cannon
Member
Here is a picture of what you are dealing with.Underneath the door gasket are the studs and nuts that hold the glass and glass gasket in place. The door gasket is a high density gasket and lays on top of the studs and nuts. Since the door gasket is high density it does not conform down around the studs and nuts but lays on top of the studs and nuts. So the gasket does not get a complete seal against the door.That's the first leak. When the door is closed against the stove,the door gasket comes in contact with the flange on the stove which is supposed to seal any smoke from getting out or any air getting in.But what happens when you close the door and latch it against the stove, the flange on the stove is centered over the studs and nuts on the door. If you removed the door gasket and put the door back on the stove and closed it,you would see that there is little room between the studs and nuts and the flange on the stove. Almost no room for a gasket. So when the door is closed with the gasket in place, the flange on the stove pushes against the studs and nuts and flexes the the door enough that it pushes the glass retaining bracket and works the glass loose and causes another place for a leak.Blaze King ground the the top of the studs off on my last door to help get a better seal but it didn't help.What they need to do is redesign the door so the studs and nuts are not under the door gasket.