I think this would apply to any pellet insert or stove. I have a Quadrafire Castile insert, and I was cleaning it today, and when wiping off the glass I happen to notice a very very tiny mark, or what I had thought was a piece of debris on the window glass. I picked at it with my fingernail thinking it was some carbon, or dirt, but upon looking very closely , and feeling it with my fingernail, I notice that its actually in the glass, like a very small chip or mark.
I have no clue how it got there, I've never hit the glass or scratched it with anything other than paper towel to wipe it off. The mark is about 1/8 inch long by about 1/16 inch wide, its very small and not deep at all. Its just deep enough so that I notice the slight roughness if I pick at it with my fingernail. I tried using a razor blade thinking it would lift off but its actually in the glass. This mark is about 2 inches from the edge of my door frame, and you cant really see it much unless you look for it.
My question to all of you who are familiar with the tempered glass door material is, how safe is it to operate the unit with a mark in the glass? There are no cracks, or deep chips just this mark that I noticed, but it has caused me some concern, as I'm not sure just how this tempered window glass reacts if it has a chip in it. I certainly wouldnt want to hear a breaking sound while the unit is burning, and I dont know much about the glass or how strong it is or isnt.
Thankyou for your thoughts, I have the Castile on, and burning now and it seems ok, the window gets VERY HOT, so thats why I'm concerned. Thinking maybe it should be replaced, but then again its not showing any sign of cracking at this time.
Nicholas,
I have no clue how it got there, I've never hit the glass or scratched it with anything other than paper towel to wipe it off. The mark is about 1/8 inch long by about 1/16 inch wide, its very small and not deep at all. Its just deep enough so that I notice the slight roughness if I pick at it with my fingernail. I tried using a razor blade thinking it would lift off but its actually in the glass. This mark is about 2 inches from the edge of my door frame, and you cant really see it much unless you look for it.
My question to all of you who are familiar with the tempered glass door material is, how safe is it to operate the unit with a mark in the glass? There are no cracks, or deep chips just this mark that I noticed, but it has caused me some concern, as I'm not sure just how this tempered window glass reacts if it has a chip in it. I certainly wouldnt want to hear a breaking sound while the unit is burning, and I dont know much about the glass or how strong it is or isnt.
Thankyou for your thoughts, I have the Castile on, and burning now and it seems ok, the window gets VERY HOT, so thats why I'm concerned. Thinking maybe it should be replaced, but then again its not showing any sign of cracking at this time.
Nicholas,