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Post by Coalfire » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 6:48 am

Anyone prefer a certain brand over another. gotta put some new gasket on my stove, never liked the stuff that was on it from new way too hard. I had gotten some stuff at a Harman dealer once and commented how spongy it was compared to the stuff that was on the Harman I was working on at the time. Salesman said yeah, "it works alot better cause it is softer than the stuff Harman uses and will flex alot longer." I made the mistake of not asking what brand it was :?

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Post by Beeman » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 7:10 am

Coalfire, why not call the people at DS Machine and ask exactly what they recommend for your stove? I was there recently and they have a nice supply of gasket material in all sizes. You could swing over and pick some up--only 40 minutes away. Good luck!

 
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Post by Coalfire » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 7:14 am

Beeman wrote:Coalfire, why not call the people at DS Machine and ask exactly what they recommend for your stove? I was there recently and they have a nice supply of gasket material in all sizes. You could swing over and pick some up--only 40 minutes away. Good luck!
Yeah I know, been there a couple of times. I just never liked the gaskets on the stove from new, and now the hooper gasket is seeping a little. I got some before that were more soft and flexible and the doors closed like butter after I put them on.

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Post by Cap » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 7:27 am

Hi Eric.
I always thought the gaskets start out soft but become hard with heat, age & use? I never saw a difference in brands. I only know Home Depot brand or buying it off of a roll from a dealer.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 8:16 am

I'll agree with cap, but what the hell, we could always complicate the hell out of gaskets also. :clap: toothy

 
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Post by lowfog01 » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 8:51 am

I'm with Eric - I've noticed a difference among gasket brands and buy mine off the roll so I can feel the difference. I like a tighter weave. My personal opinion is the tighter weave makes a better seal and that gives me peace of mind. I've actually shopped among stove stores to get what I consider a better gasket. Sure it's a small detail but as we all know attention to details smooths the bottom line. Take care, Lisa

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 9:00 am

Point being, what does it look like at the end of a couple, three seasons?? Everything looks real pretty/ functional on the shelf/ roll.


 
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Post by coalkirk » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 9:29 am

What makes the gaskets hard is the sodium silacate they sell to install the gaskets. Don't use it. Permatex ultra black is the way to go. Works much better.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 9:44 am

Yep, that's what I use CK, thanx for the tip. ;)

 
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Post by fastcat » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 11:12 am

lowfog01 wrote:I'm with Eric - I've noticed a difference among gasket brands and buy mine off the roll so I can feel the difference. I like a tighter weave. My personal opinion is the tighter weave makes a better seal and that gives me peace of mind. I've actually shopped among stove stores to get what I consider a better gasket. Sure it's a small detail but as we all know attention to details smooths the bottom line. Take care, Lisa


Now here is what I've been waiting to hear from someone, how true, detail detail detail. Thumbs up for Lisa. :clap:

 
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Post by Coalfire » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 12:34 pm

freetown fred wrote:I'll agree with cap, but what the hell, we could always complicate the hell out of gaskets also. :clap: toothy
That is great fred I want to complicate the hell out of it :lol:

Anyone that has a TLC2000 should know how dumb the handle design is, well when I went to the Harman dealer they said the gasket they use is differant than what Harman uses. Point being there was a big differance in the spongyness of the gasket, and the dealer said that this works best cause it is easier to close the door and you don't have to turn on the handle so hard, that is what I want to get for the DS

So it seems we are split down the middle, perfect, I will go to that dealer tomorrow to get some gasket and see what they use vs what DS uses

Now if we can get whistlenut in here yet to say we don't need 40 pages on Ahs puff backs or wet coal we'll be set :lol: :poke:

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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 1:03 pm

Come on Eric, somtimes discretion begets wisdom. ;) So much of coal burning is personal choice after researching & coming up with ones individual preference. That's why the FORUM is here. :) Seems like life has always more or less been divided based on age. The ollder it seems one gets, he has learned to use everything but the OINK, where-as it seems that the younger generations have to know WHY the OINK even exists & where does it come from & why. :clap: toothy

 
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Post by Vinmaker » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 2:23 pm

I really never even noticed the difference. Just been buying my off the shelf as a kit comes with the glue and everything. Made by Rutland if I remember right. I'll need to look into that permaflex stuff. Never knew there was another option. Is that the stuff they use to glue on the front fire bricks? I noticed that the front is not held in by a metal angle iron the top but rather held with a type of adhesive.

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Post by MURDOC1 » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 2:30 pm

Eric, so right you are... There is a difference, the difference is in the specified density of the gasket itself... Almost all of the gasket manufacturers offer any given size gasket in 3 different densities, low/medium/high...

 
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Post by Vinmaker » Sun. Dec. 04, 2011 2:40 pm

So what density is best then?


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