Dollar bill check...

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Coog

Coog

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Aug 28, 2012
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I want to clarify; when performing the dollar bill test to check gasket seal, how difficult should it be when pulling out the dollar bill? I have a quad 7100 and the center seal is so tight it would rip the dollar bill before it would come out. So that part is good. The area around the hinge however is snug but I can still persuade the dollar bill out with minimal effort. Is that good enough? I hate a bad seal.

Thanks in advance for your input.
 
Depends on the gasket type. The high density stuff, like my insert uses, doesn't get super tight. As long as I can't wiggle the dollar bill side to side, I am good here. The softer, lower dense stuff, will compress more, and need a lil more tightness. As long as it is snug, you should be good. If it is truly leaking, you will get one of two things or both:
1. Dark blackened glass near the area it is leaking.
2 Hard to control fires due to the added air it is sucking in.
 
Thanks for the insight Hogwildz. I think I am probably fine but want to be sure. There is a light black film on the glass this morning but I let the fire burn out last night. The film looks pretty even. Cleaner towards the top (I assume the air wash).

What does a low density and high density gasket look like? Mine looks like "threaded" material.
 
both look like braided rope. The dense stuff is just that, packed tighter and does not compress much, you can tell when you squeeze it between your fingers. I know mine comes impregnated with graphite. The less dense stuff, is lighter in weight, compresses much more when pinched, and does not seem to be wound as tight. Usually is plain white also. If you can take a photo of it, full shot and close up, and maybe we can tell from the photos.
 
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both look like braided rope. The dense stuff is just that, packed tighter and does not compress much, you can tell when you squeeze it between your fingers. I know mine comes impregnated with graphite. The less dense stuff, is lighter in weight, compresses much more when pinched, and does not seem to be wound as tight. Usually is plain white also. If you can take a photo of it, full shot and close up, and maybe we can tell from the photos.
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Up here in Canada we can't do the one dollar bill test as we have gone to a one dollar coin called a loonie, don't think it will work for this test! So with inflation up here we will go to the $5 bill test, wonder how long you will have a one dollar note!!
 
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Hogwildz said:
both look like braided rope. The dense stuff is just that, packed tighter and does not compress much, you can tell when you squeeze it between your fingers. I know mine comes impregnated with graphite. The less dense stuff, is lighter in weight, compresses much more when pinched, and does not seem to be wound as tight. Usually is plain white also. If you can take a photo of it, full shot and close up, and maybe we can tell from the photos.
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Here are some pics. What do you think?

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I do think that there is some air infiltrating at the gasket seam. Pretty noticable in first picture. I think a little sealer would take care of that.
 

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Ah, any pc of paper will do.
You just got rid of pennies too didn't you?
 
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Looks like the higher density rope to me. What is puzzling, is the gap between the vertical gasket & the door top gasket? What seals it between the two? Looks like a good 1"+ gap between the two with no gasket?
PM Scotty Overkill, he has the same fireplace and same issues I believe.
 
Ya the pictures posted do not show a good shot of the vertical gasket for the center seal. It wraps around the front. That actually seals quite well. Scotty has a Nepolean.

Like I said, the hundred dollar bill is snug but can be pulled out. I will call the fireplace store I purchased from and ask them. Scotty's issue was the center where the doors come together. I have no concerns there but still am mildly questioning the seal around the hinges. When you buy a new unit and put out the money, I tend to get picky.

Did I say one hundred dollar bill?;)
 
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Ah, any pc of paper will do.
You just got rid of pennies too didn't you?
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We' did get rid of pennies, soon won't have any currency and may have to come down to the states to get some!!!
 
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Ya the pictures posted do not show a good shot of the vertical gasket for the center seal. It wraps around the front. That actually seals quite well. Scotty has a Nepolean.

Like I said, the hundred dollar bill is snug but can be pulled out. I will call the fireplace store I purchased from and ask them. Scotty's issue was the center where the doors come together. I have no concerns there but still am mildly questioning the seal around the hinges. When you buy a new unit and put out the money, I tend to get picky.

Did I say one hundred dollar bill?;)
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the looks of your glass, I don't see anything that would indicate a leak. It does look like you have the dense gasket, so snug is all your going to need. Too tight will cause other issues. By all means check with the shop, and see what they say.
 
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