Once the old gasket has been removed, clean away all the old adhesive thoroughly. Setting up a wire wheel on a drill will work great for this, or if you want to do it by hand use steel wool. A good clean metal surface is necessary for good adhesion when installing the new wood stove gasket.

Begin installing the new wood stove gasket at the top corner of the wood stove door opening.  This makes the gasket’s joining seam less susceptible to loosening by hot coals and ashes.

Once you are finished installing the wood stove gasket, close the door(s) to press the new gasket into place for a few minutes. Then open the door(s) and keep them open for 24 hours to allow the gasket adhesive to set up properly before closing the door and beginning to use your wood stove.  That’s all there is to installing wood stove gaskets.

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