Probably done to death but...

[harrycatcat1]

What is the best method to clean the glass on a multi fuel/log burner please?

I will try and get the pictures up but parts of the top and bottom seems to come clean but the middle has lick a "creamy" deposit on it. 

I've tried wood ash, jiff, glass cleaner and Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner but thats the best I can do.

Any sure fire solutions please?

[figgy]

Damp ash

[JTaylor91]

I use vinegar on ours with some fine wire wool. However I’ve never seen it go that milky white colour.

[panoma1]

I clean using a sheet of crumpled newspaper, dipped in a saucer of vinegar then dip that in wood ash......though it will not get rid of all the white effect!

[Dave at kelton]

I just dip a ball of newspaper in water and wood ash. Don’t use coal ash it will scratch the glass. If I get something really baked on I use a proprietary stove glass cleaner. Never seen it white like that and wonder if the surface of the glass has been damaged.

[snow white]

Damp ash or vinegar both do same job 

[old man]

Vinegar can cause tempered glass to craze.

[clangerman]

elbow grease lol (sorry!) 

[screamingdead]

I use Hob Brite ceramic hob cleaner but the only way to get rid of cloudy glass is to replace it.

[Walker570]

Is it double glazed by chance ?  Is it an air flow model ?    Looking at your photos I would just replace the glass and then check your door seals because air flowing in passed those seals will cause the glass to burn.  I have two Clearview's and never have a problem, just a damp rag to wipe over every month or so.

[SpringDon]

Cloudiness seems to be  a result of over firing. Never managed to clear it myself, even with abrasives.

[harrycatcat1]

48 minutes ago, SpringDon said:

Cloudiness seems to be  a result of over firing. Never managed to clear it myself, even with abrasives.

Ah well that's me stuffed then. When you say over firing what do you mean? Don't mean to come over sarcastic, it's a genuine question but it's a fire so what am I doing wrong if it's the right glass?

[SpringDon]

Should be stove glass, I think normal glass would have melted by now. Over firing just means running too hot usually by leaving the vents open too long. A stove or flue thermometer can be useful for keeping the appliance in the right zone.

Its a balance between running efficiently and going like a blast furnace. A balance my wife has yet to get even after 20 years.

To be fair, the glass could go cloudy simply after many years and many fires.

[ditchman]

mr muscle oven cleaner and wire wool.........

[Fuddster]

product called Elbow Grease comes in a yellow sprayer,79p at local bargain store-works better than the £5 a bottle stuff the sweep tries to flog.

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[harrycatcat1]

49 minutes ago, ditchman said:

mr muscle oven cleaner and wire wool.........

I have not used anything more abrasive than jiff to be honest thinking that it would scratch the glass and get dirtier quicker, but hey ho it can't be worse than it is now can it? 👍

[Old Boggy]

I use fine wire wool wetted with a bit of washing up liquid, but as others have said, never seen it cloudy like that.

Good luck

OB

[harrycatcat1]

1 hour ago, SpringDon said:

Should be stove glass, I think normal glass would have melted by now. Over firing just means running too hot usually by leaving the vents open too long. A stove or flue thermometer can be useful for keeping the appliance in the right zone.

Its a balance between running efficiently and going like a blast furnace. A balance my wife has yet to get even after 20 years.

To be fair, the glass could go cloudy simply after many years and many fires.

Just wondering out loud 🤔 what is the "cloudiness" ?

Another quandary is why has the top of the glass not all "clouded" up when that is where the most heat goes up the chimney if it's overheated?

It's up and running again so I can't have a go at cleaning it again until tomorrow morning. 

1/ I am going to try wood ash on a damp/wet rag. 

2/ Wire wool with elbow grease.

Any more to try?

[Old farrier]

I’m going to get the butler to ask the maid to ask the cleaner 😉

yhis could take a bit of time 🤔

 

 

[strimmer_13]

1 hour ago, Fuddster said:

product called Elbow Grease comes in a yellow sprayer,79p at local bargain store-works better than the £5 a bottle stuff the sweep tries to flog.

f.

I use that for everything, cleaning engines, carpets, windows, cookers, cars ect ect 

Really really good stuff 

[KB1]

2 hours ago, ditchman said:

mr muscle oven cleaner and wire wool.........

This👍  It really works……...

[SpringDon]

2 hours ago, harrycatcat1 said:

Just wondering out loud 🤔 what is the "cloudiness" ?

Another quandary is why has the top of the glass not all "clouded" up when that is where the most heat goes up the chimney if it's overheated?

It's up and running again so I can't have a go at cleaning it again until tomorrow morning. 

1/ I am going to try wood ash on a damp/wet rag. 

2/ Wire wool with elbow grease.

Any more to try?

Just for you I have thrown my entire team’s resources into researching this. (Ok, I Googled it).

It seems its acidic condensates and you can’t do much about it.

https://www.thestoveyard.com/faqs-home/crazed-or-cloudy-stove-glass
 

[harrycatcat1]

24 minutes ago, SpringDon said:

Just for you I have thrown my entire team’s resources into researching this. (Ok, I Googled it).

It seems its acidic condensates and you can’t do much about it.

https://www.thestoveyard.com/faqs-home/crazed-or-cloudy-stove-glass
 

Now that makes sense in my circumstances because my wife is forever turning it down onto slumber.

Thanks very much for that 👍

[harrycatcat1]

This it how i like it 👍

 

[Fuddster]

3 hours ago, strimmer_13 said:

I use that for everything, cleaning engines, carpets, windows, cookers, cars ect ect 

Really really good stuff 

if your're bored try spraying into the door jams or your car/4x4.wipe or brush then flush out with a hose-lifts years worth of crud in a jiffy. My old landcruiser has never been so clean.

a lot of chaps who 'detail' cars are raving about it over £20 a go de-greasers etc.

f.