I have read about the topic, wood touching the (ceramic) glass, and there doesnt seem to be a concensus.
I have a FPX 33 and due to the shape of the firebox really am forces to load E/W (parallel to the doors). This means, that on occasion wood will fall against the doors. My thoughts on the topic are
1) this will leave the doors blackened. I do not care about this, it will burn off and i dont bother cleaning the doors anyways.
2) If the log were really to hit the door, the impact could break the glass, I think this is unlikely, at least for me. The impact isnt substancial.
3) I am not talking aobut closing hte door onto a log/split and breaking it that way.
If I notice a log is resting against the glass (after it fell into place) do I bother opening it up to fix the issue? Is this a concern that the temperature differential on the glass will cause it to break?
I do not think it is a problem, it has happened to me before, but i am still concerned about it.
I would appreciate your thoughts on the topic.
Rick
I have a FPX 33 and due to the shape of the firebox really am forces to load E/W (parallel to the doors). This means, that on occasion wood will fall against the doors. My thoughts on the topic are
1) this will leave the doors blackened. I do not care about this, it will burn off and i dont bother cleaning the doors anyways.
2) If the log were really to hit the door, the impact could break the glass, I think this is unlikely, at least for me. The impact isnt substancial.
3) I am not talking aobut closing hte door onto a log/split and breaking it that way.
If I notice a log is resting against the glass (after it fell into place) do I bother opening it up to fix the issue? Is this a concern that the temperature differential on the glass will cause it to break?
I do not think it is a problem, it has happened to me before, but i am still concerned about it.
I would appreciate your thoughts on the topic.
Rick