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Reasons for stove Glass going Black.

A little bit of soot or cloudiness is normal in a stove or wood burner, but if the glass is regularly going black then please see the following solutions.

1. It is really important to get the stove very hot right at the start when first lighting the fire. This Heats the chimney and gets it working properly which in turn makes the Airwash work effectively. Avoid shutting the Airwash completely. To clean up the door glass, open the Airwash control fully for about 15 minutes.

2. Burning unseasoned wood.Perhaps the main cause of blackening of stove glass is the burning of unseasoned wood. All logs should be seasoned – that is cut, chopped and left to air – for at least 12 months to allow the moisture level to drop below 20%. You can check this with a moisture meter.

3. If the glass is blackening in just one or two areas rather than across its entire surface, it might be that you are overloading the stove or loading fuel too close to the glass, causing the fuel to touuc and burn against the glass.

4. If the stove is not operating at optimum temperature (for instance, if you’re trying to have a small fire burning in a big stove), the appliance might not get up to a hot enough temperature for the airwash to function correctly. This can can be solved by buying a stove thermometer.