# How do you clean the window on your fireplace insert?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-the-window-on-your-fireplace-insert/827463>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 9, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-the-window-on-your-fireplace-insert/827463 "2019-01-09T12:34:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-the-window-on-your-fireplace-insert/827463/21 "2019-01-12T06:19:52Z")

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I never clean my glass, it’s pretty much self cleaning. If I leave a piece of wood too close to the glass it will develop some soot but a hot fire will take care of it. Something is wrong with the airflow. Do you get smoke waterfalls pouring down the front of the glass sometimes when you light it up cold?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-the-window-on-your-fireplace-insert/827463/22 "2019-01-12T06:31:25Z")

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> [@sitchensis](#):
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> I never clean my glass, it’s pretty much self cleaning.

> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> I think heat will be your friend… I burn hot fires and it does the trick.

^This.

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**Author:** ![HotDogWater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/35a633/32.png) [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-the-window-on-your-fireplace-insert/827463/23 "2019-02-01T17:21:16Z")

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Hi folks, OP here. Reporting back that I have a new way to clean the fireplace insert glass…it’s the Red Devil Fireplace Glass cleaner that **aspenglow** recommended. Nice and easy, just spray on and wipe off. Even the heaviest deposits wipe right off with this sodium hydroxide based spray!

Question answered, ignorance fought.

Oh, and I am also opening the damper a scootch which makes the fire burn a bit hotter. Seems like the deposits are lighter that way. Thanks all who helped me out!

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-the-window-on-your-fireplace-insert/827463/24 "2019-02-01T18:49:02Z")

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Oh, I am so happy to have helped! That Red Devil stuff is the shizznit, for sure. 🙂

And thanks for providing the feedback, **HotDogWater** – it is appreciated!

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