I use just plane ole water in a squirt bottle. Make it a stream not a mist spray. I leave gas logs on while doing the cleaning. Or, second method is let them cool down completely and just brush the soot off with a soft bristle brush or even say a 4 inch wide paint brush. Quite common for soot buildup. DON't try the squirt method if you are using the really light ceramic logs. They'll crack instantly
You don’t need anything special. Literally take the log out of the fireplace and rinse it with cold water in the sink. The soot literally washes off down the drain. It couldn’t be any easier than that.
Yeah, but that requires disassembling your fireplace. I don’t know about you, but for me, it take time and fiddling around to get the logs set just right for the best flame pattern.
@embersliving What is the actual fire place used in this video in the beggining along with the log selection? looking to buy this exact one now for my home!
It creates soot because it’s open to the house. What that means is the fire is burning whatever is in the air in your house. Could be dog or cat hair, could be chemicals, you could have essential oils burning in the house, it burn those fumes as well. That’s also why you usually have a odor with vent free log systems.
so there is no way to prevent soot with gas open fireplace? i thought soot free was one of the advantages of gas...does it just need more oxygen? why doesn't it form in gas inserts? would it form if they didn't have glass fronts for instance? I think you should do an experiment with an insert and taking the glass off and on....just an idea
Considering the gas fireplace is supposed to look like a wood fire, soot is not realistic. Maybe you haven’t seen may wood fires. Wood will burn to charcoal, then white ash. It will not leave a layer of soot on areas of log that don’t appear burned. The type of soot NG leaves is a flaky, almost styrofoam texture. You don’t get that on wood. Over time this soot can get rather thick which doesn’t look realistic at all.
It’s mineral wool, also called rock wool. Yes, it is used as insulation especially in high heat areas due to its flameproof nature. It’s also used as sound insulation.
I’ve used it in past. It really does work.
nice
Thank you for the helpful video. Is some soot on logs, bad for your health?
You should clean them yearly
I use just plane ole water in a squirt bottle. Make it a stream not a mist spray. I leave gas logs on while doing the cleaning. Or, second method is let them cool down completely and just brush the soot off with a soft bristle brush or even say a 4 inch wide paint brush. Quite common for soot buildup. DON't try the squirt method if you are using the really light ceramic logs. They'll crack instantly
You don’t need anything special. Literally take the log out of the fireplace and rinse it with cold water in the sink. The soot literally washes off down the drain. It couldn’t be any easier than that.
thanks for the tip
Yeah, but that requires disassembling your fireplace. I don’t know about you, but for me, it take time and fiddling around to get the logs set just right for the best flame pattern.
This didn’t explain why the soot appears but only how to treat it
depends on the product
Is it normal for them to blacken?
yeah its super common
Will this work on white birch logs?
I think so
@embersliving What is the actual fire place used in this video in the beggining along with the log selection? looking to buy this exact one now for my home!
Astria citadel
the remover product is no longer available on Amazon, do you have another one ?
jut re posted it
It creates soot because it’s open to the house. What that means is the fire is burning whatever is in the air in your house. Could be dog or cat hair, could be chemicals, you could have essential oils burning in the house, it burn those fumes as well. That’s also why you usually have a odor with vent free log systems.
nice
What fireplace is that?
this is the ASTRIA Plantation
Thx! Love those big open fireplaces
Can this work on white logs ?
yeah but they are more sensitive of course
so there is no way to prevent soot with gas open fireplace? i thought soot free was one of the advantages of gas...does it just need more oxygen? why doesn't it form in gas inserts? would it form if they didn't have glass fronts for instance? I think you should do an experiment with an insert and taking the glass off and on....just an idea
some are worse then others
My fireplace does not have glass. The logs still collect soot over time.
Because it’s open to the air in the house, so it burns that and create soot.
I use a toothbrush and a Shop-Vac. I’ve never heard of this spray before.
hmm
Doesn't soot indicate an incomplete burn? Perhaps a blockage somewhere?
John Lamb it would if we had a sealed unit. But open units like this tend to all do it, wherever there is flame contact with the logs
Video title says WHY it happens not How to Clean. Misleading.
ok
Very misleading
Gets NG fireplace setup for realistic looks, then complains of soot which is realistic, lol.
thanks so much!
Considering the gas fireplace is supposed to look like a wood fire, soot is not realistic. Maybe you haven’t seen may wood fires. Wood will burn to charcoal, then white ash. It will not leave a layer of soot on areas of log that don’t appear burned. The type of soot NG leaves is a flaky, almost styrofoam texture. You don’t get that on wood. Over time this soot can get rather thick which doesn’t look realistic at all.
❓What are the ‘fuzzy’ cotton-shaped things in a gas fireplace? They kiind of look like a tiny piece of insulation found in an attic
kind of like steel wool that glow
It’s mineral wool, also called rock wool. Yes, it is used as insulation especially in high heat areas due to its flameproof nature. It’s also used as sound insulation.
Literally looks exactly the same Bruh.
ha ok
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How about soot on the glass
that you will want to use a ceramic glass cleaner