When you guys replace the door gasket, what do you do with the ends to make sure its air tight and they dont fray. How do you meet them together?
replacing door gasket
- Thread starter EJL923
- Start date
-
Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment.
We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues.
We promote the EFFICIENT, RESPONSIBLE, CLEAN and SAFE use of all fuels, whether renewable or fossil. -
Super Cedar firestarters 30% discount Use code Hearth2024 Click here
- Status
Im sure this will get trumped, but what I do is cut the ends, trim the frays, use scotch tape to bind together (will burn off first fire) and just squish the butt ends together. But then again, I also start my fires from the bottom, just because
I just did one a week ago, so this time I dabbed a little silicone on the ends of the door and ash pan gaskets. I didn't want too much on there, where it would harden into a solid blob, just wanted enough to keep the gasket from unraveling yet retain the ability to compress in the same way a plain gasket would. I'm not sure how well this will work...
Butted together in a corner? If so you would actually be butting frayed end against the side of the gasket.
Butted in the middle of a side would be a real butt joint and you could kind of splice them.
Butted in the middle of a side would be a real butt joint and you could kind of splice them.
You must have the manual dexterity of a woman!
But yeah, the door and ash pan on the Buck were butted in the bottom center.
I have two stoves and each door gasket is done differently from the factory. One in the corner and one on a side. It would appear that there are options.
i saw a tutorial on youtube, i thought the guy had a good idea. he cut the gasket at an angle where they meet up and applied cement to the ends. he placed a piece of paper on the sealing surface while it cured so the cement didnt stick to the stove. Ill probably place a piece of wax paper there until its cured, then remove it before the first fire
Alex C
Member
When i put my new gasket in the ends weren't perfect where they butted together but when I tested it with a long hot burn it seemed to perform fine without an leakage. I'm going to keep an eye on it, but thus far it seems fine.
- Status
Similar threads
