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Assess Worn Seal and Prepare Tools

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How to Replace Wood Stove Door Rope Gasket..FARM VLOG

What happens here

Inside the workshop, the presenter highlights the wood stove, emphasizing its location in an uninsulated space and the need for optimal heating. He points out the worn-out gasket around the main door, explaining that its poor condition allows too much air into the firebox, causing the wood to burn too quickly and inefficiently. He explains that replacing the gasket will optimize heat output. He then displays the replacement gasket kit (Imperial 3/8" rope with adhesive) and introduces two types of cleaning brushes (wire and bristle) that attach to a reciprocating saw, which he intends to use for cleaning the old gasket channel.

Goal: The presenter assesses the worn gasket seal on the wood stove, explaining how air leakage impacts efficiency. He then introduces the replacement gasket kit and specialized cleaning brushes designed for use with a reciprocating saw.

Tools and materials

  • Imperial 3/8" Replacement Gasket Kit
  • Reciprocating Saw (Sawzall)
  • Safety Glasses
  • Safety Gloves
  • Wood Stove

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fixed up so first things first guys we're in the shop we're in the garage it's a non insulated garage and I've got a wood stove in here that was given to me by my aunt and uncle and it was basically in a cabin it's almost like a fireplace insert well when I got the wood stove I noticed that the gasket around the outside edge was worn and the gasket is made of this kind of material right here okay so we're gonna replace the worn gasket and we're gonna take a wire brush but not quite a wire brush so I found these cool attachments and I'll post a link down below but these guys attached to your reciprocating saw or your saw saw and this is a wire brush one and this is like a bristled polyethylene brush one it's a pretty stiff bristled brush and basically we're gonna use these to clean up this area I'll pull you down in here closer where you can see so right here is our problem so all along this outside edge from this point here all the way along the outside edge and you can see the residual crustiness just falling off of there okay all that stuff has to come out alright and it's all the way over here too there's a lot more residual Krusty's right in here so we're going to take this we're gonna use this kit right here and we're going to replace it a gasket repair kit now you might say Josh why

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