wood burning stove glass

dabram28

I have had my stove 3 months and I know what these scratches look like. They look like scratches but are more like stress fractures inside the glass, you cant feel them and they only show in certain light. My stove has one large pane of glass in the door. The recommended fuels are seasoned hard wood and anthracite (not at the same time). I have followed my stoves manual to the 't' regarding fuel use and glass cleaning. I did see something on the internet that referred to some stoves etching the glass. I don't know if this is what has happened. Its not like you can even post a photo of them because when the camera flashes, you cant see them!

My next step on this will be to phone up and ask the experts. I will let you know what they say.

oakidoki

cheers pls keep me informed it sounds just like what mine is like

dabram28

I spoke to the stove people today, they told me that the hairline cracks will not lead the glass to fail. They may get worse, but it will not fail. They said that the anthracite I am using may have a high level of petroleum in it and to speak to my coal merchant about trying an alternative smokeless fuel. They hinted that the coal was of a poor standard. They said some fuels burn too hot for the stove (they recommend anthracite in the manual!) and it is a case of trial and error. So, I feel a little bit cheated on this one at the moment, it is a very expensive stove that I have bought and it is not doing as it says it should. I have looked through some manuals online for different stoves. Some of these refer to hairline cracks in the ceramic glass, they claim it is natural and they also say that it does not weaken the glass. This never happened with my last delivery of fuel, it is only since I had some delivered last week that it has started to happen. I am still non the wiser to be honest.

oakidoki

yeh to be honest i think mine happened when the woman in the fuel shop recommended an open fire smokeless fuel which i wont use again, i wonder if there if better glass you can buy as i would be reluctant to replace my glass with the same , at the moment i can live with the glass as like you say you can only see the cracks on an angle.
cheers for getting back anyway i am totally glad i put the stove in with the white stuff outside i would normally see the British gas rubbing there hands lol

spuunge

what stove do you have? Ive not noticed any cracks on my glass, but then I only use wood in mine.
Just want to know so that if its the same as mine I can avoid burning anything that might cause the cracking issue.

zeupater

spuunge wrote: »

what stove do you have? Ive not noticed any cracks on my glass, but then I only use wood in mine.
Just want to know so that if its the same as mine I can avoid burning anything that might cause the cracking issue.

Hi

Mine ..... Clearview 15+ years, usually burning 10kg to 25kg logs daily Nov to March/April ... no problem with marks/cracks/crazing on glass .... always burn at around 450F to 500F(max) occasional burn to 600F for short periods on really fast rising temperatures (1F-2F/second if burning really dry wood) .....