GLASS SOOTING UP ? USING TOO MUCH FUEL?If your glass is sooting up or you can't control the rate of burn this is a sure sign your rope seals need to be replaced. A stove will draw air in from where ever it can and poor rope seals effects the air wash and tertiary burn technology the stove has which means it burns more wood than necessary and blacks up the glass. Rope seals are found around the door and also under the glass on every stove. It allows the glass and metal to expand and retract under heat while still keeping a tight air seal. These harden or burn away after about a year and need to be replaced....
Another nstallation of a wood burner by The Stove House. A Parkray Slimline 5 Stove in an inglenook with a wooden beam. This Lovely country-style fireplace is now benefiting from more heat into the room rather than losing 80% of the heat up the chimney.