Door and Window Gaskets

This is my 4th year burning in my Englander 13NC.

How often are y'all replacing gaskets??

As needed? Every other year?? Do tell.............

Thanks.

 

Hello there Whitey. After about 5 years of use, I changed the door gasket on my nc-13. Since the stove is at the cottage and we do not frequent the cottage during the winter months, I would have to say it had no where near the amount of hours that I can only assume yours does. The door handle was about bottoming out once the door was closed, so I changed the gasket.
With that being said, I'm sure that you will go ahead and replace yours. The gasket that Englander uses is what is called a "high density" gasket. It is a lot more solid than what is supplied in the wood stove door gasket kits available commonly. Order it right from Englander and save yourself the running around and trying to find the high density gasket. They offer a gasket replacement kit which includes both the door and window gasket and also the adhesive sealant for a fair price.
When you do change out the door gasket, remove the door; replace the gasket; then re-install the door and close it so as to keep even pressure against the gasket while the sealant dries/sets. I had my door at home (not cottage) and ended up with a system of boards, plywood, weights and clamps to wait for the sealant to set! Worked well.

 

Thanks so much Dave!! I'm not having any problems at all with my 13NC. The door handle bottoms in the same spot since new, and the glass seems fine. Easily controllable fires lead me to believe my gaskets are fine. Thanks for the info about the "high density" gaskets that Englander uses.

Now that I said this; mine will probably go to pot in short order.

What happens to gaskets over time??? Do they burn away?? Do they get compressed?? Do they get brittle and start flaking away???

 

Hmmm, I get about a year and a half out of my door gasket. I've noticed in pics of other people's nc30 that my door handle latches a lot lower, almost straight down when it's tight.

 

The problem I had with my gasket is that it compressed.

Dave, I have heard of people putting a cheater pipe onto the inside portion of the door handle and wiving it a little tweak to tighten it up...I opted for the new gasket.

 

Replaced my door and window gaskets today. Almost used the "standard" gasket the local stove shop sold me again. Someone around here said to use the stuff from Englander as it's gooder more dense stuff, so I ordered some up...sure enough. Here is a pic of the "standard" gasket (left) along side the stuff from Englander being squished between my fingers. And now my door latches a lot higher and has a much more positive feel.

 

Thank you for the info!!! Looks like I'll buy the OEM stuff.................................when needed!!!

 

It's called "high density" gasket. Mike Holton made me aware of it. Glad you didn't take the route I did......

 

Interesting. I have a feeling that the gasket I used to recently replace mine was the low density one also. My Quad has an adjustable catch. Over the course of 12 years I had tightened it down. When I put the new gasket in I was figuring that I was going to need to loosen it up. Not so. I figured that they were different.