I am very ignorant here with regard to wood stove burning. After 2 preliminary fires in my englander 13 I find much brown film on the inside of my door. How do I clean such film off?
Joey J ...thankyou
Joey J ...thankyou
bluefrier said:I also have an englander 13 and using #0000 grade steel wool is the best way to clean the glass.
Just rub it dry while the glass is hot or cold. If you are finding "much" brown film on your glass after
two fires then you need to make sure your wood is properly seasoned.
JoeyJ said:Jags you got to remember the manual of this stove says have 3 low temp fires before letting the stove go up to full burn...Could this be my problem? I do have dvl stove pipe and a probe therm and have let my first 2 fires go up to 500-600F, but remember this is flue gas temp.
Don't use the GOJO with pumice!JoeyJ said:I did try the Gojo recommended by Eric at Englander Stoves and found it did clean off 2 weeks ressidue in seconds and followed by a windex treatment ...Good as new
Howard M Emerson said:I use a single edge razor blade in a retractable handle and just 'shovel' it right off the glass while it's cold. If it is especially heavy it comes off like a wide shaving off a block plane.
I've used liquids before, but it usually made more of a mess than I had to start with.
Regards,
Howard