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04-13-2009, 12:48 PM | #1 |
is Blowin Smoke!
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Has anyone installed rope gasket to get a better seal on the firebox?
Or installed silicone caulk around the doors? I'm an OK cook, but when it come to stuff like this I'm all thumbs. Tried to install the silicone caulk but when I opened the doors about 1/2 of it pealed off. Looking for advice on how to do this... thanks |
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04-13-2009, 01:00 PM | #2 |
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Silicon caulk has to cure complety and needs a good surface to adhere to..M not sure if your sticking it to paint, but that may be an issue. You have to oil/season the opposite side of the door to keep it from sucking the chalk off.
look in fireplace stores(that carry wood burning stoves) for the fiberglass rope-tape that they use on woodburning stoves. its a flat rope abount and inch wide that works well on fireboxes. (I use it on the spicewine to seal the stoker adapter. iIf u cant find it let me know, and I will pick up a package and a local place and send it. Or send me the jambo, and I will send you an FEC100 in return. :)
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04-13-2009, 01:02 PM | #3 |
is one Smokin' Farker
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Location: Canton, MA
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I'd stay away from rope. I put some on the BWS with an adhesive... and it didn't last through more than two cooks. The solution was to put some flat screws head screws into the gasket... but you don't want to be doing that on your Jambo.
You might be having an issue with the silicone because of that finish... or maybe because it needs to be warmer to have silicone really attach well. Might want to give it a try when the weather is a little warmer.
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04-13-2009, 01:18 PM | #4 | |
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agreed on that.. and I forgot about a good point u make.. .. if hes doing it on cold steel, it will also not stick to well. Maybe preheat the pit a little, and keep it in the garage to cure. But I disagrre on the the flat rope gasket.. I have had it on my spicebox for 2 years and on the Backyard Chef for even longer and its still going strong. Getting it to stick with grease on the door was a loosing battle. The key was to use Gunk engine brite to wash the edge of the firebox and then wirewheel the steel where i put the adhesive, install the gasket and close the door on it while it set. Remember to put a layer of newspaper or soething that will burn off easily between door and gasket while it set. That stopped the glue from sticking to the door. The Paper peeled right off the excess once it cured and any remaining just disappeared.
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04-13-2009, 01:25 PM | #5 | |
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So that peel off stuff might work fine on its own. Chris- if you send me footage you need I can try and get you enough for this weekend. The stove store near me sells it by the foot.
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04-13-2009, 01:50 PM | #6 |
is One Chatty Farker
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We did the silicone caulk around the doors...waited till we had a few warm days in a row oil/seasoned the opposite side of the door like Poobah said and then let her sit for 3 days and it was good to go. Can't speak to the firebox door as we have the boiler door.
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04-13-2009, 02:21 PM | #7 | |
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the flat tape works well. It comes either self adhesive, or u can use the glue.
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04-13-2009, 02:35 PM | #8 |
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Thanks guys. On the caulk, probably was too cold and/or I didn't oil the door well enough. Will try again soon now that it is getting warmer (I think)
Brendan, I have a stove store near me and will check... I may still take you up on that if it doesnt work out. Thanks! |
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04-13-2009, 02:38 PM | #9 | |
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04-13-2009, 03:46 PM | #10 |
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04-13-2009, 03:49 PM | #11 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
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There is one available on EBay, if you don't want the hassle of doing it yourself.......
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04-13-2009, 04:38 PM | #12 |
Grand Poobah and Site Admin
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does this mean your not sending it to me in exchange for the FE?
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04-13-2009, 04:42 PM | #13 |
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04-13-2009, 04:45 PM | #14 |
Grand Poobah and Site Admin
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(said quietly under my breath....FARK..grrrrrrrrr!!!)
OH NOOOOO.. thats been fixed. Its now a high end chicken cooking machine!!! I will even paint it your choice of colors.
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Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Built Shirley built to feed our Veterans(A.K.A "Abrams"), 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 2 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 2 Pit Barrel Cookers, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a Blackstone 36 and 17, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM |
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05-21-2009, 09:14 AM | #15 |
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OK, so that worked this time. I cleaned it well, applied the caulk, and oiled the opposing door, let it sit for a week. Went to open it and it wouldnt budge. Lit a fire, warmed the pit and I'm guessing the oil loosened up and the door popped right open. So, thanks.
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