Hello, I started using a fireplace in my home that I bought a few years ago. It is a superior b1038. It has a grate on the top and bottom of the fireplace. I looked behind the top grate and saw probably decades of dust. So I removed the grate to clear it out. In addition I dusted the top of the firebox which has a rectangular-pyramid shape also accessible from behind the grate.
When the dust came off its was pretty clean metal underneath. I am pretty sure it was just dust/soot but I am also slightly worried I may have swiped away some type of insulation. I didn't do any heavy cleaning on it, just a light dusting.
Is it normal for metal to be exposed like this? Is there even such thing as a "dust insulation"?
Sorry if it seems like a silly question, just want to make sure my fireplace is still safe. I can't find any documentation online for this brand/model fireplace.
Pictures included is of the exterior of the top of the firebox as seen through the opened top grate.
Thank you.
When the dust came off its was pretty clean metal underneath. I am pretty sure it was just dust/soot but I am also slightly worried I may have swiped away some type of insulation. I didn't do any heavy cleaning on it, just a light dusting.
Is it normal for metal to be exposed like this? Is there even such thing as a "dust insulation"?
Sorry if it seems like a silly question, just want to make sure my fireplace is still safe. I can't find any documentation online for this brand/model fireplace.
Pictures included is of the exterior of the top of the firebox as seen through the opened top grate.
Thank you.