Wood burning stove Door gasket.
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Don't know "expected"; I get a couple years from mine. We burn daily for six months a year or so.
Do you have to load through the door? If so I'd think every year or 2. My stove loads through the top so I rarely open the doors but my top gasket takes a beating.
3 seasons of over 5 months continuous burning and about 2 months of a fire or two a day (nearly 22 cords total) on the Drolet Legend 3 and I may "just" be seeing signs of replacement required. I have adjusted the door once in that time for a snugger fit, which was last fall. It will probably last one more season as a guess. Last night was the first night without a fire since fall. We will need a few more fires yet.
I have a spare gasket and silicone on hand...have had since the stove was new.
I have a spare gasket and silicone on hand...have had since the stove was new.
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I don't think i replaced my jotul 3 gasket more than 1 time in over 15 years of daily burning.
I'm on year 4 with the jotul F400 i got used.
I bet it's the original factory gasket, I have not replaced it. It is still in great condition.
I'm on year 4 with the jotul F400 i got used.
I bet it's the original factory gasket, I have not replaced it. It is still in great condition.
Thanks, bud, I’m trying to get it ordered now. Mine fell off yesterday just alil bit when I was cleaning the stove..
That gasket should seal using the method I described. On the drolet's (my two anyway) the splice is in the bottom centre, so the foil overlay which I wrap from the inside to the underside of the doorframe cannot be seen from the outside unless you are laying underneath the door.
The drolet's glass is sealed by a separate self-adhesive gasket and a steel wrap that wraps both sides of the edge of the glass and the whole glass, gasket, and frame is held in place by clips around the perimeter.
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It might just need a re-glueing in that location if the rest is still holding well. Use a little red RTV if that is the case. Let it set up for 24 hrs.
Whitenuckler
Minister of Fire
There are many brands. If you search RTV Silicon Red you can pick it up or order anywhere.
The local hardware stove probably has some. Permatex makes it.
Hey, I just got the oem door gasket when I put the red rtv and how do I apply it in straight lines ? does it need to be heat cured ? Or can I just close the door and let it set for 24 hours?
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Whitenuckler
Minister of Fire
Here is some info I posted which will help. I had some other comments too.
I also posted a link on a pellethead video you can watch.
Because the one I got is this one I got it from the dealer. That one you have to heat cured it.
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Whitenuckler
Minister of Fire
When you get your original gasket off you will see what the factory used (if it's new). Some will use the cement and some will use RTV. The directions for the cement are on the tube. If you use RTV that is on my post. From that video I posted I am getting the impression that RTV lasts longer.
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