whitfield advantage ii-t ash door not closing

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Jamoose

New Member
Dec 23, 2020
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Massachusetts
hello all,
New to the forum and after searching for an answer to this, thought I'd post here to see if anyone has some thoughts on an issue. I've noticed that the glass on the stove is blackening quickly (which is reasonably new to this stove) and after doing some web searches, learned that this is mostly likely due to an air leak in a seal. The mail door seems to be fine and the ash door is ajar. For whatever reason, the gasket seems to be binding at the hinge area making it difficult for the catch (a push-in affair) to hold the door closed. Has anyone experienced this? I have removed the gasket, scraped off any residue and reapplied the gasket to the same result. Any thoughts?

thanks!
 
May have to go with a smaller gasket in the hinge area to allow it to close and lock