PE Alderlea T5 Insert gasket questions

[reagib]

Bear with me, please. I'm still learning as the years go by. I didn't grow up burning wood, so this is all new to me! I have a few questions that I'll ask in a few posts.

Should my door gasket be mashed flat? I read on here someone asking if the poster's gasket gives any when you push on it....mine does not...so that's a problem, right??

I installed a new gasket towards the end of the season last year. What causes it to mash flat? Could it be that my door shuts too tight?

Thanks for your time.

 

[Woody5506]

A T5 gasket is not exactly mashed flat when its good but as it ages it will flatten out. That doesn't necessarily mean its bad and time to replace but I just have noticed it on mine.