Harmon Mark III

WE have had this stove for three years (this being the third) and we have been having alot of wind and this year the wind travels down the pipe and blows through the door...any advice appreciated. I looked the stove up on Harmons website and we aren't sure we should replace the roping or the door kit assembly?

I have a Harman mark III. You need to put a cap on your chimney to prevent downdrafts in your stove.

We have a cap on it You don't think it has to do with the stove door?

Melandtad wrote:... the wind travels down the pipe and blows through the door ...

Are you using the stove, or is it sitting idle? If it is not in use, then it is quite possible to have a downdraft through the chimney and pipes. Changing the door gasket probably won't help, because there are narrow gaps at the bottom and top edges of the glass that the air can come through. How about disconnecting the pipes from the chimney, and cap the hole into the chimney?

If you are burning coal in the stove, and still getting a draft out through the door, there is something very wrong and it also sounds dangerous, because you could get carbon monoxide fumes back into your living quarters. If you don't have one or two CO detectors in the same area as the stove, get some immediately.

Please describe your setup in more detail -- type of chimney, height, whether it runs inside the house or outside for most of its height, and so on. Pictures are good if you can post some. There are lots of internet links that will show you minimum chimney clearances above the roof and so on.

You are getting negative draft, and that is coming from the flue. The door gasket is, at best, simply a symptom. Try one of these:
http://store.chimneycapdesign.com/windcap.html

Yeah, like rberq said, there is not supposed to be any gaskets on the top & bottom of the glass ... just the sides, & around the door itself. That is to keep the glass clean & provide over-the-fire air for a better burn.

Chimney peak needs to be 2' above ridge of roof or minimum of 10' from the ridge. Tall trees can effect the wind causing downdrafts. Check it out. Be careful.