Stove gasket to plug gap, or...

[nola mike]

I have a small gap in my stove between the secondary air channel and the secondary burn baffle. This is a recurring problem that I have fixed with stove cement in the past, however if the baffle gets knocked or moved, the repair fails. I need something flexible to stuff in the hole, but wasn't sure if stove gasket would be up to the task. Any other solutions?

 

[begreen]

It's worth a try. If the gap is narrow, try a bit of flat, door glass gasket. Or make a gasket from some 1/8" ceramic fiber gasket material.

 

[nola mike]

Yup, it doesn't need to seal it completely (all though that would be best), any decrease in air flow there would help. I just didn't know if the gasket material would hold up to back of the firebox heat, or if there was another material that would be better. If not I'll probably stuff the gap and then coat with some cement anyway.

Ha, just found my post from 5 years ago with the same question. I know that I partially disassembled it last season to fix it as well. Now that I know exactly where it's leaking I think I can fix it without actually taking apart anything that will need resealed.

Post in thread 'Alternative to stove cement?'

Dec 1, 2020

Try JB W eld extreme heat

Looked at that. Looks like it cures hard. Ended up just using stove cement again. Applied a bunch of it and then smooshed the manifold to the baffle before bolting. Hopefully that will spread it out. Also had a bolt broken towards the rear, which was causing the manifold to sag. Was able to drill it out and replace. And we're back online.

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