I broke the glass while loading the fire!!

[jerbeck99]

HELP please!

We have an old mill wood burning fireplace insert. while loading the fire this morning, i closed the door on a piece of wood and it cracked the glass and made a small hole.

We have no idea what to do. any suggestions would be appreciated. we were thinking of trying to replace the glass, or trying to find a new door panel...

thanks so much!@

 

[TheFlame]

Let it burn out and then get the glass replaced. Call around to local glass shops and tell them you need glass for a stove, they should know what is needed. I don't know the name of it off the top of my head but it is a ceramic glass that is used in stoves.

 

[savageactor7]

That^ would be the correct thing to do...

...but lets say it was 20 below and there was a snow emergency. Now it's time for damage control...you could temp seal with a bolt and a couple of washers to seal and hold fast the crack.

 

[burntime]

That^ would be the correct thing to do...

...but lets say it was 20 below and there was a snow emergency. Now it's time for damage control...you could temp seal with a bolt and a couple of washers to seal and hold fast the crack.

I was going to guess the same backyard ingenuity!

 

[jerbeck99]

thanks. will call the glass company!!

i really appreciate your help!

 

[begreen]

You are looking for stove ceramic glass replacement. Ask for brand names of Robax, Pyroceram, or NeoCeram. If you can't locate it, stove glass can be ordered from www.onedayglass.com.

 

[TheFlame]

That^ would be the correct thing to do...

...but lets say it was 20 below and there was a snow emergency. Now it's time for damage control...you could temp seal with a bolt and a couple of washers to seal and hold fast the crack.

Are you saying the tried and true plywood fix won't work in this situation??

 

[burntime]

How about Dow Board!! :lol:

 

[Corey]

If you go local, just make absolutely sure they know you want "transparent ceramic such as neoceram, pyroceram, ect" - don't let them try to sell you any type of tempered glass, safety glass, etc. It won't last.

 

[firefighterjake]

That^ would be the correct thing to do...

...but lets say it was 20 below and there was a snow emergency. Now it's time for damage control...you could temp seal with a bolt and a couple of washers to seal and hold fast the crack.

Are you saying the tried and true plywood fix won't work in this situation??

Here in Maine it would be using a liberal amount of Duct Tape.

 

[Highbeam]

Aluminum foil. Maybe even JBweld a little square of steel sheet on there. How did the rest of that full oad burn with the air leak?

 

[jjhof0306]

It ain't broke. It's just lackin' duct tape!

;-)

 

[karri0n]

I used aluminum foil in a pinch, but it didn't work out too well. burned through really quickly, and never sealed at all. Got us through the couple days we were waiting for the glass, though.

 

[My_3_Girls]

Mighty Putty?