Replaced the Door Gasket

[Shawn]

Hi,

I just replaced the door gasket in my Lopi Freedom Bay. How long do I need to wait before having a fire? Directions on the adhesive just say stove should be fired within 30 days.

Thanks.
Shawn

 

[Highbeam]

24 hours is what I've read.

 

[Woody Stover]

I've got a tube of Rutland Hi-Temp Stove and Gasket Cement right here; Says 'allow to dry for 1 hr. then fire for final cure.'

 

[Ashful]

The idea is to have it dry and set before you fire, typically a few hours. I usually wait 2+ hours, and have had no issues.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

We usually wait 4 hours before building a very small fire. Let that cool a bit then fire it right up.

 

[HaTaX]

I let mine sit overnight and then had a small fire with top temps pretty darn low and the blower on high, after that I went for a 500F temp on top with the blower at a lower speed, and finally a 650F temp with the blower off, each time the stove was cooled to under 200F before re-lighting. There was some furnace cement I wanted to cure at the same time so I kinda went OCD on it...

I think their general instruction is that it gets at least 1 low temp cycle before being baked at 500F+, it's not something that needs to be perfect to get a good cure out of it.