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[DeerMeadowFarm]

In preparing for the upcoming burning season, I need to replace my door gasket on my E-Classic 2400. This past spring in Bangor, I was talking to the Portage and Maine guy (he may have actually been the president?) and he pointed out the gasket material they use on their doors. He suggested I see if I can use that same material on my Central Boiler door instead of the fiberglass rope gasket that I currently end up replacing almost every year. Unfortunately, I can't remember the supplier who makes it for them. I wrote it down because I knew I wouldn't remember.....but....I forgot where I wrote it down.
Does anyone know? Is there something better to use?
Thanks!
Rich

[slimjim]

Call Brian at the P and M office himself and they will retail t to you, its pricey but worth every penny.

[mlappin]

I can't remember the supplier who makes it for them. I wrote it down because I knew I wouldn't remember.....but....I forgot where I wrote it down.

Rich

Getting there myself. I have a 4” rephasing hydraulic cylinder in the shop to rebuild, got it out and cleaned it up, got the bag of seals and O-rings I bought this last spring when I rebuilt another of those. Had the bag in my hand, then the wife needed something, then the cell rang, then somebody stopped in for a few round bales, that bag is gone now. I’ve spent more time looking for it than it would have taken to reseal the cylinder. I’ve looked in my tool box, in the shop tool box, on the shelf where bearings and seals are kept, in the parts washer, under the parts washer, behind the parts washer, in the Polaris Ranger, in the skid steer, in both my adult beverage refrigerator and the one I keep welding rods and mig wire in, on the floor, under the welding bench, under the other benches, in the bolt bin, its gone, it had to grow legs and walk off on its own. Did find a few other things that have grown legs, but not that stupid bag of o-rings, seals and back up rings.

[aarmga]

Are you guys talking about the silicone door gaskets?

[slimjim]

Well, some of us are.

[DeerMeadowFarm]

Call Brian at the P and M office himself and they will retail t to you, its pricey but worth every penny.

Thanks! Do you know if it'll work in my CB door? Are the grooves in the doors for the gasket materials a standard size?

Well, some of us are.

Yup, Marty is either trying to make me feel better for my lack of memory, or he's trying to justify his own! 

[mlappin]

Yup, Marty is either trying to make me feel better for my lack of memory, or he's trying to justify his own! 

Both actually

 Still haven’t found that bag of packings and seals

[aarmga]

Set it on the bale?

[mlappin]

Nope, all bales are in the hoop buildings where they belong, it’s a long walk back to those.

[Gunpowder]

Yup, Marty is either trying to make me feel better for my lack of memory, or he's trying to justify his own! 

Both actually

 Still haven’t found that bag of packings and seals

They were in your shirt pocket. Your wife found them in the lint trap. She put them in the trash which you hauled to the dumpster.

[mlappin]

Actually, I found em. I left em on the welding bench which has the big vise on it, I planned on carrying all the parts from the parts washer to the welding bench to reassemble. While I was taking care of other things/loading hay Father needed the bench to cut/grind something on, he actually moved em instead of filling the bag of seals full of sparks/grinding dust. This may be the first time in history he’s actually moved something instead of blowing sparks all over it.

[aarmga]

Glad to hear you found them!

[patvetzal]

What about coating one surface with good quality grease then giving the other surface a heavy coat of high temp silicone? If there is any hinge adjustment, back it off before closing the door for a day....
Did this on an airtite woodstove once and it worked ....

[userdk]

   We've been using the silicone permeated braid for a bit now for all of our door gasket replacements and in any kits we send out.

[userdk]

Some pics.