Anyone use plain old rutland furnace cement to put door gaskets on with? I realized that's what I used when I put mine on and now I'm hoping it stays lol
I didn't know there was another way. It's what I did to my Oslo last year, a quick bead to hold the gasket on and then pressure to hold it in place??
Never tried that, always gasket cement. Rutland furnace cement will crack after so long but depending on thickness you may be ok. You'll know soon enough but you sure don't want to pull it off and waste a new gasket. Might not be a bad idea to go ahead and get another gasket to have on hand just in case it gives you trouble about the same time you leave the door hanging open all night.
On a serious note I really do think it would be good to have a back up in case it fails in the dead cold.
Meh, I tried both gasket and furnace cement to hold a door gasket in place on a prior EPA tube stove and the stuff was as brittle as a pretzel. You can get mini tubes of red RTV....a thin bead of that stuff all the way around the gasket channel and it ain't coming out until you scrape it.
This is what I get and use, from the stove dealer with my gasket http://www.amazon.com/IMPERIAL-MANUFACTURING-STOVE-GASKET-CEMENT/dp/B00GRBK4LQ
Isnt the red rtv only good to like 600f? The stove door will get way over that when you let itgo nuclear
The IMPERIAL MANUFACTURING STOVE & GASKET CEMENT is rated 2,000 Degrees Fahrenheit, that's what ya need
The rutland stuff the OP used is rated to 2000 degrees. I think he's good to go. I use the rutland gasket cement that comes with the gasket. It works fine and is easily removed with a wire wheel (when replacing gasket) from my experience.
When you try to remove it, it sure seems to be the same stuff. The gasket cement appears to be thinned a little. Buck 91 gaskets were siliconed. Silicone in the copper tube is 700 intermittent. Then I've seen some 1000 degree silicone. Guy at Buck told me they use 650 in the plant.
They make 1,000° high temp silicone. That's what I use. Been on my 30-NC for over 2 years now. Sticks like glue. I've used it on pellet stove door gaskets as well. Holds just fine. The only problem is clean up when you replace the old gasket. But a simple wire wheel cleans it right off.
