ditchman Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Recently there has been a couple of threads on how to keep woodburner glass clean...... im servicing my multi fuel burner and replacing seals and such like and decieded to spray the glass with oven cleaner TOTAL NO-BRAINER.......come out bootiful...clean as a whistle......no wire wool or scrubbing...just brush the soot off and spray ...leave for 20 mins...wipe away................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Oven cleaner is fine and there are a number of sprays for that sort of thing. I prop the door open and spray generously having placed newspapers on plastic bags to catch the liquid residue. A flat bladed scraper gets off the stubborn bits. Have you got a fire already Ditchy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del T Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 They look clean until they get lit again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Oven cleaner is fine and there are a number of sprays for that sort of thing. I prop the door open and spray generously having placed newspapers on plastic bags to catch the liquid residue. A flat bladed scraper gets off the stubborn bits. Have you got a fire already Ditchy? nooooo..............i had to make a new grate out of ballistic steel (christ that stuff is hard)....so i had a slight leak (air) on the glass frame...so i thought might as well give the whole burner a damn good clean and service...then do the chimney and forget about it until it starts to get cold............ just getting all my jobs done .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 You only just found this out............ In the supermarkets here you can obv buy the 'dedicated' woodburner glass cleaner but funny enough packaged with exactly the same 'ingredients' is the oven cleaner. Only diff is the price- oven stuff much cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Vinegar on a cloth dipped in wood ash! Try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Vinegar on a cloth dipped in wood ash! Try it! +1. Damp newspaper and the ash cleans up the glass lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 +1. Damp newspaper and the ash cleans up the glass lovely. +1 Cleans just as well as any glass cleaner and it's free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 I always seem to end up with permanent light brown tint to the glass that I could never get rid of I have used the acid jell sharp blades they will get rid of most of the sooty burnt ash but nothing seems to get rid of the brown tint I do not use my wood stove much these days so do not need to bother now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxnet22 Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 I use a damp dish sponge none abrassive side with a bit fairy liquid then dry of with some kitchen roll . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBeaky Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 +1. Damp newspaper and the ash cleans up the glass lovely. +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 I find a multi purpose kitchen wipe does it in seconds. Failing that a damp cloth with some ash followed by a bit of kitchen role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Why does a wood burner need a window any ways ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Why does a wood burner need a window any ways ? Because all the **** that is on the telly it's much more entertaining watching the flames of a good fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Because all the **** that is on the telly it's much more entertaining watching the flames of a good fire. This is so true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxnet22 Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Because all the **** that is on the telly it's much more entertaining watching the flames of a good fire.must agree especially with s single malt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roostshooter1 Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 If you burn a good hard wood at a hot heat it will naturally clean the glass I usually get a good fire going with ash and get it stoked up fully then chuck on a big lump of beech and open the vent up on the bottom to get it roaring and that does the job for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 If you burn a good hard wood at a hot heat it will naturally clean the glass I usually get a good fire going with ash and get it stoked up fully then chuck on a big lump of beech and open the vent up on the bottom to get it roaring and that does the job for me thats all well and good if you can get seasoned oak/ash/beech................us poor people who run their fires all day to provide warmth...cant afford to be fussy when it comes to burning stuff............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roostshooter1 Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 thats all well and good if you can get seasoned oak/ash/beech................us poor people who run their fires all day to provide warmth...cant afford to be fussy when it comes to burning stuff............ Quote Why dont you just buy a small amount of good stuff and burn that on top of any old rubbish I only have seasoned ash and beech due to having woodland its got nothing to do with being rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 thats all well and good if you can get seasoned oak/ash/beech................us poor people who run their fires all day to provide warmth...cant afford to be fussy when it comes to burning stuff............ Quote Why dont you just buy a small amount of good stuff and burn that on top of any old rubbish I only have seasoned ash and beech due to having woodland its got nothing to do with being rich i havnt got any woodland.............you want to see the prices of seasoned oak around here.....its doubled in the last 5 years due to second homers with "effect" fires....so i burn what i can get hold of wet or dry......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 The one thing that you never want to use to clean any glass is as has been said before those sponges that you get to do the washing up with the hard pads on one side years ago I made the mistake of using one to clean a window frame next to the glass it cleaned the muck off the frame ok but left a load of permanent scratches in the glass funnily enough those stainless steel mesh things do not harm glass at all I use them on my ceramic hob and it gets all of the burnt spillage off perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 Seriously a liddle or aldi multi purpose wipe. I think they cost a few pence for a huge pack; clears the glass in seconds. A wipe of ash on it for any stubborn bits. That's if you run out of wet kitchen/loo roll/newspaper with a bit of ash in it also. It's hardly rocket science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 I always seem to end up with permanent light brown tint to the glass that I could never get rid of I have used the acid jell sharp blades they will get rid of most of the sooty burnt ash but nothing seems to get rid of the brown tint I do not use my wood stove much these days so do not need to bother now. White vinegar with very fine wire wool does mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjw4233 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Mr Muscle oven cleaner works a treat, spray on, leave for 5 minutes and wipe off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 Have two Clearviews and occasionally wipe the dust off. They burn so clean after a winter all there is to clean out from the top is a cupful of grey powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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