Dirty Glass

I use conditioning glass cleaner made by RUTLAND.....think it was 5 bucks at H.D

I use water........................................ ???? Are you burning corn or pellets? On my wood insert (before pitching it), I used a single edge razor to scrape the residue.

Dip your wetted towel in the ashes, it will come right off.

I use only water also. Comes right off.

I use similar to windex (buy it from the Dollar Store) glass cleaner. I clean about once a day. I've not tried the "made for stove window products" yet. My cheapskate pellet burning, air fuel ratio never quite right, makes for some ugly windows. They clean right up. bjr23

Rutland Stove Glass Cleaner or Mr Clean Magic Eraser.
Both work great on the stubborn baked on stuff.

Am I the only one using auto window wash fluid.

slls said:

Am I the only one using auto window wash fluid.

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.......hey slls......... are you using 'Winter' or 'Summer' washer fluid.......... which works best? :lol: :lol:

......... cc

Rutland cuts the brown with ease and gives a clean glass. It's a very good glass cleaner, and doesn't take much effort to do the job.

Water and paper towel does a good job on mine, but I would also say when you clean it make sure to buff it up real smooth with a soft paper towel, the extra clean smooth surface will collect less ash and your window should stay cleaner longer.


I was told windex can mess up the gasket around the door over time, it has something to do with the ammonia in the windex, so if you use it be careful not to wet your door gasket.

The cleaners made by Rutland , White Off and Conditioning Glass Cleaner ( available at HD ), both work very well and leave a silicone coating on the surface of the glass that helps prevent build up and makes cleaning easier.

Have not tried Magic Eraser, but everyone that has reviewed that product gives two thumbs up.

Ranger

Edit: Have used a single edge razor blade with good results on heavy buildup on edges of glass. Just scrape in one direction.

good luck with any of these, i cant get that crap off for nothin, makes me wanna sale the damn thing

I use an old kitchen sponge.

The kind that has the green scrubby side. I wet the sponge and wring it out about 1/2 way.

Then use the scrubby to get all the baked on goo and brown haze.

The scrubber easily cleans it.

I then wipe it off with a clean paper towel.

About every two weeks I use the Rutland stove glass cleaner.

The sponge gets rinsed out and stored in the stove tool box for next time.

---Nailer---

For quick glass cleanups, I use an alcohol free glass cleaner.
When I do the full vac/clean of the stove, I use the same ceramic cooktop cleaner that I use
on my electric range.

lbteixe said:

Does anyone have any good recommendations on how to clean a heavily stained glass? I've used windex but I still can't get the smoke stain of the glass.

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Glass Plus.

nailed_nailer said:

I use an old kitchen sponge.

The kind that has the green scrubby side. I wet the sponge and wring it out about 1/2 way.

Then use the scrubby to get all the baked on goo and brown haze.

The scrubber easily cleans it.

I then wipe it off with a clean paper towel.

About every two weeks I use the Rutland stove glass cleaner.

The sponge gets rinsed out and stored in the stove tool box for next time.

---Nailer---

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wouldnt that scratch the glass???

slls said:

Am I the only one using auto window wash fluid.

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Thats what I use, right now I am using the Rain-X brand to see if it helps with ash build up on the glass. Right now It seems to help a little for the first day or so after cleaning but eventually it builds up just like it did before.

Xena said:

Rutland Stove Glass Cleaner or Mr Clean Magic Eraser.
Both work great on the stubborn baked on stuff.

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+1000 on the magic eraser, I scrubed and scrubed with windex, some would come off but it was a pain, magic eraser took it all right off with ease. Awesome!

I clean my glass with the magic eraser and Rutland glass cleaner. Works like a charm. How quickly and how heavily your glass gets dirty is a good sign that your stove may be trying to tell you something:

Heavy build up on your glass can be caused by a number of things. This list is not all inclusive:

1. Too much burn time on the lower settings. Try running your stove on the high setting for 30 plus minutes a day. (Clean your glass after this high temp burn and after the stove is allowed to cool)
2. Dirty stove. Make sure you are cleaning the be-jesus out of the exhaust system path at least every ton of pellets. The exhaust path is from the burn pot to the chimney cap. This includes removal of the combustion fan and the room fan for cleaning.
3. The pellets themselves and how they are being stored. Experiment with other brands and keep them dry.
4. Do you have an outside air kit (OAK) installed? If not, and your home is "tight", your stove may be struggling to get enough combustion air.
5. Is your combustion air inlet damper properly adjusted? (did the baby stuff a wad of silly putty in there or play with the damper setting?)
5. Gaskets on the door and/or ash pan door may be worn or damaged. Allowing air to enter the firebox from any path other than its normal route will have an impact on the burn rate in your fire pot. A poor or low quality burn will increase the amount of combustion by-products that in turn are deposited on your glass and throughout the entire vent system.

Every stove will perform differently depending on how it is vented, what it is fed, and most importantly how it is maintained. There are differences in the brands of pellets and there can be differences between batches from the same pellet manufacturer. The best advice I can give is to control what you can control as far as cleanings and maintenance of your stove. Once you find a brand of pellet that makes your stove a happy camper, stick with it until it proves otherwise.

I must agree with Xena from one of her previous posts. We both own St. Croix Prescott (EXP/EXL models) and they seem to perform well burning any brand of pellet. However, the reason may simply be that we stick to a routine cleaning schedule. As a rule of thumb, any change in performance can normally be corrected by cleaning the entire vent system.

Happy burning and cleaning!

Paul V.

CodyWayne718 said:

nailed_nailer said:

I use an old kitchen sponge.

The kind that has the green scrubby side. I wet the sponge and wring it out about 1/2 way.

Then use the scrubby to get all the baked on goo and brown haze.

The scrubber easily cleans it.

I then wipe it off with a clean paper towel.

About every two weeks I use the Rutland stove glass cleaner.

The sponge gets rinsed out and stored in the stove tool box for next time.

---Nailer---

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wouldnt that scratch the glass???

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No scratches on the stove glass in 2 1/2 years. It is safe enough for nonstick cooking pans.

And I have never noticed any scratches in the cups and glasses when I wash the dishes.

Seriously. The scrubber side of the sponge is made from plastic.

---Nailer---