Midwest Hearth Wood Stove Replacement Gasket for Woodburning Stoves - Graphite Impregnated Fiberglass Gaskets (5/8" x 1/8" x 84" Flat)

After 4 years, it was time to replace the door gasket on our Quadra-Fire 2700i (ACC) wood-burning insert. The door failed the "dollar bill test" in multiple places.After looking up the Quadra-Fire part number for the door gasket ("832-1680 door rope"), I found that it was 3/4" diameter gasket. While the price on the Midwest Hearth gasket was excellent, the finished gasket after installation was obviously too small diameter, and resulted in an even worse door seal than I originally had with my 4 year old OEM gasket. Please see the attached picture of the new gasket, compared to the 4 year-old gasket from our wood-burning insert.Guess I'll have to waste my time pulling out the "new" Midwest Hearth gasket, cleaning out the gasket channel (again), spend more $$$ on a "bigger" 3/4 gasket (I'll use an OEM part this time).I took great care when installing the Midwest Hearth gasket to NOT stretch it out during installation (which would have resulted in a smaller diameter gasket). Despite the care I took, it failed me.I would NOT recommend the use of this gasket in Quadra-Fire stoves & inserts.

This gasket was the right size for my pellet stove, with about a foot to spare. After removing the old one, & cleaning the channel, this was easy to put in. I'm a 68 yr old gma, & I got it done including cleaning the stove, and removing the old cement in less than an hour. I used a flat screw driver to chip away the old stuff, and a metal battery brush to further clean the channel. I washed the entire door to remove ash. I then rewet the channel and put a bead of cement all the way around it. I spread the cement with my finger, then without stretching the rope, put in in the channel, starting at the top left, heading down. I taped as I went to hold it in place. At the seam, I cut off the excess, and added a little extra cement. Then I shut to door to ensure a good seal. I opened the door and let it set for over an hour, removed the tape, then started the pellet stove. I ran it for an hour or so, then turned it off. The morning I ran it as usual. Great fit & easy to do! I did not remove the door, to install the gasket! Saved myself over $200 doing this myself.

The glass in the door of my Legacy stove had slipped down creating a gap at he top off the glass. This product was a perfect fit replacement for the existing gasket. The installation went very well. I thoroughly cleaned the door where the gasket is placed. The adhesive is great. I was worried that sticking to a rough cast surface might be a problem; it wasn't. It took me a couple of tries while installing the first couple of inches of gasket to figure out the way to orient the gasket to ensure the edge of the glass would be completely surrounded by the gasket. The gasket adhesive was forgiving enough to allow for some repositioning. Overall the installation was easy and turned out nice since the glass is up where it belongs and because of that the glass stays cleaner as it is not blocking the primary air/ air wash ports. (Cannot yet rate the durability.)

A round gasket in the groove must be squashed hard by the mating rib. Once broken in, the door is easier to latch, but the gasket hardens and gets brittle after awhile. Centering the sticky side of the flat gasket along the groove allows the mating rib to form the gasket into the groove and creates a nice U-shaped seal. The outer edges of the gasket wrap around the rib and stay soft for a more consistent seal. No stress on the hinges as with a fat round gasket. I recommend this product.

I bought this to install a new piece of glass in the door of my wood burning stove - even though the glass that broke, oddly enough, did not have a gasket. I just saw it on the site where I purchased the glass and it seemed to be a good idea. Ends up the gasket was much thicker than I expected. The glass I had cut was to close to the exact size of the opening size so it did not leave enough space for this to work effectively. Even without the gasket it was a tight fit.The glass ended up cracking due to how tight the final fit was - I suspect it could not handle the expansion when the glass was heated. I saw it coming but took the chance anyway. All that said, this was no fault to the gasket though. Just something to consider.The gasket itself is very well made and if I had the glass cut with more tolerance, it would have worked fine. When I replace the glass again, I will account for the gasket and hopefully be able to peel it off and reuse it. At this price though it's not a huge deal and I would definitely purchase this gasket again.

After 18 seasons, it was time to repaint the stoves and its door and replace the gasket. This did the trick. Initially very hard to close, but Lopi documentation called for 7/8" gasket, and after a few weeks gasket has settled somewhat making it easier to close door and a perfect seal.I used high temp RTV silicone instead of gasket cement. Works well. I think old school is to use gasket cement, but the RTV is somewhat easier to use. Before closing door, place a few sheets of newspaper between gasket and mating surface on stove. This to ensure that you don't get silicon in places where not desired. Makes for a clean install. I let the door sit for a few days like that.

First, let me say the seller did nothing wrong. But this stuff is TOO good. Last time i replaced my stove seal i got it from the big box store. The seal wasnt very good, stretched easily was kinda hollow and was probably one size too small. So i ordered on line this time expecting the same thing. Boy, was i wrong! This stuff is thick with a sturdy stuffed middle, doesnt stretch very much (well you can stretch it but its got a good bounce back) overall pretty good stuff. My one complaint, the ends fray easily which just might be the nature of the beast, cant do much about it. So make sure you get the right size because this stuff is sturdy, thick and cant get forced into a space that wont fit...i'll have to order again, but my fault, thought i was getting the crappy stuff from years before.