Do I have a gasket issue?

[whitetailscout]

So, I just ran the very first 3 bags ever through our new Enviro Empress FPI. I am burning Stove Chow, so I expected quite a bit of ash, but I was surprised to see ash that made its way through the door seal. Is this normal, or do I have a bad gasket?

 

[Wormyone]

I'm no expert but the gasket looks fine and to me it seems you had some build up that fell down when you opened the door......maybe?

 

[JDenyer236]

That ash had to have come from when you opened the door. A gap big enough in the gasket to allow ash to escape like that would have resulted in a very dirty sooty burn. Your ash looks good, you've got nice complete combustion going on there. Congrats on your new stove.