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[bcanode]

I've got to put a new rope gasket around my door. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[coolidge]

See if you can find the silicone rope gaskets.

[mlappin]

If you can’t find the siliconized rope gasket you can make your own, scrape the old out, place a heavy bead of high temp silicone in the door track, press your new rope into the track, don’t try to stretch it any to make it go farther, instead scrunch it up a little, once the new rope is in place smear the surface of the new rope with high heat silicone then place strips of wax paper or aluminum foil over it and gently shut the door on it, open the door back up and let the silicone set for 24 hours, I’ve found this to be much more economical than buying remade rope, it is messy but works fairly well.

[RSI]

If you can’t find the siliconized rope gasket you can make your own, scrape the old out, place a heavy bead of high temp silicone in the door track, press your new rope into the track, don’t try to stretch it any to make it go farther, instead scrunch it up a little, once the new rope is in place smear the surface of the new rope with high heat silicone then place strips of wax paper or aluminum foil over it and gently shut the door on it, open the door back up and let the silicone set for 24 hours, I’ve found this to be much more economical than buying remade rope, it is messy but works fairly well.

After the silicone sets, remove the wax paper.

[mlappin]

If you can’t find the siliconized rope gasket you can make your own, scrape the old out, place a heavy bead of high temp silicone in the door track, press your new rope into the track, don’t try to stretch it any to make it go farther, instead scrunch it up a little, once the new rope is in place smear the surface of the new rope with high heat silicone then place strips of wax paper or aluminum foil over it and gently shut the door on it, open the door back up and let the silicone set for 24 hours, I’ve found this to be much more economical than buying remade rope, it is messy but works fairly well.

After the silicone sets, remove the wax paper.

Thats takes all the excitement away.

[oaky]

Wonder if a person could reapply hi-temp silicone over your silicone gasket, after a years use, if needed?

[coolidge]

I have been using my original rope gaskets, just peel out the silicone and reapply. 5 or 6 years now.

[oaky]

I have been using my original rope gaskets, just peel out the silicone and reapply. 5 or 6 years now.

Super. When you say peel out the silicone, by that, you mean peel off the slicone off the gasket while leaving the gasket intact inside the door grove?

[userdk]

Actually the new Heatmaster furnaces no longer have silicone on the outside of the nylon braid. They just apply it minimally behind it as glue and jam it in good and tight. It's air proof and does not grow "crusty" or need changed as soon. Also, have you checked if you can just adjust the door?

[coolidge]

I have been using my original rope gaskets, just peel out the silicone and reapply. 5 or 6 years now.

Super. When you say peel out the silicone, by that, you mean peel off the slicone off the gasket while leaving the gasket intact inside the door grove?

Yes that's what I have done.