I purchased a replacement gasket. I got it on, but now the door won't close all the way. Any suggestions? By the way, the Quadrafire website doesn't answer this question. Thanks.
Installing Gasket for Quadrafire Santa Fe
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did you buy the gasket from a dealer, or is it an aftermarket gasket. should go on real easy,it is a pita going around the corners.
there should be a adjustment on the door handle.
http://www.quadrafire.com/en/Ideas-...~/media/4102DA3D345444BBA1329FBB0915951E.ashx
there should be a adjustment on the door handle.
http://www.quadrafire.com/en/Ideas-...~/media/4102DA3D345444BBA1329FBB0915951E.ashx
These are tricky. First, make sure it's a genuine QuadraFire "tadpole" gasket. It will have a flat section that you put in the frame of the window, and that flat part is what holds the gasket in place. If you bought the gasket from a Quad dealer then I'm sure it's the right one.
There are two ways to handle putting in the new gasket. The first way is to leave it all in once piece and curve it around the corners. It works, but it also makes the gasket a bit thicker at the corners, and harder to close the door. You can also cut the gasket in three pieces, one for each side and one for the bottom (remember, the top doesn't get a gasket since it's an air wash. If you go that route, make sure you cut the corners at a 45 degree angle (think of the way three pieces of trim fit together around a door frame). The gasket will fit much better and the door will close easier.
I've done mine both ways - and cutting the gasket into three separate pieces seems to work the best. The door WILL close if you install the gasket in one piece, but it will be much more difficult - to the point that it takes a lot of force to get it to compress. Eventually over time it will get better as the gasket compresses down.
So, there's my two cents.
There are two ways to handle putting in the new gasket. The first way is to leave it all in once piece and curve it around the corners. It works, but it also makes the gasket a bit thicker at the corners, and harder to close the door. You can also cut the gasket in three pieces, one for each side and one for the bottom (remember, the top doesn't get a gasket since it's an air wash. If you go that route, make sure you cut the corners at a 45 degree angle (think of the way three pieces of trim fit together around a door frame). The gasket will fit much better and the door will close easier.
I've done mine both ways - and cutting the gasket into three separate pieces seems to work the best. The door WILL close if you install the gasket in one piece, but it will be much more difficult - to the point that it takes a lot of force to get it to compress. Eventually over time it will get better as the gasket compresses down.
So, there's my two cents.
Actually the Quad Santa Fe doesn't have cement-on gaskets. It uses a "tadpole" gasket. Looks like a regular rope gasket but it has a strip of flat gasket material that sandwiches in the door glass frame that holds it in place, no cement necessary.
Of course since this is a proprietary Quadra Fire part, they charge a nice price for it. The last piece I bought several years ago ran about $40 or $50, but that was for something like 10-15 feet. It's enough to do the door at least twice, if not three times.
Of course since this is a proprietary Quadra Fire part, they charge a nice price for it. The last piece I bought several years ago ran about $40 or $50, but that was for something like 10-15 feet. It's enough to do the door at least twice, if not three times.
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