Barrel stoves - How well do the bolt flanges seal? Ways to seal better?

[FlyFish'n]

Those that have experience with the barrel stove "kits" - how well do the bolt flanges seal? If they seal poorly - are there coatings you have used (high temp sealant of some kind - like muffler/header gasket material or something similar along the lines of RTV/caulk) to get the parts to seal better?

 

[bholler]

Those that have experience with the barrel stove "kits" - how well do the bolt flanges seal? If they seal poorly - are there coatings you have used (high temp sealant of some kind - like muffler/header gasket material or something similar along the lines of RTV/caulk) to get the parts to seal better?

I don't see that it would matter if they seal honestly the doors don't regardless.

 

[ChillyB]

That’s my experience. Flange seemed to seal well enough but the door not so much. They are a crude and inexpensive option. If I wanted to heat a lean-to I’d choose a barrel stove. Otherwise I would not bother with one again.

 

[bholler]

That’s my experience. Flange seemed to seal well enough but the door not so much. They are a crude and inexpensive option. If I wanted to heat a lean-to I’d choose a barrel stove. Otherwise I would not bother with one again.

For me there are so many cheap big old plate steel stoves around that are made to contain fire in a structure I see no reason to use a thin barrel for that purpose.