Stove Glass Air Wash Explained

A stove with an airwash system will tend to have a cleaner more see-through window. In non airwash stoves tar is deposited on the window when fuel is burnt (especially wood) darkening the stove glass or making it black.
Airwash stoves take in air from above the stove window and pass (or 'wash') it over the surface of the window. This helps keeps the flames and glass in the stove off the window itself as there is a layer of air protecting it. Less tar is deposited keeping the window cleaner.