Gaskets

[RORY12553]

Got new gaskets for around the side door, front door and ash pan door of a Heritage Hearthstone.

1. Should I take the doors off to replace the gaskets?
2. How long should I wait to put the doors back on after replacing the gaskets?
3. Anything I should be aware of before I do this? Spent a few bucks for the gaskets so don't want to mess it up.


Thanks!

 

[BrowningBAR]

Got new gaskets for around the side door, front door and ash pan door of a Heritage Hearthstone.

1. Should I take the doors off to replace the gaskets?
Not necessary, but you can if you want to.

2. How long should I wait to put the doors back on after replacing the gaskets?
At least one hour.

3. Anything I should be aware of before I do this? Spent a few bucks for the gaskets so don't want to mess it up.
Scrape out the old cement with a wire brush.

Thanks!

 

[Pallet Pete]

Rory I usually take the doors off my stove (no matter what I am using for heat at the time) as it makes it much easier and gives good leverage for scrapping. I would read the directions on the cement as I have used a couple of kinds ad they where all different. browning Bar is right use a wire brush it works the best.

Good luck
Pete

 

[Locust Post]

What I used this year worked really well. Small wire brush wheel on my drill. Be careful not to get the gaskets saturated as when it drys they will be brittle and hard. You want to use just enough to adhere them. I think it works better to put the adhesive on the stove and then attach the gaskets.

 

[charly]

Got new gaskets for around the side door, front door and ash pan door of a Heritage Hearthstone.

1. Should I take the doors off to replace the gaskets?
2. How long should I wait to put the doors back on after replacing the gaskets?
3. Anything I should be aware of before I do this? Spent a few bucks for the gaskets so don't want to mess it up.


Thanks!

In the past I've used a Dremel tool with a wire brush bit or a cordless drill with a wire brush attachment to remove the furnace cement. Made it very easy to have a spotless grove. Also I've always used just dabs of high temp silicone, instead of furnace cement, worked fine. Besides, 99% of the time door pressure is holding the gasket in place, plus the next time you change the gasket, the silicone is a breeze to remove. Worked well for me.

 

[Fsappo]

I have used the small brush on a drill trick also. Before I do, I find that in a lot of cased most of the loose stuff will just flake off. I tap that stuff off first just to lessen the amount of crap flying around.

Also, all the cleaning of the channel that you do wont mean much if you dont blow out the lose dust and stuff thats left over.

 

[charly]

I use a little alcohol or contact cleaner on a lint free rag and wipe the groove clean. I once made a silicone gasket for a good size door on an outdoor wood boiler I use to have. Worked great and lasted for years. I took the door off laid it flat. When it came time for a new gasket, I went one size smaller. After installing the gasket I filled the rest of the groove with HT silicone, was about 3/16th's of an inch deep. Took a putty knife and smoothed it all even with the frame of the door, let dry for 24 hours. Worked great, stayed nice and pliable for years plus no creosote would stick to the gasket. I should add to use the silicone like I did, the stove body needs to have a lip sticking out, to seal into the gasket. Face of the stove can't be flat. Mark of AHONA heating did sell me a fully impregnated silicone rope gasket for a Paxo 60 boiler I use to have. Those would be sweet for any wood stove. They never harden. They were all 1 inch that he sold.

 

[katwillny]

I recently replaced the Gaskets on my pellet stove and i took the door off and placed it on a flat surface, makes it easier to work. I scraped off the old cement with a flat head screw driver being very carefully. I gave it a good cleaning with a clean rag dipped in rubbing alcohol. It does a good job at cleaning the old dirt. I put the door back on in probably half hour and closed it tight. Waited a good 4 to 5 hours before i fired it up.