Cleaning glass on combustion heater

[Uller]

I'm sure I saw a post recently where someone asked how to clean the glass on their combustion heater, but I can't find it now.

Anyway, I saw it on an old episode of How Clean is Your House? the other day;

Scrunch up newspaper and dampen slightly
Dip damp paper in the ash from the combustion heater and use to scrub glass. Rinse & dry

[The Riff-Raff Element]

I'm sure I saw a post recently where someone asked how to clean the glass on their combustion heater, but I can't find it now.

Anyway, I saw it on an old episode of How Clean is Your House? the other day;

Scrunch up newspaper and dampen slightly
Dip damp paper in the ash from the combustion heater and use to scrub glass. Rinse & dry

It works because ash is a actually a strong alkali. Commercial prepartions use caustic soda; ash is clearly a more "ish" option. But it is worth remembering that strong alkalis corrode most kinds of glass, so the rinsing step is important.

[Thomzo]

Thanks for this. It was me that posted the original post that you can't find. I'll give this a go and let you know.

Cheers
Zoe