I have a 3-year old Jotul Oslo, and I tested the gaskets for the first time this fall. All were tight on a dollar bill except for the ash pan door. The dollar bill in the ash pan door pulled out relatively easily. The Oslo owners manual says the seal is too loose if the dollar bill can be easily pulled out.
Since I had never replaced a gasket before, I went to the dealer who sold and installed my stove to buy the gasket and cement. I like the dealer -- he's helpful, practical, and friendly. He sold me the materials, and then replaced the gasket right there for me in about 90 seconds.
When I got home and repeated the dollar-bill test, I found that I can still pull the bill out relatively easily all the way around the ash pan door. The top of the door is a little tighter than the bottom, but no part of the door holds onto the bill very firmly.
I called my dealer back, and he checked an Oslo on his showroom floor. He said he could slide a dollar bill out of the floor model's ash pan door and maybe that was normal for an Oslo. He said he'd call his Jotul tech rep and ask. When he called me back, my dealer said that the Jotul tech rep had told him that it was normal for the ash pan door to have a looser fit than the other doors. My dealer said that means my stove is probably fine. He said if my fires behave like they want to run away that I should shut down the air, then call him and he'll come out and take a look.
I'm almost an hour away from the dealer, so we both recognize that having him come out is expensive for someone. Any advice?
Since I had never replaced a gasket before, I went to the dealer who sold and installed my stove to buy the gasket and cement. I like the dealer -- he's helpful, practical, and friendly. He sold me the materials, and then replaced the gasket right there for me in about 90 seconds.
When I got home and repeated the dollar-bill test, I found that I can still pull the bill out relatively easily all the way around the ash pan door. The top of the door is a little tighter than the bottom, but no part of the door holds onto the bill very firmly.
I called my dealer back, and he checked an Oslo on his showroom floor. He said he could slide a dollar bill out of the floor model's ash pan door and maybe that was normal for an Oslo. He said he'd call his Jotul tech rep and ask. When he called me back, my dealer said that the Jotul tech rep had told him that it was normal for the ash pan door to have a looser fit than the other doors. My dealer said that means my stove is probably fine. He said if my fires behave like they want to run away that I should shut down the air, then call him and he'll come out and take a look.
I'm almost an hour away from the dealer, so we both recognize that having him come out is expensive for someone. Any advice?