Ok I'm just a little excited. I have a Napoleon NZ6000 fireplace. Has a hugh 4.5 cubic foot firebox. Have never been able to get it hot enough to clean off the glass. Today I filled it with 2 year seasoned wood and let it rip. I got the cheapo metal temp gauge up to 450 degrees on the front door frame. thats pretty dang good for not being on the top and thats with the blower circulating cooler air around the firebox blowing out heat. Anyway apparently that was the magic temp for burning off 90% of the soot on the glass!
It was burning soo good that the firewash holes mounted all around the front became like flame throwers. As the fresh air came in it immediatley ignited (Iguess like secondary burn tubes) and put on a very neat show. This particular wood was just mixed hardwood like gum, maple, and tulip I find around my property. I'm burning this scrap wood because the temp here is just in the high 40's so I want to hold backk on my oak. But once I get that oak going I'm hoping to reach a door face temp of 500......stay tuned for an update later in the season.
It was burning soo good that the firewash holes mounted all around the front became like flame throwers. As the fresh air came in it immediatley ignited (Iguess like secondary burn tubes) and put on a very neat show. This particular wood was just mixed hardwood like gum, maple, and tulip I find around my property. I'm burning this scrap wood because the temp here is just in the high 40's so I want to hold backk on my oak. But once I get that oak going I'm hoping to reach a door face temp of 500......stay tuned for an update later in the season.
