Fitting Wood Burner Door Seal

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Fitting wood burner door seal.

This gap has to remain as part of the air wash system for these stoves. Stovax s step by step guide on how to replace the rope on your door seal on a wood burning stove. Shut the door and close the handle. Having measured the distance from the top of the fire inside the flue outlet to a point 100 mm above the top of your new register plate frame you can cut off the surplus flue liner and cut the wood.

This seal or gasket prevents the wood burner from drawing too much air into the firebox over firing your stove and or blackening the glass. Some european brands will have a gap at the top of the door where the seal is not complete. Fire rope is also used as the seal between the wood burners door and the frame it butts up to. Follow us on our other channels for any to keep up to date.

The door should fit tight to the stove with only a moderate amount of pressure. If it binds or is too tight on the hinge side open the door adjust the seal. This is in place when you purchase the woodburner. Use this video to find out why and how you should ensure that the rope in your stove door is properly maintained.