Story Notes for Backdraft
May 19, 2012 | William Baldwin was coming off his first starring role in Flatliners (1990) when he was cast in Backdraft . Backdraft features Jason Gedrick ( Iron Eagle , Luck ). His dad was a
firefighter in suburban Chicago. Robert De Niro starred in GoodFellas ('90) right before Backdraft , and Cape Fear ('91) right after. Backdraft features Rebecca De Mornay who got her big break in 1983's Risky Business with Tom Cruise. Kurt Russell heard about Backdraft from Tom Cruise, who was trying to cast him in Days of Thunder. Backdraft features J. T. Walsh ( A Few Good Men ). He was mainly known for playing bad guys. Two years before Backdraft , Jennifer Jason Leigh won critical acclaim in Last Exit to Brooklyn ('89). A lot of the guys in Brian's fire truck are real firefighters.
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I am looking for a Fireplace vacuum cleaner to take out ashes ?
Nov 18, 2008 by Ferguson
Could anyone tell me where to find one in Britain or a website locally but not in America
You can use any vac if it has a HEPA filter (thats what its called here in the colonys) the filtration is the key, like the other posted suggested a "shop vac" would work great and at least here in the states there inexpensive and easy to obtain.
Vacuum cold fireplace ashes?
May 19, 4052 by Fellina
Summer is here and I still haven't cleaned our fireplace since the last time we lit a fire, some 2 months ago. I've managed to pick out the chuncky pieces. Can I vacuum the ashes without ruining our vacuum cleaner. We have the kind that you can also fill with water for washing carpets. Will the regular filter keep the motor safe?
I wouldn't do it, but it of course is up to you. My sister did that, and her vacuum started smoking....and not from hot ashes. My vacuum was fairly expensive and I just would not chance it. I found that taking the ashes out with a metal dustpan and placing them into a metal bucket is fairly fast. I use my fireplace day and night in the cold months....large house in Texas. Good luck.