Thanks to the members here, and the whole forum, the break in of my Jotul f118 cb went very well, *except*, the door gasket came off in a couple of places. I'm very bummed about it, as it snowed last night and is supposed to be cold for the next few days. I was hoping to be up and running a few weeks ago, but one thing after another has been holding it up. Finally everything is done with the installation, and the stove worked very nicely for the break in fires. I guess the cement wasn't properly cured or something -- maybe being stored in the cold ? Who knows why the cement failed, but I was going to try to fix it with some cement but the gasket sort of broke up as I was trying to get the clumps of old cement off of it. That happened Saturday night, and the dealer is closed Sunday and Mondays, and I don't even know if they have the gasket for this stove in stock. I was sooo close .... I'm trying to be patient. Thanks again to Craig and everyone here at the forum, and also to everybody who replied to my earlier newbie queries!!