Aga Oven Door Rope Seals
Tuesday 1st May 2001
Recently
there
has
been
a
review
of
the
provision
of
a
cut
-out
on
the
lower
oven
door
rope
-seals
, and
its
affects
on
oven
venting
performance
. Currently
no
cut
-out
is
provided
on
any
model
.
Some
cookers
previously
had
cut
-outs
on
their
lower
oven
door
rope
-seals
, when
they
had
been
originally
fitted
with
the
shallow
door
lining
. However
with
the
standardised
use
of
a
deep
door
lining
on
the
lower
oven
on
both
gas
and
oil
cookers
, the
situation
has
been
reviewed
and
a
cut
-out
will
be
re
-introduced
as
follows
. This
is
intended
to
provide
a
path
for
relief
air
to
enter
into
the
bottom
oven
and
subsequently
pass
through
into
the
roasting
oven
to
assist
with
the
oven
venting
, particularly
where
the
natural
flue
draught
is
low
.
On
future
oil
-fired
and
all
Gas
-fired
cookers
, the
door
to
the
lower
Simmering/Baking
oven
, will
have
its
rope
seal
cut
away
for
a
distance
of
about
25mm
, on
the
vertical
side
between
the
door
hinges
. When
replacing
a
rope
or
renewing
a
door
, please
ensure
that
the
gap
is
maintained
between
the
hinges
, not
on
the
bottom
edge
, otherwise
condensation
could
drip
out
.
The
exception
is
the
Electric
model
, which
has
no
need
for
a
gap
in
the
rope
-seal
, due
to
its
fan
assisted
, oven
venting
arrangements
..
When
a
rope
is
cut
to
length
to
make
a
new
seal
, its
loose
ends
should
be
bound
-in
using
heat
resistant
fibre
tape
, to
give
a
neat
finish
. Supplies
of
this
tape
can
be
ordered
using
part
number
A1902
. JTHR
20387
. Doors
without
a
gap
have
a
rope
length
of
1230mm
, the
others
requiring
a
length
of
1205mm
.
Old Type Door Seal
New Type Door Seal
