Wood / Solid fuel burning stoves

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 13 Jan 2008, 15:35

With burning the coal I'm finding the glass needs cleaning once a day. It never goes completely black so you can't see thru, as long as the upper vent is kept open to some degree. Using a Stovax glass cleaning product, works quite well.

Have you tried just dipping a cloth in some ash and using it to rub the stuff off the glass? I know it works with wood-ash, not so sure about coal.

Compo · Post by **Compo** » 13 Jan 2008, 15:39

I haven't Candy. I'll give it a try thanks.

Do you happen to know how resistant the glass is to scratching?

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 13 Jan 2008, 16:10

Compo wrote:
Do you happen to know how resistant the glass is to scratching?

Don't know I'm afraid. It's just too easy to make our stove 'burn clean' because we're not using it to heat water (as I think you are?). So the window rarely gets murky.

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 13 Jan 2008, 17:16

Compo wrote:I haven't Candy. I'll give it a try thanks.

Do you happen to know how resistant the glass is to scratching?

On my Morso the glass is very, very tough. I have managed to scratch it but only with a brass brush drill bit which I once used on it (completely unnecessarily

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MisterE · Post by **MisterE** » 13 Jan 2008, 19:43

Damn hard to scratch, I use the same ash and a damp cloth. There is no chance of clear glass once water is involved

I used to clean mine every day (proud owner) now I clean it once a week rofl

Compo · Post by **Compo** » 20 Jan 2008, 23:59

Clearview 650 on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Clearview-650-12k ... dZViewItem

1kvt396k · Post by **1kvt396k** » 29 Jan 2008, 17:20

We've finally decided on a Clearview Vision 500. The company we're buying it off sent someone round to check the chimney. The guy who came seemed very vague, and we need a couple more quotes anyway. We've rung around and spoken to a few people who're happy to quote for a flue as long as we're buying a burner off them, which we're not. So if anyone has a recommendation they'd like to share for a fitter in Staffordshire we'd be glad to hear about it.
Thanks.

phobos · Post by **phobos** » 29 Jan 2008, 18:36

1kvt396k wrote:We've finally decided on a Clearview Vision 500. The company we're buying it off sent someone round to check the chimney. The guy who came seemed very vague, and we need a couple more quotes anyway. We've rung around and spoken to a few people who're happy to quote for a flue as long as we're buying a burner off them, which we're not. So if anyone has a recommendation they'd like to share for a fitter in Staffordshire we'd be glad to hear about it.
Thanks.

What kind of chimney do you have? has it got clay pipes or anything in it already?

maryb · Post by **maryb** » 29 Jan 2008, 20:04

Hi we got a Clearview recently (which I just adore) and got the same company to fit the flue liner. However we had to have the chimney swept before they did that and the sweep was telling me he does a lot of that sort of thing and knows how important it is not to damage the liner when it goes in. So you could try the National Association of Chimney sweeps to find someone in your area who might be able to help especially if you need the flue swept anyway

1kvt396k · Post by **1kvt396k** » 31 Jan 2008, 15:51

phobos wrote:
What kind of chimney do you have? has it got clay pipes or anything in it already?

Nothing in the chimney yet.

Compo · Post by **Compo** » 31 Jan 2008, 16:38

I found a half eaten cookie when I was doing my chimney over Xmas

1kvt396k · Post by **1kvt396k** » 31 Jan 2008, 18:03

Compo wrote:I found a half eaten cookie when I was doing my chimney over Xmas

Will obviously need to take precautions and wear the right protective gear to guard against that type of thing!

snow hope · Post by **snow hope** » 31 Jan 2008, 22:18

LOL - just in case the cookie monster falls on top of you!

Dan McNeil · Post by **Dan McNeil** » 23 Feb 2008, 22:11

Hi Compo - just wondering how it's going with your Dunsley stove.

Cheers,
Dan.

Compo · Post by **Compo** » 24 Feb 2008, 22:51

Hi Dan
Not bad thanks. Been running about 6 weeks now and it's serving our needs very adequately. Even better since I added pipe thermostat.
I've gone more on to burning smokeless Supertherm Ovals now as they stay in much longer and are not as fierce or as intense as burning ordinary house coal. Supertherm has a shorter flame, is cleaner and is ashy but no waste. At ?12 a bag they cost a bit more than house coal but last about week - depending on the weather! My coal man says the SuperTherm is very popular with stove owners. I think it's called HomeFire in different parts of the country. Anyway, what's happening with you Dan?