How To Clean A Wood Burner Glass Door

Please note that the gel cleaner is slightly abrasive and is therefore only suitable for stoves with a clear glass door.

How to clean a wood burner glass door.

Wood burning stove glass will always get dirty. Cleaning the glass door to your wood burning stove could appear quite simple but there are still some things to keep in mind to never do when attempting to clean the glass. While the dark build up on the wood stove glass looks intimidating a few tips and tricks will have your wood stove glass looking clean and clear in no time. Otherwise if you have a heavily stained clear glass wood burning appliance stovax s gel cleaner stove glass cleaner wipe on would be more appropriate.

Cleaning wood burner glass can be as easy as burning a few high temperature fires in your wood burning stove. Be sure to burn seasoned non resinous hardwoods. With regular use wood stoves create haze and soot build up on the glass door. Given that darkening of the glass in unavoidable you will need a way to clean it that will.

Before applying any cleaner that isn t made specifically for wood stoves or fireplaces read the instructions to make sure it s heat and fire safe. Try using high temperature fire before attempting to clean the glass with other methods. Though using your airwash system properly can help you to minimise the amount of soot and dirt that settles on the glass with wood or coal being burned at high temperature in such close proximity it is inevitable that some clouding will still happen. This will make cleaning the glass even easier after the stove has cooled.

Dirty or hazy wood stove glass dramatically reduces the quality of ambiance emitted into a room. Apply the cleaning fluid to a cloth. This layer will protect the glass from dirt and soot buildup meaning you won t have to clean the glass as often and cleaning will be easier. One of the main reminders is to never clean the glass door when a fire is being lit or is already burning.