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Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by dieselhead, Oct 17, 2013.

  1. dieselhead

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    So anyhow another season is upon us and i was curious to see what (if any) cure you came up with to get those pesky barn doors to seal up better! I was thinking a thicker rope gasket but before i went experimenting i figured id track you down and see how you made out, no need to reinvent the wheel

    Thanks, and nice forum
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    Welcome over diesel Scotty will be along shortly.
     
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    Glad to see you brother! I just had a piece of metal made for that center seal, I'll be putting it on in the coming week or so and I'll do a thread on the job. you COULD use a thicker rope gasket in that center seal, but I opted to make a metal "lip" that I'm going to tack-weld to the inside lip of the right door where it overlaps the left door, which will pinch the center rope gasket and should get a good seal there. I also modified my air intake (draft box) to allow some air to flow into the stove, what a difference that made!!
     
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    i think I understand what your saying, thats thinking outside the the box. will kind of seal up like a ziplock bag that way. what was the need to modify the air control box? maybe i dont need more flow because my center gasket is so leaky it gets enough air from that. Defenetly will pull down a lit match when the 2ndaries are firing.
     
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    You wouldn't BELIEVE how choked down the inlet is inside the air draft box.....I'll dig up some pictures and post them here tomorrow on this thread. Great to have you here, we'll get that stove of yours straightened out.
     
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    thanks for the welcome! Ive done a few mods on my stove as far as fan control goes, getting rid of the thermostatic start, wired in a timer, new fan speed control etc. so warranty is void anyways haha! I think some hilljack logic works out better then what these engineers design sitting in some cubicle anyways
     
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    Its sad how poorly some things are designed, and the cost of the stuff it should be built to very high specifications!!

    BTW, that is an AWESOME looking hearth you got there!!
     
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    thanks, the pup agrees with you. shes always laying down next to it when the fires going, i hit her with the IR temp gun one time and she was 118° :rofl: :lol:
     
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    It amazes me how many people have to modify their stoves just to get them to run right or how they were designed.
     
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