<b>Wood Stove Maintenance:</b></br></br> ✔ Replace worn gaskets yearly on air-tight stoves.</br> ✔ For peak efficiency check woodstove gaskets regularly and replace each season.</br></br> <b>Benefits of Midwest Hearth Gaskets:</b></br></br> • Graphite impregnated gasketing is more abrasion resistant and less likely to get stuck with creosote ensuring a better and more consistent air tight seal.</br> • Black gasket is used by leading stove manufacturers due to better aesthetics and higher performance.</br> • There is no need to paint graphite impregnated gasketing.</br></br> <b>Directions:</b></br></br> • Be sure stove is cold.</br> • Wear protective gloves and eye protection.</br> • Protect work area with a drop cloth.</br> • Use a screwdriver or scraper to remove old gasket and clean door channels down to bare metal.</br> • Apply a bead of gasket cement in door channel.</br> • Press new gasket into wet cement and close door to check for airtight fit.</br> • Trim gasket as needed.</br> • Clean up all cement spills or excess immediately with wet cloth.</br></br>