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["Jerry W. Shepperd" <shepperd AT austincc.edu>]

We have had a Country Flame cast iron fireplace insert for 20 
years.  Instructions say to use a wire brush to clean off soot.



At 08:47 PM 10/20/2007, you wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I bought a used Franklin Fireplace. It is cast iron on the top and
> front, sheet steel on the back. Would have preferred all cast iron,
> but this is what came to me.
>
> Anyway, there is some soot on the outside back of it, where the sheet
> steel meets the cast iron. There is a space there that had been sealed
> off. Obviously there is some leakage there. I got some gasket material
> and some stove cement to reseal this off, but want to clean the soot
> off first. What's the best thing to use to clean the soot off? I need
> to keep things as dry as possible so I don't make rust.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob - Va
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