Adhesive for stainless draft door ?

Slapshot

Finally decided to install my stainless draft door (bottom vent). Pulled off the old rusty (original) draft door and noticed it had some adhesive around the perimeter. What should I use to provide the same sort of seal for the stainless door? Also, now that the new door is attached, can I just squeeze in a bead around the edge, or do I need to remove the assembly and bead around the perimeter first?

Thanks,
Walter

FlaPoolman

I put a bead on the door before I attached it. Don't know that it matters as long as it's sealed. Old one looked like the bead was applied after and that was the reason I took it off and remounted during the rebuild.

RRP

That's really not adhesive, but instead a high temp caulk. To properly seat it it would be best to have applied it to the back of the vent first. That way you are assured of a good seal since the caulk would conform to the shell of your egg. Now that you have it installed yes you can run a bead around - its just that the other method is better IMHO.

Slapshot

Thanks. As for the high temp caulk... is it just "high temp" or are there specific temperatures (which I would assume then I just pick the highest temp) ?

Walter