Seems to me door seal is quite a frequented topic on this forum. Lately I've been paying more attention to different mfg doors when I visit stove shops. Very few do the tongue and groove system and fewer yet do it with radius-ed corners. A T&G system allows a good tight seal with a small 1/4" rope. And the groove shields the rope from the fire with the door open or closed. And the tongue can help stiffen the frame. All in all it seems to be the best door seal system. So why don't more mfgs use it?
BTW yes the Elm uses a T&G door seal and so far I've had no troubles with it or the door and I routinely fire my stove over 800deegres. And before you jump all over me for firing a stove that hot the Mfg says it is perfectly ok to do that. I wouldn't do that if it weren't in a basement setting though.
BTW yes the Elm uses a T&G door seal and so far I've had no troubles with it or the door and I routinely fire my stove over 800deegres. And before you jump all over me for firing a stove that hot the Mfg says it is perfectly ok to do that. I wouldn't do that if it weren't in a basement setting though.