door gasket, good cleaning, should be it

[gyingling]

I replaced the door gasket on my stove the other day, was looking worn, and was getting a soot line from one corner of the door. Put the new gasket in place, ran the stove and the glass is staying cleaner, everything looks better.

I have noticed since that the heat output is about 4-5 degrees less than before I replaced the gasket. Same pellets, same fire setting. That doesn't make a lot of sense.

Would it make sense that I need to adjust the slider damper now that the stove is burning "tighter" with the new gasket? I don't have a magnehlic yet, but the flame doesn't look bad. Any thoughts?

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Readjust the damper for a proper flame.

If you changed the damper trying to compensate for the bad burn you need to readjust it now that you have corrected the real cause of the problem.

 

[Don2222]

Hello

Also good to do the dollar bill test to assure the door is properly adjusted after the gasket was installed.

 

[gyingling]

I didn't make any adjustments to the stove, only changed the door gasket. On the second day of burning, the temp crept back up a couple degrees. I did give it a good cleaning, pipe and all. Maybe that had something to do with it. Sometimes this stove makes me shake my head. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Don2222]

I didn't make any adjustments to the stove, only changed the door gasket. On the second day of burning, the temp crept back up a couple degrees. I did give it a good cleaning, pipe and all. Maybe that had something to do with it. Sometimes this stove makes me shake my head. Thanks for the replies.

What I meant by adjustments is:
If the Dollar Bill test fails, then you need to adjust the door hinges so it closes more tightly on the door gasket.

 

[gyingling]

I didn't make any adjustments to the stove, only changed the door gasket. On the second day of burning, the temp crept back up a couple degrees. I did give it a good cleaning, pipe and all. Maybe that had something to do with it. Sometimes this stove makes me shake my head. Thanks for the replies.

What I meant by adjustments is:
If the Dollar Bill test fails, then you need to adjust the door hinges so it closes more tightly on the door gasket.

Thanks, I didnt mean anything by the comment, Smokey had mentioned the damper, so I was catching it all together.

My door doesn't appear to have a hinge adjustment, it just rests on two pins that are welded to the firebox. Although an adjustment would be nice. This is also my first year using a pellet stove, so I am on a bit of a learning curve.

Thanks for your advice.

 

[Don2222]

I didn't make any adjustments to the stove, only changed the door gasket. On the second day of burning, the temp crept back up a couple degrees. I did give it a good cleaning, pipe and all. Maybe that had something to do with it. Sometimes this stove makes me shake my head. Thanks for the replies.

What I meant by adjustments is:
If the Dollar Bill test fails, then you need to adjust the door hinges so it closes more tightly on the door gasket.

Thanks, I didnt mean anything by the comment, Smokey had mentioned the damper, so I was catching it all together.

My door doesn't appear to have a hinge adjustment, it just rests on two pins that are welded to the firebox. Although an adjustment would be nice. This is also my first year using a pellet stove, so I am on a bit of a learning curve.

Thanks for your advice.

On your stove check the door handle to assure it closes tightly.