PE BAFFLE GASKET

[flapper]

Hello all,

I have a PE Summit Classic its on its second heating season and have a question about the baffle gasket.
- How do you know when/how often the gasket needs to be changed?


Thanks

 

[begreen]

I just changed mine for the first time. The stove seemed to be burning too much in the back. When I pulled the baffle, there was virtually nothing left of the old one. I put in two layers of gasket and the stove seems to be burning a bit more evenly without the activity at the back.

PS: The baffle assembly is heavier than it looks! Be prepared once you're handling its weight.

 

[Hogwildz]

I am my 3rd season burning a Summit. I have replaced the gasket every cleaning. Most will find that will be the case for them also.
The gaskets while relatively inexpensive, just do not hold up. I got tired of ordering & replacing them, so I made my own out of standard 3/8" stove rope gasket.
Here is a post with a picture of the one I made in it.
Custom rope gasket

BG, to this point, the stove still gets secondary back at the rear of the baffle(single gasket, doubled gasket, rope gasket). If its getting that with the 3/8" rope gasket I used to make the baffle gasket, I don't think it will stop.
I also did the double up of the stock one. I noticed on my baffle, the surface that mates with the vertical channel, has a minor imperfection and is not perfectly flat in one corner.
At this point, I don't know how well the rope gasket is holding up, I won't know until next cleaning, which will most likely be fall, unless we get the snow melted off the roof & a decent day.
If it works out and stays intact, I'd be happy to make and send any other Summit or T6 owners one of my version of the baffle gasket, or explain to them how to make their own. They are simple to make, and if it doesn't disintegrate, it will eliminate the constant need to change them. I found I don't mind the secondary burn off in the back. There is no lack of secondary in front & bottom, and it seems to help the wood burn more evenly.

 

[flapper]

Hogwildz,

Maybe you should contact PE with your 3/8 rope idea. Maybe they will pay you for your idea.
I would not mind some directions on making one of those.


Flapper

 

[iceman]

LMAO!! i doubled up on the factory gasket and i can see one hanging back there... i must've put to much wood in at one time! i honestly don't know if its worth the headache ... i went without one and i can tell a little more secondary back there but don't know if its really affecting anything or maybe the wood was drier dunno just know when the summit gets going "back away from the door with your hands up"

 

[karl]

Mine hasn't had a gasket in it this whole heating season. Works fine.

 

[CK-1]

Installed a new gasket a few months ago. The old one was completely gone. Will be making a kaowool gasket before next winter..

 

[GaryS]

I have a 8-9 year old PE Model 27 and have no idea what a baffle gasket is. Any links to pictures?

 

[Hogwildz]

I have a 8-9 year old PE Model 27 and have no idea what a baffle gasket is. Any links to pictures?

Scroll up to my previous post, click the link, and there is a pic of one in that thread. Its has a quarter laying inside it.

 

[GaryS]

I have a 8-9 year old PE Model 27 and have no idea what a baffle gasket is. Any links to pictures?

Scroll up to my previous post, click the link, and there is a pic of one in that thread. Its has a quarter laying inside it.

Thanks for those pics. I need to check some things out on my stove. 1. There is no metal on top of my baffle insulation. It's just exposed on top. 2. The tab in the back of the baffle has no pin holding it down/back. I wonder if it ever did or if I lost it. I'll look to see if I'm supposed to have a baffle gasket.

When the fire gets hot, my baffle doesn't seem to sit very tight on the rails. Would it be warped? I don't get the secondary flames I used to.

Time to get out the owners manual.

 

[Hogwildz]

I have a 8-9 year old PE Model 27 and have no idea what a baffle gasket is. Any links to pictures?

Scroll up to my previous post, click the link, and there is a pic of one in that thread. Its has a quarter laying inside it.

Thanks for those pics. I need to check some things out on my stove. 1. There is no metal on top of my baffle insulation. This is basically a s.s. heat shield to protect the blanket. It's just exposed on top. 2. The tab in the back of the baffle has no pin holding it down/back. Is there a hole for a pin to go into? If so, you can make one or prolly get an OEM one cheap. I wonder if it ever did or if I lost it. I'll look to see if I'm supposed to have a baffle gasket.

When the fire gets hot, my baffle doesn't seem to sit very tight on the rails. Would it be warped? I don't get the secondary flames I used to.
You may have a mild steel baffle that PE used to use for their baffles. Now they are S.S. and still sag, but it has not affected performance in my case.
You could always see if PE offers a new version, or in the off season, take to a nearby welding shop & have them fab you a new one. Have you ever pulled the baffle out and inspected?
Are the holes clogged up or open? Also take the baffle out and vacuum out the vertical channel it sits over top.

Time to get out the owners manual.

 

[GaryS]

Thank you. I have had the baffle out once and I think the holes are still open. The tab does have a hole so I'll check that out.

Time to take it apart again.

 

[CK-1]

Thank you. I have had the baffle out once and I think the holes are still open. The tab does have a hole so I'll check that out.

Time to take it apart again.

take pictures and post them if you run into any problems...

 

[GaryS]

My wife must've been cold because she had the stove loaded up before I got home so I didn't get a chance to take the baffle out. Anyways, if you look real close, keep your eyes crossed and hold your tongue just right, you can see a horizontal jet of flame coming out from under the back of the baffle. I'll let the stove cool down and take a good look at it. Maybe it will get above freezing by April.

 

[Hogwildz]

My wife must've been cold because she had the stove loaded up before I got home so I didn't get a chance to take the baffle out. Anyways, if you look real close, keep your eyes crossed and hold your tongue just right, you can see a horizontal jet of flame coming out from under the back of the baffle. I'll let the stove cool down and take a good look at it. Maybe it will get above freezing by April.

They all do that. Even mine with a 3/8" rope gasket as a baffle gasket. No biggie.

 

[begreen]

Mine was doing the before I put in the new gaskets and afterward did that for about a day. Then it stopped and hasn't done it since.