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Broken glass on stove, can I use it as an open fire

  • 04-03-2016 7:27pm
    #1
    stecleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭


    Hi all, I didn't search, sorry!

    Basically I'm a numpty and broke the glass on the door of my stove. Cant get new glass until monday

    Just wonder would a small fire like an open fire be safe? I can't see why not....
    It's our only source of heating in the house so a small enough fire to heat the rads could make enough of a difference this weekend so the OH won't kill me


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  • #2
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,378 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Make sure any flue damper is fully open, you have enough ventilation (maybe even open a small window a tad) and have a working carbon monoxide alarm.

    If all the above, I would chance a small fire.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



  • #3
    stecleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭stecleary


    CM alarm sitting on the fireplace so if that goes off i'll kill it off. the risk out ways the looks and silence


  • #4
    pajosjunkbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭pajosjunkbox


    I have a broke glass on my Stanley oisin a few months back. Still not fixed. Glass still in place but with big crack and hole in it. I have been lighting every new night and no problem. I also have a CM alarm .


  • #5
    Tom44
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Tom44


    stecleary wrote: »
    CM alarm sitting on the fireplace so if that goes off i'll kill it off. the risk out ways the looks and silence

    Yes.
    The ambiance outways the risk :mad:

    co alarms are a good thing, but a bit like air bags in a car, you don't know if they'll work.
    More than likely your safe, as the hole will add a draft to the fire.
    But also leak fumes out if problem with chimney.

    I wouldn't use it.


  • #6
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    If the manufacturer has designed the stove to operate in a safe and efficient manner with a glass door, then thats the way it should be operated. Any other way of using it could potentially be dangerous so why take the risk.

    I was in a glazing shop a few weeks ago and someone was getting a new glass cut to fit his stove door. I remember the guy cutting the glass saying something about it being clear porcelain and he measured the door carefully for a good fit. Don't think he charged all that much for it either.

    Why take the chance?


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