Clean Glass But NOT Dry Wood

My glass doesn't get dirty unless I try to burn less than optimal wood with the air supply choked off. If I close down the air too soon, the glass gets dirty in a hurry.

If you're burning it hot- keeping the primary air open longer- then it will burn cleaner. Get it hot and junk burns off the glass. No big mystery.

If you're loading it E-W, with no ends up against the window, and you're burning it hot, and your appliance has an effective airwash flow, then it's not much of a mystery. Rick

Jersey Fire Bug said:

fossil said:

If you're loading it E-W, with no ends up against the window, and you're burning it hot, and your appliance has an effective airwash flow, then it's not much of a mystery. Rick

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Ok....I get the point :lol: I am 1st yr burning and in the beginning of the yr. when I burned (not so good) wood, the glass got dirty. I guess I have learned to keep more air going without realizing it. Lol.

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Yer doin' good, bug. Rick

What kind of wood is it?

No great secret . . . ash burns well enough with only a few months of seasoning (although like all other species . . . the longer you season it the better it burns) . . . and if you open the primary air as others have mentioned and run it open more and long enough you can keep the glass clean with semi-seasoned wood.

It's worth noting that there is also a difference between ice/water-covered wood, semi-seasoned wood and unseasoned wood. Ice and water-covered wood that is seasoned should be fine . . . knock off as much ice and snow as you can and when placed on the coals the remaining water/ice should cook off in short order if the wood is truly seasoned. Semi-seasoned wood may a little more challenging to get going and you may hear some sizzling for a short time as the water cooks out of the wood, but if it is truly semi-seasoned the wood will get going in short order. Unseasoned wood . . . forget about it . . . leave it for next year.

Some ash requires no seasoning. You may have that? The oak is probably not well seasoned. Between the two mixed, your probably burning hot. If they are wet on the exterior that is not a problem. Seasoning pertains to the inside of the wood.