T5 gasket problem

[madison]

Semantics?

I was a little perplexed and actually called Rutland when the "adhesive" supplied with the white rope gasket failed so rapidly. They seemed clueless. That adhesive was rated to 1000 degrees.

The adhesive supplied with the graphite kit had completely different physical properties, and was rated to 2000 degrees per the labeling on the tube.

 

[Hearth Mistress]

Hum. I just looked at the tube of the Rutland cement I used to replace my gasket and it says its good up to 2000 degrees. If this is cement, what is adhesive? Does it matter?

 

[begreen]

I think you're fine. In the Rutland gasket kit packages they include cement. Myself, I prefer to use the more liquid form of adhesive like this product:

(broken link removed to http://www.rutland.com/productinfo/stove-gasket-adhesive.html)

madison is right. I just went out and checked the product I use and they call it cement, go figure. Worked fine on the 602. I just redid the gasket on it this weekend.

http://www.usahardware.com/inet/shop/item/83620/icn/20-794859/meeco/110.htm

 

[madison]

800 degree rating: (broken link removed to http://www.rutland.com/back/tds/document_30.pdf)
That is the stuff that did not last - was very thin.

The Rutland "Black" 2000 degrees,shown in picture above, small tube came with graphite kit, very thick: (no link at rutland) (broken link removed)

 

[begreen]

The Thermoseal gasket "cement" I have been using is rated @ 2000. It's a medium viscosity and works well. Some folks are using high-temp red RTV and say it's working well for them too. That stuff is only rated to 600F, but it seems to work.