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Monaco Installation and Operation Manual
5.1.5 Replacing the Door Gasket
It is important to maintain the gasket in good condition. After a year or more of use, the
door gasket will compress and become hard, which may allow air to leak past it. You can
test the condition of the door gasket by closing and latching the door on a strip of paper.
Test all around the door. If the paper slips out easily anywhere, it is time to replace the
gasket.
Use the correct replacement gasket that you can purchase from your retailer. The
diameter and density of the gasket is important to getting a good seal.
Place the door face-down on something soft like a cushion of rags or piece of carpet.
Remove the old gasket from the door by pulling and prying it out with an old screw driver.
Then use the screwdriver to scrape the old gasket adhesive from the door. Now run a 1/4"
(6 mm) bead of high temperature silicone in the door gasket groove. Starting from the
middle of the hinge side, press the gasket into the groove. Do not stretch the gasket as
you place it. Leave the gasket about 1/2" long when you cut it and press the end into the
groove. Tuck any loose fibres under the gasket and into the silicone. Close the door and
do not use the fireplace for 24 hours.
Location
On each door frame
Center door gasket
5.1.6 Replacing the Glass Gasket
and/or the Glass
It is a good idea to replace the glass
gasket
when
the
replaced. The gasket is flat, adhesive-
backed, woven fibreglass. Remove the
glass retaining screws (A) and clips (B)
then the metal frames (C) that hold the
glass (D) to the door frame (E). Lift out
the glass (D) and pull off the old gasket.
Do the same for the other door. This is a
good time to clean the glass thoroughly.
The gasket must be centred on the edge of the glass. To do this easily, peel back a
section of the paper covering the adhesive and place the gasket on a table with the
adhesive side up. Stick the end of the gasket to the middle of one edge, then press the
edge of the glass down onto the gasket, taking care that it is perfectly centred on the
gasket. Peel off more of the backing and rotate the glass and press the next section onto
Length
51 3/4" (132 cm)
15 ½'' (39 cm)
door
gasket
is
Dimensions
Flat 1/4'' x ½" (6 x 12mm
Flat 1/4'' x ½" (6 x 12mm)
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