Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: DeerMeadowFarm on August 25, 2017, 06:54:36 AM
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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
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Call Brian at the P and M office himself and they will retail t to you, its pricey but worth every penny.
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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.
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Are you guys talking about the silicone door gaskets?
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Well, some of us are.
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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! ;D
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Yup, Marty is either trying to make me feel better for my lack of memory, or he's trying to justify his own! ;D
Both actually
Still haven’t found that bag of packings and seals
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Set it on the bale?
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Nope, all bales are in the hoop buildings where they belong, it’s a long walk back to those.
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Yup, Marty is either trying to make me feel better for my lack of memory, or he's trying to justify his own! ;D
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.
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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.
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Glad to hear you found them!
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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 ....
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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.
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Some pics.
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Its messy, but you can make your own silicone infused door gasket, put a big ole gob of silicone in your hand and work it into the rope, then some more, when your done you should have as much silicone all over yourself as the gasket, think packing wheel bearings the old fashioned way. It’s messy but not near as expensive as buying pre siliconed fiberglass rope, I can’t help it being tight, Grandma on my Dads side has some Dutch in their somewhere.
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I got my nuflex high temp black delivered today. My 1 inch rope gasket came last week. Do you think I should try to make my own silicone infused rope and just place that in the g200 door channel or should I go back to factory design and just fill the channel with silicone after adding the rope and run a putty knife around to even it out? On a side note should I leave the door open for a day to cure or should I put wax paper around the door opening and close the door and let it cure that way.
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Well….on my waste oil boiler I just laid a nice fat bead of red silicone in the groove, then placed the rope in it, then filled it up with silicone and struck it off with a putty knife dipped in soapy water, then you place strips of wax paper over it and gently close the door until I felt some resistance to get an impression in it, then prop the door open to cure. DON’T latch the door or you’ll just start out having to adjust it right off the get go. From looking at the door gasket straight from the factory I’d say they skip the step of making an impression and just strike it flat with a putty knife and let it cure.
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I agree with Marty, don't close it.
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Sounds good. I will just strike it off flush and leave it open.
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I always liked to close it with a release agent (grease, wax paper) just to get an impression. If you use too much silicone you might not get the door closed once it hardens.