Keeping glass clean on multi fuel stove?

[Rosscow]

Sounds to me like you're not burning it hot enough. We never clean our glass and both of our wood burners are used daily (we don't have central heating).

If you don't need the extra heat let the fire go out, as said you won't be doing any good to your fire or chimney letting it clog up.

Echo the above, bed of ash and no bottom vent required for wood. However, coal likes to burn with air from below on a grate (not a bed of ash).

Edited by Rosscow on Friday 4th December 09:03

[The Beast of Codfin]

Dr Mike Oxgreen said:

, and you can hear the fire sucking air in. Aim to make the flames slow down a little bit, and you know you've got it just right if there's a strange, transparent 'curtain' of flame hanging above the wood and dancing slowly.

I'd say that was just slightly too choked personally. Just orange flames moving a tad more than the above description is the optimum, or so I was told. I work on this basis and get very minimal build up in the flue despite getting through tonnes of logs a year. I also rarely need to clean the glass.

[crankedup]

Couple of posters have mentioned burning wood on a bed of ash, this holds true when burning on a open grate. However, some stoves require that you do not let wood ash build up, just like solid fuels keep the grate clear of ash. Something to do with the secondary burn and air wash systems in modern stoves. May be worth checking out with the stove manufacturer or local stove shop.