Silicone or stove cement?
Door and glass gaskets: use high-temperature silicone. It stays flexible, so the rope can compress and rebound every time the door closes. Lay a thin bead down the centre of a clean, dry channel, press the rope in, latch the door and let it cure 24 hours before the first small fire. Our gasket cement guide covers prep and the cure schedule.
Flue joints, stove seams and firebrick: use stove cement. It sets hard, which is right for a joint that should not move and wrong under a gasket, where it cracks and lets go. Mill-Pac black sealant is the pick for pellet vent and stove seams.
Pellet stoves: Englander and ComfortBilt both specify red high-temp silicone for blower and gasket seals — the Englander red silicone and ComfortBilt red silicone are the factory parts.
Replacing the gasket too? Find your size in our gasket size chart and shop rope and glass gaskets in Wood Stove Gaskets. Questions? Email info@stovesource.com or call 1-888-914-0022. No Sales Tax in any state.
