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Order your wood stove glass here Many homes in the United States and world wide are heated by burning wood or Peat as a fuel source for heating homes. Many of these furnaces are constructed by case iron or heat treated steel. However there is always a glass product that provides a view of the flame in the burning chamber. This is not ordinary glass product. Due to the extreme heat and pressure created inside the chamber, the glass needed has to withstand high heat conditions. The glass product suited for this is a product call Pyroceram III. There are also several names given for each product and each one creates different temperature tolerances. We carry the Pyroceram III product. Pyroceram III is not ordinary glass. It is an amber transparent ceramic also known as Neoceram and other given names depending on the manufacturer. Pyroceram III has entirely different characteristics from tempered glass. Pyroceram III has a high thermal ceramic with a heat rating of around 1650 degrees and is normally used in high heat applications such as woodstoves and fireplace inserts. Fireplace doors do not generate enough heat to exceed the thermal rating so if you need to replace you fireplace door, hi strength tempered glass is you best cost effective option. However there are new fireplace door inserts. These new products are inserted into your fireplace and act as a mini wood stove. They do create enough heat for the use of Pyroceram III. So if you need to replace the glass in your fireplace swing doors, and not a fireplace insert or a woodstove, then you need a tempered product. Please click here. Pyroceram III Ceramic glass breakage usually occurs as a result of impact or the retaining hardware was too tight or during eventual thermal breakdown which can take several year or even decades. When broken it will usually just crack like normal glass. Pyroceram III is amber in color and is made of 3/16 thick glass and is the best glass product to replace for your wood stove. Order your wood stove glass here Specifications of tempered glass Specifications of Ceramic glass
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