle)
    good suction power
    it’s a practical capacity (not too small, not unwieldy big…given how ash spreads, that’s important)

    great if you’ve got a pllet grill/stove to get into fire pot or nooks, crannies (lso good for trad fireplace of course)

    ALWAYS REMEMBER TO MAKE SURE YOUR ASHES ARE COLD COLD COLD (I suggest emptying into a metal can away from structures)