Fire rope hanging down from inside flue collar

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We recently had the chimney to our wood stove replaced. Last week we noticed a piece of fire rope about 9in long hanging down inside of the stove from what were guessing is the flue collar.

What are the safety concerns for not having this fixed? Do the people who installed need to come back and fix this?

[Hearth.com] Fire rope hanging down from inside flue collar
 
Curious. Is the flue collar fit quite sloppy? Is the door gasket fully intact and in place?

Some stoves have lid gaskets. What is the stove make and model?
 
Curious. Is the flue collar fit quite sloppy? Is the door gasket fully intact and in place?

Some stoves have lid gaskets. What is the stove make and model?
Rope on the door is fully intact and in place. Stove is a Dutchwest 2462. I'm not sure if the flue collar fit is sloppy.
 
That’s a pretty thick gasket if they were trying to take up a little play between stove and liner/pipe.