After a number of roasts, some charred debris collects in the space below the drum so we need to vacuum clean this frequently but carefully so as not to damage the heating elements. Poking around with a hard vacuum cleaning extension is therefore not a good idea.
Also, the air inlets are fairly small so you can't poke just everything through it. I use a Gardena hose section for this and the part that usually is screwed on the tap now fits snug on the inside of the vacuum cleaner hose that I have.
The spacers of the air inlets do tend to slide off when you take out the screws so I found spacers that I can fasten: made by Krick "Modellbau vom Besten" for people building model airplanes and mini machines. They are also a tiny bit bigger so they allow more air through the inlets. Time will tell me if that's an advantage.
Also, the air inlets are fairly small so you can't poke just everything through it. I use a Gardena hose section for this and the part that usually is screwed on the tap now fits snug on the inside of the vacuum cleaner hose that I have.
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| Garden hose meets vacuum cleaner |
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| Perfect match |
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| Gently sucking up the ashes |
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| Air inlet, semi covered by a panel with 3 screws and spacers |
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| Spacers could slide off if your hand shakes a bit (old roastmaster) |
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| Alternative spacers come with their own fasteners |
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| Installed |