Ripping out a gas fireplace, putting in a wood stove.

Yeah you barely got a taste of what that stoves going to do

 

The long awaited approval from Johnny Government...I'm official!

 

It's YOUR house again.
Congrats! It looks great.

3yrs ago I put in an additional 3/4 bath.
It was such a relief when the final was complete.

 

You can say that again...now I can put in the gimbal lights in the alcove

 

Congratulations, let the warm house begin.

 

In one of your earlier pics, I almost asked if you were going to pre-wire lights in the alcove but I didn't. So I take it that you did do some pre-wiring?

 

Fantastic thread. I have enjoyed it start to finish. Outstanding work done. You should be rewarded with warm heat for years to come. I use ceiling fans on winter mode to move the heat around. very effective here.

 

I may have ;-)

it was an extra $100 to pull an electrical permit, regardless of the scope of the change. What am I, and dagum money tree?

 

A few more days of burning under my belt, and I am absolutely blown away by the performance and control of this stove. My only complaint so far is how quickly the glass gets boogered up...is there anything I can do? Also, what is the best product/technique for cleaning the glass? I have been knocking off the heavy stuff with a razor blade, then using amonia and a piece of newspaper to get it clean, but I'm really not stoked about having to chose between having dirty glass or doing that every day.

 

I clean the glass every burn w/the razor blade in a holder.
Just part of working the stove. No biggie.

 

Dip a damp paper towel in the ash and wipe the glass clean

 

...life with a BK from what I hear...

 

In the ash, eh...is that some kind anti-venom action?

 

The ash "paste" is caustic and a very mild abrasive...it works great to clean the glass...does leave a haze behind, but then that can be wiped off easily with windex and a fresh cloth...I have used this method almost exclusively for years now...

 

I use wet paper towel with ashes and sometimes use Magic Cooktop Cream and Polish to clean it good.
Don't know how good these things will work on your BK though, probably work if you do it often

 

Same here. Works great. I do it every couple of days. I learned the hard way about wearing a glove when cleaning the glass if the stove was hot. Some things should be common sense, but....

 

Quit sticking your hand in a hot pocket!

 

The bk doesn't just get a haze on the window, it gets a thick and hard layer of schmuck that a paper with ash won't touch. A razor blade is the solution but is way too much work so you'll just have to live with part of the window being blocked. It's so worth it. Besides, there usually won't be much to look at in there.

 

I don't know about the BK. I tried the ashes thing and found it was not so great for me. Often times I found that once I got the stove cruising again that a lot would burn off the glass. Also, making sure the wood is really dry and not sitting too close to the glass. When I cleaned, I waited for the door to cool and then use a glass cleaner and made sure to wipe down afterwards with water to make sure no chemicals were left on the glass. I have also used one of those white clean pads; wet of course (like Mr Clean pads? except off brands are just as good). For the Madison, there were areas of the glass that would get dirty over and over at the top corners and I wondered about the cutouts in the glass wash plate as the cause.

 

And I would worry about scratching the glass; taking off the sharp corners might reduce this risk. Plus, it is best to wet the glass before scraping with a razor blade (this I learned from my days cleaning flats) because the film of water will reduce the chance of scratching the glass since it acts as a lubricant (in my case it was mirrors as well as windows; there were also times I had to scrap the soap scum (which is actually soap, body oils and skin cells) from fiberglass shower-tubs). The problem is if the glass is hot you would want to spray with hot water because you will risk cracking the glass; which is why I only cleaned my glass when the door had cooled down to the point I could touch it.