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cannot see logs on gas fireplace due to foggy glass
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| lovelabs 2005-11-10, 9:21 pm |
| This topic may have been discussed and answered before on this site,
but I could not find it. We have a vented "sealed" gas fireplace in our
den. It is about 9 years old. We cannot see the fire or the logs at all
due to the glass on the front is so foggy. We do not know how to take
the glass off. Can it be cleaned if we ever get it off( if so with
what) or does it have to be replaced? It's useless at this point. The
pilot light also went out and my husband could smell a little gas so he
turned the switch off. I call the local Natural Gas company and they
said they do not service gas fireplaces any longer. Well actually they
would have checked the pilot light for a very large fee but not the
glass. I thought I would do some research before putting out the big
bucks for repairing( of course that means finding someone to do this)
All advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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| Charles Spitzer 2005-11-10, 10:21 pm |
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"lovelabs" <tscsanford@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1131669701.898732.142010@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> This topic may have been discussed and answered before on this site,
> but I could not find it. We have a vented "sealed" gas fireplace in our
> den. It is about 9 years old. We cannot see the fire or the logs at all
> due to the glass on the front is so foggy. We do not know how to take
> the glass off. Can it be cleaned if we ever get it off( if so with
> what) or does it have to be replaced? It's useless at this point. The
> pilot light also went out and my husband could smell a little gas so he
> turned the switch off. I call the local Natural Gas company and they
> said they do not service gas fireplaces any longer. Well actually they
> would have checked the pilot light for a very large fee but not the
> glass. I thought I would do some research before putting out the big
> bucks for repairing( of course that means finding someone to do this)
> All advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
do you still have the manual, or can you find one online?
on mine, you open the grille under the unit. there are two clips that you
unsnap. the bottom of the glass can be pulled out, then lift the entire pane
as it is hanging on two wide hooks at the top.
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| buffalobill 2005-11-10, 11:21 pm |
| even on our easy to remove old moore space heater's glass we needed to
replace the glass with special order glass. we tried cleaning the
deposits off the old glass with various cleaners with no luck.
find a local glass company if you can't get it from the manufacturer
but anticipate a delay in the making of the piece you need.
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| There are products for cleaning stove glass, which is usually some type of
silica. You will probably find it at a store that specializes in hearth
products. It works just like Windex, but has a formula that cuts through
the film from a fire. Do a google search for stove glass cleaner and you'll
find lots of products.
Keith
"lovelabs" <tscsanford@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1131669701.898732.142010@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> This topic may have been discussed and answered before on this site,
> but I could not find it. We have a vented "sealed" gas fireplace in our
> den. It is about 9 years old. We cannot see the fire or the logs at all
> due to the glass on the front is so foggy. We do not know how to take
> the glass off. Can it be cleaned if we ever get it off( if so with
> what) or does it have to be replaced? It's useless at this point. The
> pilot light also went out and my husband could smell a little gas so he
> turned the switch off. I call the local Natural Gas company and they
> said they do not service gas fireplaces any longer. Well actually they
> would have checked the pilot light for a very large fee but not the
> glass. I thought I would do some research before putting out the big
> bucks for repairing( of course that means finding someone to do this)
> All advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
>
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