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 If
you have a fireplace, then it is a good idea to invest in glass
fireplace doors. Why? Here are some of the top reasons why you should
invest in glass fireplace doors:
- They can be very attractive and striking additions to your overall
fireplace/home décor.
- They increase energy efficiency in your home. How so? Good
glass fireplace doors act as a barrier between your home and your
chimney. Without glass fireplace doors, heat is lost up the chimney
– basically, in winter, you are paying money to heat your
chimney. During the summer months, you pay to cool it!
Other things that you should know about glass fireplace
doors:
If you use glass fireplace doors to enclose a wood burning fire
and you leave them closed while the fire is burning, you are going
to need to clean ash out of the vent after every few times of use.
The vent is important – it allows your fire to burn just outside
air so that all of the warm air from the inside of your home can
not escape up through your chimney.
- Use only glass fireplace doors that can withstand very high
heat. Other doors can crack when put under the pressure of high
heat. Ceramic glass is stronger than tempered glass in this sense.
- Ceramic glass fireplace doors allow radiant heat to pass right
through and are highly heat resistant. Of course, for these benefits,
you are going to have to pay more than you would for tempered
glass.
- Tempered glass fireplace doors block much heat from getting
into the room. Of course, tempered glass fireplace doors can still
improve the efficiency of your fireplace by reducing the excess
airflow that plague open fireplaces. If you have a choice, though,
go with ceramic glass fireplace doors.
- Make sure your glass fireplace doors are properly fitted to
your fireplace – you want them to be tight and well-sealed.
- Of course, the better sealed your doors are, the dirty they
are going to get. You may have to spend extra time cleaning the
soot off of well sealed glass fireplace doors – you do not
want to ruin your view of the fire.
- One way to keep the glass of your glass fireplace doors clean
is to install a glass airwash system.
- Although glass fireplace doors are effective at keeping children
and pets out of the fire and the fire out of your living room,
realize that they can still pose a hazard – children can
still get burned, simply by touching the glass or metal. Make
sure that your children are well-versed in fireplace safety. Also,
until your children are old enough, you may choose to only run
your fireplace when they are not home or have been put to bed.
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