I had a chimney sweep come and he refused to remove it to sweep the chimney as he said it was not fitted correctly and it was dangerous. Typical sizes are shown on our products page along with a photo showing how they wrap around the glass.

Fire cement and silicone - Direct Flues

I had a chimney sweep come when I bought the house and he found the chimney was not swept before the log/coal burner was fitted. Sometimes, even this information is not always enough because the stove designer may have chosen a seal with a particular compression.The majority of these seals are fixed into place using adhesive sometimes referred to as stove gasket cement. If some adhesive residue is left in the channel, take an old screwdriver and carefully remove the adhesive until it is possible to measure how deep the channel is. Designed for versatility, our heat resistant glass is suitable for various applications including wood burning stoves, multi-fuel and gas stoves, cookers, fires, and ovens.

Which Seal? - High Quality Seals for Wood Burning Stoves Which Seal? - High Quality Seals for Wood Burning Stoves

If the old seal can be molded back to a circular shape then place a ruler across it and see how wide it looks to be. For obvious reasons, you will want to make sure that the stove and flue is correctly sealed before starting to use it.They all serve the same purpose - to ensure that the stove gases and fumes are efficiently extracted through the flue system and not allowed back into the room. The template can be printed onto a thick sheet of paper or you can glue / tape the paper onto a piece of stiff card and then cut out the appropriate template for the width of the channel.

Home | Stoveseal | High Quality Seals for Wood Burning Stoves

We only offer high quality adhesives/cements as used by the professionals and original equipment manufacturers. No wood-burning stove installation is complete with a trusty tube of high temperature silicone sealant. The solution to both those problems is silicon sealant, like the Heatmate High Temperature Silicone Sealant we sell. The sealant can withstand temperatures up to 300°C, which makes it the ideal solution to the problems outlined above.Our seals are supplied in a convenient postal kit which includes the necessary high temperature seal, high quality adhesive, end sealing tape, protective gloves and full step by step instructions for replacing worn seals. Our Stove Window Seals are supplied with an adhesive backing to make application of the tape easy and to ensure the seal stays in place during re-assembly of the frame system. Any gases and smoke produced by your woodburner need to be burnt in the firebox when flammable, then make their way up your flue pipe. Stove manufacturers choose various methods and materials for cushioning and sealing the high temperature ceramic window glass in the stove door, most commonly used are flat width plain and ladder tapes which are clamped in place with a metal strip.