This is simply not true.
Should glass doors be closed on a firepace.
Keeping the doors open allows sufficient airflow to ensure complete combustion and to minimize the.
Glass fireplace doors are made to radiate heat throughout the room.
A fireplace uses tempered glass that is resistant to physical shock.
Standard tempered glass is made to withstand temperature up to about 450 degrees.
That is why we do not recommend closing the glass doors on a fireplace while there is a fire.
Closing the doors will stifle the fire not keep it going.
Ceramic glass is designed to withstand temperatures up to about 1400 degrees.
3 really good reasons to not burn a fire with your doors closed.
Closing your glass doors when you re not burning a fire in the hearth will actually prevent this from happening.
Fireplace dampers typically don t fully seal and so doors on a fireplace can help further reduce the loss of air up a chimney when used in conjunction with a damper.
This will help you save on heating and cooling costs.
Some common myths about fireplace doors.
A wood stove uses a pyro ceramic glass that is resistant to thermal shock.
Studies have shown that leaving glass doors closed when the fireplace isn t being used can provide the greatest heat savings.
1 you will shatter your glass doors.
The glass can shatter sending hot shards of glass into the room.
2 it is not safe.
When you use your fireplace it is best to leave the glass doors open while the fire burns.
Always keep your fireplace doors open while a fire is burning.
Keeping my fireplace doors closed will make my fire burn longer.