Dollar bill test
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Is is pretty much non-adjustable. As the rod end from the door handle progresses down the "wedge" inside it tightens up the door seal. With a new stove and gasket it should not make it half way down the wedge before the door seal is tight.
One of the reasons it is important with the Englanders to not use the low density gasket material from the hardware store but to use the high density stuff like they come with. The low density won't let the door seal get tight before the adjustment runs out. Not something that is part of the issue in this case but something owners of the stoves need to know.
One of the reasons it is important with the Englanders to not use the low density gasket material from the hardware store but to use the high density stuff like they come with. The low density won't let the door seal get tight before the adjustment runs out. Not something that is part of the issue in this case but something owners of the stoves need to know.
Gaskets? What gaskets? My stove has gaskets? LOL
seriously, I have been running my stove now for almost 4 years with no gaskets... So I went out, bought a gasket kits, put it on, and realised my one door is actually warperd =( soooo I added a lil bit more gaskets material to that door to shore it up a bit...
New problem tho... Now, I have to relearn how to operate my stove again LOL!
seriously, I have been running my stove now for almost 4 years with no gaskets... So I went out, bought a gasket kits, put it on, and realised my one door is actually warperd =( soooo I added a lil bit more gaskets material to that door to shore it up a bit...
New problem tho... Now, I have to relearn how to operate my stove again LOL!
~*~Kathleen~*~ said:
It does not need an adjustment mechanism. Get on that phone teach. Something is rotten in Denmark. Them ole boys in Monroe, VA with the southern accents will fix ya up. Get that sucker fixed before the serious cold is biting the young'un's toes.
I love my 13, Lowes Summer Heat, Englander..But I can also turn my door handle 360. It has a sweet spot??...problem???
If I can turn the door latch 360, do I have problem?
If I can turn the door latch 360, do I have problem?
Since I didn't burn last night, the house was a cool 54 °F this morning and everybody was cranky.
I called ESW and got some advice similar to what Pen posted. I added a small piece of pipe on the inner door latch. Problem solved. House is nice and warm.
I called ESW and got some advice similar to what Pen posted. I added a small piece of pipe on the inner door latch. Problem solved. House is nice and warm.
Whoa..
I think Pen used a piece of pipe, as a lever, to bend his catch for a snugger closing. I don't read your version that way.
I think Pen used a piece of pipe, as a lever, to bend his catch for a snugger closing. I don't read your version that way.
Yes, he gave me two options. Bend it like Pen. Or fit the pipe on to eat up the extra space. Sorry I wasn't clear.
Seems like Englander QC needs to be tightened up a bit here, as well as the stove door. Not all people would be as astute to recognize this issue or as capable as you Kath.
It sounds like there will be more folks discovering this problem. Can you provide a little more details and a picture of the fix for others to find in the future?
It sounds like there will be more folks discovering this problem. Can you provide a little more details and a picture of the fix for others to find in the future?
I started a thread about the same thing as far as a leaking gasket in a stove (nc-13) I purchased in Jan 2010. You could clearly see on the glass where the air is coming from and I know I was burning plenty hot enough. After reading this I looked at my lever and found it to out of "square" and bent it back with pens method, no problem, but didn't fix it.
I will be replacing the gasket shortly and the place where the two ends meet I'm gonna notch them in a way that they fit together with out an end to end fit, to rid myself of any potential gaps.
I will be replacing the gasket shortly and the place where the two ends meet I'm gonna notch them in a way that they fit together with out an end to end fit, to rid myself of any potential gaps.
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The handle on my 13 will also go 360, and it dont take much muscle.pen said:
How long was your pipe, I have tried bending mine with a pipe wrench and it hasnt made any difference.
And I should trying to bend it back towards the door, correct?
Thank you for any advice..
Pipe is about 2 1/2 feet long. I simply put gloves on, held the outer handle / door for support (get a helper w/ ove gloves on if you can even) and then the other hand on the pipe which was on the inner latch. Basically, just get leverage on that bad boy but support it.
Again, you shouldn't have to do this on a new stove. I did it because my stove is used. Defiantly call ESW.
pen
Again, you shouldn't have to do this on a new stove. I did it because my stove is used. Defiantly call ESW.
pen
Pen thank you for your quick reply..
This is the second year burning thise stove.
You are bending this in, correct?
Thanks again.
This is the second year burning thise stove.
You are bending this in, correct?
Thanks again.
r dubya said:
Well, w/ the door open, I am actually bending the round-stock latch out, so that when closed, it will push against the metal wedge in the stove harder.
If you are looking for a metal pipe, look in your closet. I've got black metal pipes for hanger rods. Or if you have a floor jack in the garage, a handle from one of those will work.
pen
I put something like this in that inner latch
http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Grade-1CPL5-Nipple-Black/dp/B001NPIRNS
but 1/2' was too big so I jammed a screw in there.
http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Grade-1CPL5-Nipple-Black/dp/B001NPIRNS
but 1/2' was too big so I jammed a screw in there.
hey k...think you could send some of those dollar bills up here so i can try that test??? is that you in the pic? sure looks like a home made hat that you're wearing...is there anything you can't do???
wth is a yooper and no I didn't make the hat. It was made by Guatemalan toddlers for pennies a day. No dollar bills necessary.
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