Weak U. S. Dollar strong gasket

[adrpga498]

Well, the shoulder season is still here, 65* yesterday and I needed to do something constructive rather then look at a cold stove and JETS football. So, I performed the dollar bill test on the old 2 door castine. Each door was tested with the bill in 4 differnt locations. Only 1 of the 8 areas was a little less the very tight. With this in mind I guess I won't replace door gaskets until maybe next fall. Not wanting to JINX myself but I haven't had to make any repairs on this stove since I purchased it in 2001. Any thoughts as to how long gaskets usually last before needed replacements? Thanks for any info.

 

[edthedawg]

My sweep told me he is recommending the Hearthstone get new gaskets every 2 years. i'm of similar opinion, now seeing how my side door gasket is looking. i'm more disturbed by a wonky hinge pin that seems insistent on walking north every few weeks...

 

[adrpga498]

Well, my air control has been very accurate and consitant when burning. With this in mind I'd just rather leave well enough alone, although I do believe I've lucked out going 8 years without a hitch.

 

[LLigetfa]

It's obviously going to vary by brand of stove and whether the gasket is OEM or third party. The OEM gasket on my RSF lasted about 10 years (with periodic adjustments) but the Rutland gasket I used for replacement sure won't last. I was adjusting the door periodically with the OEM gasket to compensate for wear until I ran out of adjustment range necessitating replacement. When I installed the Rutland gasket I fully expected to have to back off the adjustments but that didn't happen. Now the Rutland has worn enough in less than a year that I had to modify my stove to allow more range of adjustment. Looks like I need to go back to OEM or replace the Rutland every year or two.

Despite the strong Canadian dollar, it failed the test.

 

[adrpga498]

It's obviously going to vary by brand of stove and whether the gasket is OEM or third party. The OEM gasket on my RSF lasted about 10 years (with periodic adjustments) but the Rutland gasket I used for replacement sure won't last. I was adjusting the door periodically with the OEM gasket to compensate for wear until I ran out of adjustment range necessitating replacement. When I installed the Rutland gasket I fully expected to have to back off the adjustments but that didn't happen. Now the Rutland has worn enough in less than a year that I had to modify my stove to allow more range of adjustment. Looks like I need to go back to OEM or replace the Rutland every year or two.

Despite the strong Canadian dollar, it failed the test.

Thanks for your input and reply

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I wondered the same thing late last season, and ended up getting some gasket from my buddy at the stoveshop that was flat with self-sticking adhesive on it. I simply put a few strategically placed pieces of this gasket over the existing gasket that had been "weak" on the dollar bill test, and it has held up just fine. You also can glue it on if you'd like with gasket adhesive. The main thing is that you aren't getting excess air intake that will make your fires burn hotter; I don't have that problem-in fact, I can use a little more draft. This has worked well for me, so I thought I'd suggest it to you.

 

[madrone]

My gasket is 10 years old, and has one less then tight spot, but not bad enough to replace. I don't have any issue with draft. I may replace it next year, but only because I'll replace the glass as well. I'm sick of looking at the sandblasted ducks on my glass.

 

[adrpga498]

I wondered the same thing late last season, and ended up getting some gasket from my buddy at the stoveshop that was flat with self-sticking adhesive on it. I simply put a few strategically placed pieces of this gasket over the existing gasket that had been "weak" on the dollar bill test, and it has held up just fine. You also can glue it on if you'd like with gasket adhesive. The main thing is that you aren't getting excess air intake that will make your fires burn hotter; I don't have that problem-in fact, I can use a little more draft. This has worked well for me, so I thought I'd suggest iI simply put a few strategically placed pieces of this gasket over the existing gasket that had been “weak” on the dollar bill test, and it has held up just fine. t to you.

I like your idea of replacing over a small section rather then a total remove replace. I may try that when the time comes. Thanks again

 

[Corey]

I tried the test, but something seems to have gone wrong...

Does the stove need to be out first?!?

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I wondered the same thing late last season, and ended up getting some gasket from my buddy at the stoveshop that was flat with self-sticking adhesive on it. I simply put a few strategically placed pieces of this gasket over the existing gasket that had been "weak" on the dollar bill test, and it has held up just fine. You also can glue it on if you'd like with gasket adhesive. The main thing is that you aren't getting excess air intake that will make your fires burn hotter; I don't have that problem-in fact, I can use a little more draft. This has worked well for me, so I thought I'd suggest iI simply put a few strategically placed pieces of this gasket over the existing gasket that had been “weak” on the dollar bill test, and it has held up just fine. t to you.

I like your idea of replacing over a small section rather then a total remove replace. I may try that when the time comes. Thanks again

It has worked just fine for me; in fact, I am going to go with it this season as long as it is working. My stove is a Dovre Aurora, and the door is adjustable as well as the latch, which can be really, really tricky to line up, believe me. If I put a whole new gasket on, I'd probably pull what hair I have left out because it is almost "too adjustable". The current gasket has been on for years, is pretty flat but passes that dollar bill test, so my buddy at the stoveshop said "let it be; you keep fooling with the door and you could get a stress fracture". Whether this is true or not, I'll stay with the old gasket and "patch" when and where it's necessary. Good luck!

 

[PA. Woodsman]

My sweep told me he is recommending the Hearthstone get new gaskets every 2 years. i'm of similar opinion, now seeing how my side door gasket is looking. i'm more disturbed by a wonky hinge pin that seems insistent on walking north every few weeks...

My stove has two hinge bolts that "pop up" from closing and opening the door. I simply get a big, long nail, put the flat head part on the bolt and tap the nail part with a hammer-this pops them back into place for awhile.

 

[flash49]

I tried the test, but something seems to have gone wrong...

Does the stove need to be out first?!?

Yeah..It works better if no fire in stove....unless you have money to burn.

 

[firefighterjake]

I tried the test, but something seems to have gone wrong...

Does the stove need to be out first?!?

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I'm curious on how the new stove will do with gaskets but our last stove went 6 years one time, 10 years another and 7 years another. Why the difference? I have no clue. Perhaps the hardware store bought at different places? Don't know.