Volgerzang 5790 Door gasket issues, looking for advice.

[Joe.G]

Hi, I replaced the door gasket on my Volgerzang 5790 , It calls for a 5/8 gasket which I purchased a Rutland local and it seemed small int he channel, Door latch pressure seemed about like the one I replaced ( I did not glue it in or do dollar check as it seemed small in channel ) I picked up a 3/4 Rutland and it fits in the channel nice but it seems to be sitting to deep in channel and not enough material sticking out to seal. I did glue this one in and had to tighten the latches one turn to have some pressure. It failed the dollar test on top of door with no resistance at all.

I did order the factory 5/8 and I am waiting for it to come in. I also ordered 1 x 1/4 flat gasket that I was thinking of putting on the unit it shelf and having the door gasket and this gasket what do you guys think of this idea?

The 3/4 feels softer then the 5/8 both by Rutland, The gasket on the door was hard but I am not sure if that was because of age. Should I try a 7/8th?

What are signs of a bad seal, the fire seems bigger and maybe more erratic but I did also clean the stove.

Thanks

 

[Joe.G]

SO I ordered a few different gaskets one being labeled factory replacement for my stove which says its a low/Med Density 5/8 by 6 ft. The OEM Replacement is bigger then the Rutland 5/8 but not as dense and it is closer in size to the Rutland 3/4 and it is harder as the 3/4 from rutland seemed soft. I made sure to not strech it when putting it in the channel I am letting it dry for 24 HRS ( not really cold here today anyway ) and I'll fire it up tonight, the Dollar bill test which I can only test on the bottom and the top has some resistance on the top ( with 3/4 rutland it had zero as there was a gap ) and the bottom is tight. The top of the stove where door seals is bowed in a lot of it is making contact now. So we shall see, my glass was getting black very quick in weird patterns after door gasket replacement. Hopefully this fixes that issue and the stove can get back to being the work horse it has been. Last time I replaced gasket I used Copper RTV this time I used the cement that came with it and I probably should have stuck with the RTV it was easier to clean up and I think it sealed better.