Door Gasket - Pacific Energy FP30

[bcar]

I installed a new FP30 last fall, as the door latch broke in with use I started noticing it was harder to tame the fire down and keep a good bed of coals over night despite all efforts to turn air down as early as I could. This spring checked seal with a dollar bill and have pretty easy movement on the hinge side of the door.
Is a break in like this normal? I didn't expect to have to deal with the gasket after one season. Almost seams like I could just pull the gasket out and shim it 1/16th or 1/32nd along the hinge side as the gasket is not damaged and obviously isn't very old.

 

[begreen]

If the gasket is still in great condition it may be able to be plumped up a bit on the hinge side by squeezing it. Or, if it can be gently removed from the hinge side due to weak glueing, then a bead of high-temp RTV can be used to adhere it. That will build up under the gasket in that area a bit.