Door gasket type for - Fireplace xtrordinair 33 (Lopi Declaration)

All,
Well its time to replace the door gasket on my Fireplace xtrordinair 33 (aka Lopi Declaration).... actually it was probably time last year... but its getting done now.

The manual specifies "Door Gasket (3/8" Rope)" and they sell a part number for it. But of course I would prefer not to buy from them as its way cheaper and I will have extra material (partially for this install and maybe fore future years.

So I know the diameter gasket, and I know that it wants to be glues in with "door gasket cement" .

How hard can it be? well i was reading some threads here about high and low density gaskets, and some that have graphite in them. However I am not really sure what this is.

I was planning on buying "Rutland Inc 3/8"X84" Stove Gasket Rope 91 '

http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-Stove-Gasket-Rope-91/dp/B000FKDMN2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1346063293&sr=8-3&keywords=wood stove gasket

That should do the trick, right? I like doing my shopping on the internet, and there arent and fireplace stores close enough to home to justify the trip.

If anyone has a better reccomendation i am all ears. Buying something other than the OEM stuff sounds like a good deal (its also $7, not $25, both still need s&h too).

Second question - I am going to install it soon (september), but I wont run the stove until late october. Will this be a problem for the gasket cement?

Thanks,
Rick

I wasnt planning on replacing the glass gasket... as i assumed that its (not aware of any problems). but maybe thats a good idea. I figured that the glas gasket will last way longer than the door gasket.

so per the manual
the door gasket is : Door Gasket (3/8" Rope)
and the glass gasket is: Glass Gasket (1/4" Rope)

So i was going to buy the rutland stuff:
http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-Stove...068465&sr=8-1&keywords=3/8"+Rope+stove+gasket
and
http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-Inc-G...068954&sr=8-1&keywords=1/4"+Rope+stove+gasket

for the cement, ill get
Rutland Inc Rutland Gasket Cement 78
http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-Inc-G...346069019&sr=1-4&keywords=stove+gasket+cement

How does all of that sound? Just want to make sure I am buying the right stuff. Thanks a lot!

Well, I ordered this stuff ( http://www.amazon.com/Rutland-Inc-Gasket-Rope-96-6/dp/B000KKICBY/ref=pd_sim_hi_6 ) and it has shown up!

Removing the old gasket and cleaning it should be fine. But how to cure the cement is a bit of a question. The directions say it works best ot "air cure" it for at least an hour before firing it.

Can I let it sit a week or a month between doing the gasket and lighting the stove? should I?

There is also not much guidance for the seams in the gasket. Some people say just cut and leave them, otehrs say use cement to seal them together. others say tuck them together. watching instalations on youtube and reading about it here is again mixed.

Looking for whatever other guidance there is.

Well i replaced the gasket , test fit, cemented it in, test fit, and as I was closing the doors for the last time i saw at the top center (where the two neet up) there was an 1/8" gap between the gaskets. Well i was able to pull them slightly and get it to at least half decently seal. The gaskets do seal well, but the area i was easily able to pull a dollar bill past (even able to push it) still isnt very tight. I can pull, with decent force, the bill out.

Its good enough, better than before. not perfect. But its a fireplace, not a space craft. First 2 burns are good. I havent really fired it hard yet.