When burning gas logs in a wood burning fireplace the glass doors should always be fully open when the gas logs are burning.
Wood burning fireplace doors open or closed.
Tempered glass that comes standard on most fireplace doors will shatter once it reaches temperatures of 450 degrees.
Wood burning stoves are not designed to be used with the door open.
You can close the glass doors on the fireplace after the firewood has turned into ash or small coals.
Build a fire with dry seasoned firewood and kindling or fire starter bricks then close the metal mesh screen but leave the glass doors open.
This results in a dull blaze with little heat output.
If the doors are closed you are losing all of the fireplace s heat.
It also makes your wood last much longer.
Closing your fireplace doors doesn t make your fire burn longer.
First open the flue.
Fire administration usfa states that.
Fireplace doors should always be kept open while a fire is burning.
Oxygen is a key element in healthy burning fires.
And be sure you re keeping an eye on that wood fire.
Knowing how a wood stove works is key to understanding why using your stove you should have the door closed at all times.
When a fire is burning your fireplace can reach temperatures up to 1200 degrees.
Doors on a fireplace that use tempered glass are more susceptible to shatter due to high temperatures from a fire and so it s recommended to always keep fireplace doors open when having a fire.
It s recommended that glass doors on a wood burning fireplace are left open during a fire.
A wood fire left untended isn t safe.
The glass doors should be closed as the fire dies down to minimize the amount of room air going up the fireplace chimney.
Make sure anything that can burn.
Keep your doors open like this ez door steel shown to the right.
Simple to install in 3 easy steps these fireplace doors add warmth elegance and safety to your hearth and are fully assembled.
Allowing your fireplace doors to remain open will promote better airflow.
If your fireplace doors are shut oxygen cannot reach the flames.
The premium mesh panels located behind the doors should always be closed and glass doors opened when you have a fire going.
Wait for it to have burned out before heading to bed.
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Glass doors should be fully open when starting a fire and when the fire is burning strongly.
Burning a fire with the doors closed gives you more controlled combustion and drastically reduces heat loss.