What brand have you guys seem to find that does the best job getting the cresote off the glass on the doors?
Door Glass Cleaner?
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BrowningBAR
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adrpga498
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babzog
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Razor blade if you like. Normally, I use a caustic soda mix for stove glass that I found at the local Canadian Tire (or maybe Home Depot - forget which now). Spray it on, let soak for a few minutes, then wipe off with a damp rag. Repeat if required. Follow up with a spritz of Windex to clear the glass and the fire looks real nice (till the next morning when it creosotes over again! LOL)
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
BrowningBAR said:
+1 . . . although with seasoned wood and running at the proper temps most of what you should have is fly ash on the glass. Any occasional spot of black can often be taken off with just water, damp newspaper with some fly ash or burning a few hot fires which will cook the stuff off.
WoodPorn
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BrowningBAR
Minister of Fire
I'm honestly confused by people using all of these products and razor blades to clean the glass. I've had some really dark and thick creosote on some of the used stoves I've picked up. Water and ash has never failed to clean the mess.
daveswoodhauler
Minister of Fire
BrowningBAR said:
+1 Normally have clean glass but in my rookie days I did have some blacking on the glass....all it took was a damp papertowel and some ash form the stove....we got enough cleaners in this house, don't need another one, lol
EJL923
Minister of Fire
Hey, another "what to clean the glass with" thread!
Rutland stove glass cleaner works the best for me. Find it at HD
Rutland stove glass cleaner works the best for me. Find it at HD
When you reload the stove you can wipe most of the build-up off with a dry paper towel. Tough stuff in the corners may require waiting for the stove to cool and the use of Windex (may take awhile to work) or Rutland White Off Glass-Ceramic Cleaner.
madison
Minister of Fire
WoodPorn said:
I suggest not using ammonia based glass cleaning products (some windex's have ammonia) on warm wood stove glass. I believe it has slightly stained/etched my glass.
I have to agree. I never had anything on my glass that ashes and warm water didn't remove.BrowningBAR said:
Milton Findley
Feeling the Heat
xclimber said:
Well, you can't really expect me to use a beer can shim on a BMW motorcycle can you?
WoodPorn
Minister of Fire
Only if you misplaced your feeler gauges and it happens to be the correct thickness to adjust those solid lifters ;-PMilt said:
babzog
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I've never cleaned my glass while warm... always waited till the stove was fully shut down before cleaning it so I guess that's why the windex and whatnot haven't hurt my glass any. It never occurred to me that a water/ash mix would be a potent cleaner, sounds more like a mess waiting to happen. But... I will try it one time, even if just to see if you guys are joking around. So, what's the secret recipe? Ash paste? Ash soup?
Milton Findley
Feeling the Heat
Nah, it is a very mild abrasive, fairly soft, and it scrapes the stuff right off. Go over it with a clean damp towel to get the haze off if you are a perfectionist.
I usually just swing the stove door open, 90 degrees to the stove , place a bunch of newspapers under the door and now you have a good work area easy to clean up when your done. Keep everything right on the news paper. I never double dip into the water. Clean paper towel goes in first. Then it leaves you clean water for the final rinse.babzog said:
Seastrike
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Agree w/ BrowningBAR.
Im burning hotter fires this year and having no issues with dirty glass.
It's about the wood !
Im burning hotter fires this year and having no issues with dirty glass.
It's about the wood !
+1,,,,,,I clean my Quad glass about 2 or 3 times the whole heating season if that.Seastrike said:
Well I am a rookie and not afraid to admit that. After doing some more reading I am guessing it is my wood but scratching my head on that as well. This wood was cut down Oct 2009 and layed until August 2010 when I cut it and split it and piled it on a big mound. Then in June it was stacked. I have a moisture meter and if I take a piece and split it open and check the moisture it is anywhere from 20-14%. If I just grab a piece and check the outside its 16-12%. I am having issues with not getting this thing up to temp and thats why the glass is so dirty. The house is way warm but would like to get this thing right. I will keep playing I guess. The wife is not happy with the dirty glass so that is why I asked.
BTW its a Napoleon NZ3000
BTW its a Napoleon NZ3000
NH_Wood
Minister of Fire
I burn dry wood, but, especially at this time of year, I get brown/black soot/glaze on the lower corners of the window. I let the soot sit for a couple weeks with hot fires burning and eventually it simply begins to flake off - by the time I want to remove the soot, it comes off very easily (a little scrubbing) with a damp dish sponge (using the slightly more abrasive side of the sponge). No ash, no cleaner, etc. I finish with a quick wipe down with a windex knockoff to get a nice clear view. Later in the season, when draft is stronger and I'm burning hot fires 24/7, it becomes much less of an issue. Cheers!
PA Fire Bug
Feeling the Heat
BrowningBAR said:
I had the same problem last fall. There were a couple of times that I used a razor blade on the bottom of the glass. Drier wood makes all the difference. Ash and water has cleaned up any black marks on the glass this year. Most mornings the glass is clean or only has a light film that is easily wiped away.
Well last night I decided to play around a little bit with it. I loaded it up with a bunch of small dead rounds 3 inches and smaller I had, and let the door cracked a bit and air control full open. When I put the rounds in it was mainly hot coals with a stove top temp of about 250 degrees. When the stove top hit about 400 I shut the door and the stove top steadily climbed to 500, and I closed the air control to about 50%. The stove top climbed to about 550 and stayed there and then slowly started to cool back down as it burned up. The wife said she was cold and started the fire early evening, mind you the house was 74 degrees, and it was 48 outside. By the time this thing hit 550 degrees I had to shut off the blower and the house was up to 81 and she was complaining it was to hot. I fell asleep on the couch at some point to be woken up at 11 by the wife. Red hot coals was all that was left and I asked if she wanted me to set the fire for the night. She looked at me and said I think its set for the night now don't you. I just smiled and went to bed. It was still 73 in the house, and 39 outside when I got up at 6am we left the blower off last night. The glass was clean when she woke me up and I went to bed at 11, now it is just slightly dirty but nothing like it had been. I guess I have some more playing to do with it.
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