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- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Path: sparky!uunet!scorn!hobbes!rogerv
- From: rogerv@sco.COM (Roger Vortman)
- Subject: Re: Cleaning Fireplace Insert
- Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
- Distribution: na
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:34:06 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.223406.3564@sco.com>
- References: <1608@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> <Nov.10.10.47.32.1992.10490@presto.ig.com>
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- >>Anyway, I had forgotten how dirty the fireplace was. More than just ashes, it
- >>has a lot of black soot on the inside. Any suggestions on how to clean this?
- >>In particular, the glass door is so dirty that you can't see inside the
- >>fireplace. I'd like to be able to see the fire when we have one! Thanks.
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- >Oven Cleaner works well for cleaning glass doors on fireplace inserts.
- >For cleaning the inside, use a wire brush. Wear a mask so you dont'
- >inhale the dust. If the fireplace is dirty, then the chimney probably
- >is too. You can buy brushes that fit the flue or you can tie a weight
- >and some rags or brushes to a rope and let it down the chimney from
- >the roof.
-
- A very simple and cheap way to do this is to dip part of a paper towel in
- water. Then dip the wet part of the paper towel in some ashes, and rub
- this onto the window. Then wipe the gunk off with the dry part of the
- paper towel. This has worked very well for me.
-
- -Roger
-