Unpopular opinion: vacuum attachments are overrated for most sweeps

I was on a job last Thursday in a 1920s house near downtown Portland. Guy had a high-efficiency insert and insisted I use his shop vac with a brush attachment on the flue tiles. Took me 45 minutes to clean what I could do in 15 with a standard wire brush and a drop cloth. Vacuum gear has its place for certain setups, but I think too many sweeps lean on it instead of learning proper mechanical cleaning. Anyone else find attachments slow you down more than they help?

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susanm227d ago

Yeah that brush attachment killed my speed too when I tried it.

noahw537d ago

Random question but was your brush spinning clockwise or counterclockwise?