Cleaning stove glass when hot.

jawjawsdad

Is it ok to clean a stove glass when stove is lit and still hot. I kept my stove in overnight for the first time. As the air had been closed down, the glass became quite dirty in the morning. If it is ok to clean, what is the best way to clean a hot glass.

Thanks in advance

suki1964

A handful of scrunched newspaper works for me

jawjawsdad

Thanks suki for your reply. Do you wet newspaper or leave it dry?

A._Badger

jawjawsdad wrote: »

Thanks suki for your reply. Do you wet newspaper or leave it dry?

Do be careful using anything wet on hot glass. I always leave mine to cool before cleaning it.

suki1964

jawjawsdad wrote: »

Thanks suki for your reply. Do you wet newspaper or leave it dry?

Dry should be enough

I dont clean a roasting glass but I have used slightly damp paper - and I mean slightly damp paper on hot glass

zippychurch

If the glass needs a quick clean - I always do it with scrunched newspaper just before lighting it ie when the glass is cold.

I always make sure the paper is a bit damp and then dip in into the stove to put a bit of wood ash on it as this is a really good scourer and doesnt damage the glass - hopefully I wont be corrected on this by an expert as I did it for years on my old stove and it never scratched it but made getting any soot off really easy without having to use any chemicals on it

crphillips

It works pretty well.........it does tend to dull the glass over the years but you'll probably break it before then anyway. I personally use stove glass cleaner......no scrubbing.....just one single wipe but whatever you prefer.

Can you not just leave the doors of the stove open for half an hour until they cool down and then clean them? Makes the whole job a bit more difficult and risky if the glass and door is hot.

jawjawsdad

Thats just what I did this morning CR. Left door open for half an hour to let it cool down, and was able to clean glass with no problem.

suki1964

jawjawsdad wrote: »

Thats just what I did this morning CR. Left door open for half an hour to let it cool down, and was able to clean glass with no problem.

I find that if my stove is burning correctly then it really does only need a wee rub with a bit of newspaper every couple of days. Burn wet logs or don't get the stove really working then the glass tars up.

Never had the need to buy expensive glass cleaner yet and I hope I dont

crphillips

It's £8 and will last 5 years or more. Hardly expensive. I have it for cleaning customers stoves though as they're not as keen on seasoning their wood as they should be.

Got to say actually. I installed a Charnwood Island I into our house around 2 weeks ago and not had to clean it with anything yet. Still spotless. That's due to the preheated airwash.

suki1964

crphillips wrote: »

It's £8 and will last 5 years or more. Hardly expensive. I have it for cleaning customers stoves though as they're not as keen on seasoning their wood as they should be.

Got to say actually. I installed a Charnwood Island I into our house around 2 weeks ago and not had to clean it with anything yet. Still spotless. That's due to the preheated airwash.

£8???

And you on a moneysaving site????

Jeez, you need to be ashamed of yourself:money::money:

Bit of last weeks newspaper will do me fine - and then it gets used to light the fire - cant get more money saving then that:rotfl::rotfl:

As an aside, you have some of the most dreadful customers in the world reading all your doom and gloom posts. Are they all a tad simple around your part of the world - seems not one of them knows a darn thing about stoves, flues and glass