my glass on the stove gets real sooty black. We have a flue on the stove but it doesn`t seem to help any ideas? Could it be the logs we buy at the grocerys store? The glass window is on the door.
2006-11-18 12:50:26 · 6 answers · asked by Carol H 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Windows on woodstoves are merely for looks when you buy the stove and to look at the flames for the first few fires but always end up black with soot no matter what you burn. You can wash them with any window cleaner but it will eventually soot over again. The flue is for controlling how fast your fuel burns and the amount of heat you want from the fire.
2006-11-18 13:43:55 · answer #1 · answered by Josie F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your wood is not seasoned (green) or even a little bit wet, it will increase the soot buildup on your glass door.
You can solve the problem by putting less wood in the stove and using more draft. You have to be careful using more draft to solve the problem, however. Your stove can get too hot this way. I'd rather have sooty glass than a chimney fire!
If you are using pre-packaged logs, the kind that you place in the stove and light package and all, then there isn't much you can do other than use more draft. Maybe try a different brand?
Most hardware stores will sell glass cleaner made specifically for woodstoves. It is acidic, and eats through the soot. Alternatively, you might try vinegar which is also mildly acidic... but I never have tried it on my stove's door... just a suggestion in lieu of special cleaner.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-18 21:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by Willy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The harder the wood the less soot. You'll not be able to avoid the buildup but you can minimize it by opening the flue all the way and cracking the door a tiny bit so that the fire will draw the smoke away from the glass. Also your fires might be too big as well. Try not putting so much wood on at one time.
2006-11-18 21:01:13 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean your chimney real good and burn you stove hot with dry seasoned hardwood. The less smoke the less black
2006-11-19 11:33:32 · answer #4 · answered by Larry m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no matter what you use you will get soot. if you try clean burning logs you will less of a mess. try using vinegar and lemon juice to clean it..
2006-11-18 22:23:23 · answer #5 · answered by bluedanube69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no matter what wood you burn the glass will blacken.
2006-11-18 20:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by Larry-Oklahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋