BrotherBart said:HW, the bowed mating surface on the door frame part of the stove body is exactly what I had except mine bowed in, not out. When ya put a framing square flat against it there was a bow obvious dead center in the bottom and a smaller one at the top. Same deal right up to the folding the dollar bill three or four times before resistence.
Hogwildz said:dollar bill , even doubled up can be wiggles & slid sideways in the loose areas.
BrotherBart said:Hogwildz said:dollar bill , even doubled up can be wiggles & slid sideways in the loose areas.
Deja-vu Bubba. I am having some major deja-vu here. I tried for a week to mickey mouse a solution to that and finally lugged it out of the fireplace and replaced it.
If yours is the same you can probably slide the bill in without even unlatching the door.
I am going to try to adjust the door latch, worse comes to worse. I'll call dealer and let them come up with a replacement or solution.Hogwildz said:BrotherBart said:Hogwildz said:dollar bill , even doubled up can be wiggles & slid sideways in the loose areas.
Deja-vu Bubba. I am having some major deja-vu here. I tried for a week to mickey mouse a solution to that and finally lugged it out of the fireplace and replaced it.
If yours is the same you can probably slide the bill in without even unlatching the door.
Did your glass get more creosote deposits in the leaky areas? An indicator of leakage maybe?
Hogwildz said:BrotherBart said:Hogwildz said:dollar bill , even doubled up can be wiggles & slid sideways in the loose areas.
Deja-vu Bubba. I am having some major deja-vu here. I tried for a week to mickey mouse a solution to that and finally lugged it out of the fireplace and replaced it.
If yours is the same you can probably slide the bill in without even unlatching the door.
Did your glass get more creosote deposits in the leaky areas? An indicator of leakage maybe?
Roospike said:I dont get any creosote and or deposits on the glass except the very bottom corners.
The good the bad and the ugly I'll post it if i find it so i took a stright edge to my summit and here are the pictures.
The sides are stight , the top is bowed out in the middle and the bottom is bowed in on the bottom, dont know if im more seated then you with the door gasket but one would think the door gasket would make up the difference.
thechimneysweep said:Hog,
Sorry I just revisited this thread and didn't respond before. PE stoves are shipped separately from the doors, and a little latch adjustment is almost always needed during setup. The idea behind PE's door design is that the "catch" on the stove pulls the door inward when you turn the handle, causing the knife edge around the perimeter of the door opening to dig into the door gasket. To tighten the fit, we tap on the very top of the catch lightly with a hammer, test-closing between taps until we feel strong resistance when we turn the handle. If you tap too hard, use the handle of a crescent wrench to pry the catch back out a bit.
PacificGuyInCNY said:If Tom reads this I'd be curious if the amount of bow in the front plate on Hog's stove is within typical tolerances for this unit, that is should it work fine with appropriate door adjustment. At any rate good detective work Hog you're on the way to being the resident summit expert here.
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