Some common myths about fireplace doors.
Glass doors on wood burning fireplace open or closed.
A fireplace uses tempered glass that is resistant to physical shock.
Make sure anything that can burn.
99 of the time your fireplace doors should be open when you are burning a fire.
In the off chance you have.
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.
At chimney safety institute of america we commonly get asked about whether homeowners should leave the glass doors on their fireplace open or closed.
This is simply not true.
Closing the doors will stifle the fire not keep it going.
That is why we do not recommend closing the glass doors on a fireplace while there is a fire.
This will help you save on heating and cooling costs.
A wood stove uses a pyro ceramic glass that is resistant to thermal shock.
Closing your glass doors when you re not burning a fire in the hearth will actually prevent this from happening.
Glass fireplace doors are made to radiate heat throughout the room.
In retrospect keeping your fireplace doors closed during the hotter months curtails warm air from entering your living space through the chimney when you re running the a c.
The better the airflow is the better and longer your fire will burn.
Keep in mind the glass used with a wood stove is different from that used with a fireplace.
First open the flue.
It s recommended that glass doors on a wood burning fireplace are left open during a fire.
Heat is not meant to be radiated through tempered glass doors.
Always keep your fireplace doors open while a fire is burning.