Door Gasket Needs Relacement

Got up in to the 60s today so decided to change my door gasket.

This little guy made quick work of cleaning the gasket channel...



It even cleaned the corners nicely...



Pile of old silicone...



New gasket in...looks like I'll have to trim some excess silicone...



How long do you guys usually let it set up? The container said 24 hours before exposing to water. I have no plans of drenching it anytime soon.

 

Smart call in the wire wheel. Had I used that, it would've made my door gasket job easier. Put the door on the hinges, put up a piece of newspaper to keep the cement from goobing up your stove, and close the door latch. Ideally let it sit overnight for 24 hrs, but different cement/ glues have different set/ use times. If it says nothing about not using it right away, then go ahead. I did with mine.

What cement/ glue did you use? Rutland?

I won't be using the I've I used before on my next job. It's too runny and my door is impossible to have all three sides flat on a bow front door. I need one more like an RTV gasket sealant.

 

I used some that I got from SBI last year. Englander sent some with it but the SBI stuff had a max of 650*. The Englander silicone was 500*. I didnt realize it was red until after I started though

 

Well here we are about 10 years after my last gasket replacement and it was pretty raggedy , especially around the latch and getting hard to control the stove , it definitely had some leaks around it.
More pretty cold weather coming up around here , good day to do it today before the cold gets here , 37 °F here today
I had everything I to do the job on hand ready to go when needed , wire wheel , drill motor , gasket cement and of course door gasket
It's been setting up for about a hour and a half , The Meeco's Red Devil gasket cement says it needs to set up for two hours but I won't start a fire until 11:00 PM

 

I just did my stove door gasket again. Quadrafire says that it takes 3/4" for my 4100 quadrafire. No, It doesn't. 1/2" barely allows the door to latch when the gasket is brand new. I'm sure it'll squish in a little, but even as it is it will be fine, a bit stiff with the latch for now.

I found this brand of rtv style gasket cement on Amazon. It's rated for 2000° degrees, black, and made by Midwest Hearth. I'll remember to buy this again. It's way better than the red stuff or the clear non rtv type cement. Well, at least in application and color.

 

IIRC, some there is a difference in door gaskets.

Some are round rope and some are flat.

 

That and some round gaskets are hollow and some are solid. Quadrafire doesn't mention anything except 3/4" gasket. I ran into this last time I replaced the door gasket. This new one is real nice. Better than the last one and the cement I ordered is better. I checked on it this am before going to work. Looks like we're having our first fire in the stove tonight. Windy and a frost warning tonight.

 

My door gasket is going on 4 years now and It is in great shape, Got my gasket from a Lopi dealer near me, It takes a 7/8"

 

I think mine is about that old. Maybe older since I changed it last. But I used an even smaller diameter one than the 1/2" one that I just used the other day. The 1/2" one I just used seems bigger than 1/2" though. The old one was leaking and failed the dollar bill test in a few spots. The new one passes that test everywhere. Being a bay, bow door it's a little trickier than a typical flat door.

 

Just read this thread; this summer I noticed my glass gasket was getting worn called Woodstock to ask the size.. Tom (owner) when you come to family reunion drop door off. $12 dollars to do window and door gasket as I waited.. that’s a winner right there! 10 minutes