Need help with breckwell door gasket

[sinjun]

Hi. I have a Vermont Cast and I relaced what I thought was the correct size rope for the door and noticed a huge gap between the left side of the door at the seal and the stove where the seal is supposed to seat?..The door pin holders are adjustable so I moved them in as far as they go and still no seal. The rope that I took out sat partly in the grove/ channel and mostly out but I can't get the same seating.

Isn't the door gasket supposed to seal tight all the way around..( i'm sure that this is a dumb question..?)
I thought the spec was for 5/8 rope but either I am seating it wrong or it needs to be much larger rope?

You would save me if you can help.

Thanks

 

[imacman]

......I thought the spec was for 5/8 rope but either I am seating it wrong or it needs to be much larger rope?........

What does the parts list in the owners manual say?

 

[sinjun]

All I can see is a Breckwell part number. C G 050...I read here somwhere that it was 5/8 but it does't look that way now.

 

[jtakeman]

Can you measure a piece of the old rope??

That should get you close.

Its always best to order the exact Breckwell parts when you can.

Edit: 5/8 look correct.

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jay

 

[Wood Heat Stoves]

(broken link removed to http://woodheatstoves.com/how-to-replace-a-door-gasket-on-a-wood-stove-p-12076.html)
door gaskets always have more adjustibility than people think, i get asked these questions many, many times every day, so i made a video

 

[GregM]

Remove the door (it lifts off) and turn in the 2 door posts equal amounts and put the door back on. This should reslove the probelm of the gap, you can also remove washers on the door latch to adjust that side