Glass Door Fireplace How To Use

Glass doors should be fully open when starting a fire and when the fire is burning strongly.

Glass door fireplace how to use.

Open the flue on the fireplace. Look for a metal lever usually on the upper right. Build a fire with dry seasoned firewood and kindling or fire starter bricks then close the metal mesh screen but leave the glass doors open. First open the flue.

If you are new to fireplaces stick your head in the box to verify it is. Custom made glass doors are being prepared for all types of fireplaces especially the masonry and factory built types. For wood burning fireplaces some masonry doors can be gasketed for an extra tight seal. When burning gas logs in a wood burning fireplace the glass doors should always be fully open when the gas logs are burning.

Make sure anything that can burn. Even some of the simplest doors have an upscale and sleek look like the ez fireplace door below. Behind the doors there should be a wire mesh fireplace screen. I ve seen people add custom design features as well making the doors look more upscale.

The glass doors should be closed as the fire dies down to minimize the amount of room air going up the fireplace chimney. When using gas logs fire glass or modern gas media the doors must remain fully open at all times while in use. Check to see if they need repair such as tightening the screws or track cleaning before starting your fire. Convenience and safety are what you can expect from these glass doors.

Open this as wide as you can. Always keep the screen mesh on your fireplace closed when using the fireplace to guard against sparks popping out of the firebox area. Tinting the glass on your doors can reduce the visibility of things like ashes or soot smoke stains. Nobody really use their fireplace doors correctly.

Open both the bi fold doors using the handles.