wood burning stove glass

[tstex]

Howdy Gentlemen,

Hope you are all staying warm.

The glass in the door of my Dutch-Vermont woodburning stove has some hazing to the lower part of it.  It is not real bad, but I was wondering if this is permenantly etched into the glass, or is there a way/treatment to remove it?

Thank you very much,
tstex

[Woodwalker]

By hazing, do you mean the soot from the fire on the inside of the glass? If so, build your fire close to the glass, the flame will clean it off.

[tstex]

W-Walker,

Thx for your reply.  No this is not soot...I burn very hard and aged oak that burns blue and the temp gets to 1400-1500F.  This is in the inside and it almost has a light-blue cloudy tint.  I have used some cleanser, water and paper towel and it removes any and all soot and even removes the haze, but when it dries, it comes back.  Does this make sense?

Thank you,
tstex

[beenthere]

tstex
Is this a Vermont Castings Dutch West ?

I have the VC Defiant, and have no problem getting the glass clean. I have found that Simple Green with some ashes (right, from the ash pan) and a paper towel cleans the glass quite well. It comes with a tint in it, so it is not like seeing through window glass.

(Reminder: Need to get the order in to Mike to get some cleaner from him to try.   )

[tstex]

Beenthere,

Yes, very good.  It is a VC Dutchwest Model 2461...best thing I added to this old 1949 farmhouse when I did a 700sqft addition.  I burn this very, very hard aged oak and it looks like coal when it is all embers.  Only thing better was my newlywed bride 14 yrs ago, but she doesn't put out near the BTU's as she used to, unless it is accompanied w/ a lot of steam.   :D   :D   

I will check into the simple green...I think this is now somehow etched into the glass...it is not real noticeable, but I notice it.  :-\

tstex

[Magicman]

Sometimes vinegar will remove glass stains.

[Chris Burchfield]

Years ago, we had gas heaters to heat the three bays of a fire station. For some reason, they were not vented. Someone figured there was enough air exchange around the bay doors. We'd wash down the equipment and the bay floors. Used shames to dry the equipment. The windows would develop an etch. We found the only thing to remove it was heavy duty rubbing compound, red in color. I think it may have been a Turtle Wax product. I does take elbow grease.

[Larry]

The glass on my VC Defiant has some etching on the lower glass...I didn't think it possible to clean it off.  Maybe I wasn't trying hard nuff.

BTW my stove must be going on 20 and still going strong.   

[bitternut]

My Vermont Castings Intrepid stove had two panes of glass with a gasket between them. Sometimes the gasket would get slid around and not seal properly. Every time that happened my glass would get sooted up slightly on the inside of the panes. Maybe that is what is happening with your stove. Might want to see if you have two panes or a single pane.

[beenthere]

bitternut
Are you saying you have two panes? Like sandwiched, or one on each door?

Curious, that is all. 

[bitternut]

Yep, each pane was two pieces of glass sandwiched together with a gasket between them. The gasket was a light colored fiber glass type material with a wire inside that was formed to match the contour of the pane. My Lopi stove has a solid single pane.

[beenthere]

My Defiant has a single pane too. That is enough "pane" for me.  ;D

[tstex]

My WB stove has two doors, but only one of the doors has a single pane glass...I might call the place where i bought the WB Stove and see what they say about the cloudy glass.  I will try the suggestions here in conjunction with placing the call and post back...thx for the suggestions.

Be safe,
tstex