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What is the best way to clean the soot from the glass of a fireplace insert. I can clean it when it is cool with water and ash from the firebox. What about when it is hot?
 
Posts: 245 | Location: Ventura, California | Registered: August 22, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Run it hotter with some really dry wood sorta close to the glass.

Assuming you have an airwash system, this will actually burn the soot off as you go.
 
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I clean my glass doors with vinegar water and newspaper but only when completely cooled.



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Be careful cleaning it when it's hot, I would be worried about thermally shocking the glass and cracking it.




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Clean when they are totally cold windex or I make a mixture of soap water and vinegar which works just like windex but cheap. 2 cups water, 1/4 cup vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon of dish soap. put it in a sprayer and have at it.


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