All,
A few nights ago I had a good fire going with the tempered glass doors closed on my pre-fabricated fireplace. Well, I guess it got too hot, after an hour or two, because one of the glass pieces shattered into small cubes. No biggie, I had a replacement, but now I have questions.
Questions:
- The fireplace has tempered glass (it is a "Majestic BR42") whose glass doors are able to withstand a documented gradual rise to 550F. Did my fire get that hot? I admit I loaded it with 4 or
- I'd like to not worry about the glass doors anymore. My choices are a) get rid of them, b) never close them, c) rebuild a *real* fireplace or woodstove, or d) get better doors. I'd like to do d) for now. If I were to replace the glass, should I simply get thicker tempered glass? Or is there some other product that is the same thickness (3/16" or 1/4" I don't know for sure) that has extra heat protection?
Thanks for any insight!
cj