Cleaning Glass in Door

gambler · Post by **gambler** » Sat. Feb. 28, 2009 6:05 am

StanT wrote:Been a while, with the jigaloo its ez to clean and still clear as ever,

Stan

Don't worry, it will become etched and cloudy some day.

ablumny · Post by **ablumny** » Sat. Feb. 28, 2009 6:52 am

Funny how this topic comes up from time to time and all the new tricks each time! Thank you all! However I have tried them all and although early on I was cocky and stated I would NEVER let the glass in MY new stove get like that...... I gave up after trying all the hints and tricks

Heading towards the end of our first season and we are now "happy" with our orange glow! We talk about how much better it is to have the diffused glow rather than that nasty bright flame in our faces. O yes that sucked.......

......I miss it

gambler · Post by **gambler** » Sat. Feb. 28, 2009 9:13 am

ablumny wrote:Funny how this topic comes up from time to time and all the new tricks each time! Thank you all! However I have tried them all and although early on I was cocky and stated I would NEVER let the glass in MY new stove get like that...... I gave up after trying all the hints and tricks

Heading towards the end of our first season and we are now "happy" with our orange glow! We talk about how much better it is to have the diffused glow rather than that nasty bright flame in our faces. O yes that sucked.......

......I miss it

Glad you have seen the light!!

StanT · Post by **StanT** » Thu. Mar. 19, 2009 7:27 pm

Still clear, If I didnt scratch it before I learned to vac it. It would look like new. A whole winter and I very happy, Now if only it would stay clean longer.

Stan

tsb · Post by **tsb** » Sun. Mar. 22, 2009 6:41 pm

I tried Stan's idea of using Gig-a-Loo. Seems to really work very well.
I can now clean off the glass with just water and apply Gig-a-Loo to
get a nice looking glass. The main reason for the dirty glass is the
constant stream of fly ash shot at the door.
Here is a solution that I came up with to trap and burn some of the
fly ash. It needs to be a little longer to get the ash during high fire,
but it stops most of the bits that head toward the door. The holes
fill with ash after a while, but when I clean the glass, just a light tap
with an ash shovel knocks it all loose. During high fire, it glows like
a kerosene wick.

Tom

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StanT · Post by **StanT** » Wed. Mar. 25, 2009 9:36 pm

looks good how often do you clean it? I tried a couple od other style baffels but none worked well enough.

Thanks, Stan

tsb · Post by **tsb** » Wed. Mar. 25, 2009 10:04 pm

I still clean the glass every day.
I wipe with water and then Gig-a-loo. ( no odor my assssss )
This summer I'll buff out the glass with polishing compound
and improve the baffle.
I can't get over how well this stove works.

Tom

WNY · Post by **WNY** » Mon. Apr. 06, 2009 12:05 pm

I gave up months ago, It clouds up and etches pretty fast....As long as I can see the orange glow in the Basement, I know it's still burning!

jrn8265 · Post by **jrn8265** » Mon. Apr. 06, 2009 12:22 pm

"Single edge razor blade in the appropriate holder works like a charm. Seriously, this works for me just like scraping paint off a window!"

Right on!

That's what I did also, then used the rutland cleaner and my keystoker glass looks like new after a season of burning.

morrisfamily3098 · Post by **morrisfamily3098** » Thu. Apr. 09, 2009 12:27 pm

I am having a piece of steel painted up, with hi temp stuff, to look like a beautiful coal fire and will get rid of the glass. I can't even see through mine any more. as long as heat is coming from the vent I know it is good. it is in the basement anyway.