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Thanks Frank
Yeah, my first plan of attack was going to be just a paper towel, and maybe the ash trick.

The “ping” in the EBT, I don’t know if I’m just getting used to it or what, but I think it’s lessened. I’ll give a concentrated listen later when I re-light. Maybe now that I’ve run a bit it’s easing off. ‘Course, could also be that at the relatively low damper settings I’m running at most of the time I’m not getting to the temps where EBT kicks in. I’ve found that for the most part I’m running with the damper just above fully closed, otherwise things get too hot. For large parts of the day, and certainly over night I’m running with the damper set at the lowest setting. It could be that I have a habit of loading right up with wood, so it’s burning hot when I open the damper at all. All those years of having stoves that you had to stuff to get heat out of is hard to shake.

Maybe I’ll experiment a bit with less wood, but a higher damper setting. Perhaps I’ll find less ash build-up, and I’m sure will allow the EBT to do it’s thing and also maybe burn more environmentally friendly?

I did some of the hot ash removal thing the other day, but combined with my desire to get the glass clean, I figured I’d let things cool today. I’m also just nosy and want to be able to get in close and take a look at things now that I’ve burned a bit. Not that I expect anything wrong, I’m just curious.

Willhound

Just wait until you get to really know your unit Willhound if you like it already.  You learn tricks, and how your unit operates, and you start to like it even more after a few months. 

For glass cleaning, I’d try Rutland Glass Cleaner Item #84 which as a benefit covers and protects your glass with a coating to make future cleanings easier.  The two sprays I’ve tried dripped down the glass and wouldn’t stay to penetrate, and didn’t work at all with hard deposits.  Give it a shot, see if you like it.

I have used the stove glass cleaner and think they are a PITA$$ .I read the bottle twice and once again after useing it and even swiched brands , i am unsure of all the hype about them unless i just have not used the right one . The best thing i have found is a wash cloth , dry to start and if it dont all come off i get it wet and wring it out well and that always does the trick I use windex once every so often when the class is cooler .  Just my thoughts.

Happy to report that glass is clean, ashes are cleaned and insert is now re-lit and humming right along. Paper towel that was just slightly damp did the trick. Glass wasn’t completely cool, but was just warm enought that I wore gloves just in case, but no steam or anything. A bit of elbow grease and it came right off. I’ll probabley skip the newspaper wipe in future to avoid that haze. I think it was a bit of streaking from the ink.

Thanks for the suggestions. Rhonemas, checked out the link and yes, I’ve heard of Rutland products. I’ll look around and see if I can find a Canadian distributor and maybe try it out.

I am also currently experimenting with smaller, hotter fires...at least for during the day when I can re-fill more often. Great to be able to work from home.
Overnight will still be “lock and load”...(load the stove and lock the damper down)

Willhound