Rutland Wood Stove Gasket Replacement Kit, Graphite Impregnated Gasket & Adhesive, 5/16" X7' Rope

This worked well for our wood stove top lid. It is 7 feet of rope, not 7 inches as stated. Good price for the kit.

Great buy worked as expected

Appears to be fairly good quality, I didn't install it on the stove yet

I used this kit to repair a 7 year old Pacific Energy Alderlea T6 door seal. The instructions call for ensuring that the channel in which the rope seal goes is down to bare metal. Not sure why that should be necessary, as the original door had paint in the channel. Nonetheless I used a wire wheel on a drill to remove all debris from the channel and then I used 60 grit hand sandpaper to remove a bit of the paint. Mind you, this is wood stove paint on a very irregular cast iron surface - you are not getting down to bare metal everywhere unless you break out the sand blaster. I was able to get about 10% or more of the channel down to bare metal using hand sanding. The sealant supplied is not thick like silicone - it is equivalent to a thin artist paint you might buy in a tube. It is somewhat difficult to apply, as you have to squeeze the tube as you go. In any event, after filling the channel, I used my finger to smooth the adhesive so that it filled the channel evenly, without any excess protruding. I did wet the rope prior to applying it to the door, but I'm not sure if that made any difference. Adding the rope was simple, starting midway up the channel on the hinge side. Type A sorts will dislike the joint, as the ends of the rope fray immediately upon cutting. The joint, however, came out acceptable. I advise not drawing the rope tight as you insert it in the channel. Instead, make sure that the rope is loose as you finger-press it into the channel. If not, you run the risk of cutting it short and having the rope pull out in the corners. Make sure that you take your time in the corners, as the rope tends to want to pull out toward the middle. After complete installation, I finger pressed all the way around. I then cleaned up any excess - there was not much excess to clean up, but I can imagine it would be a mess if you overfilled the channel. I then closed the door to ensure it would close and fit well. It did. I then opened the door and gave it an hour, per instructions. I then closed the door. I had started a fire 20 minutes earlier, with the door open (MUST WATCH STOVE FOR SAFETY!!!) so that it would be hot. I closed the door. Problem. Some small amount of adhesive had gotten on the 'clean' side of the rope and had stuck to the stove. Darn. My fault. The rope seal pulled off a little in that one area. I opened the door, let cool, cleaned the channel in the affected area, reapplied glue, set by hand, shut door, open, let cure. Result is good. Seal is in place and is holding and is sealing. I gave this kit 4 stars because the directions could have been slightly more detailed. I will update this if the seal does not last at least a couple of years. For those having problems, I'd say that preparation is critical for this product - if the channel is not very clean with at least some bare metal, this may fail. Also, the sealant needs to penetrate the rope - wet it, as suggested, and use finger pressure to gently push the rope in all the way around after installation.

Worked good