Since putting new gaskets on the glass this fall the glass continually smokes up. Prior to this the glass stayed relativly clear for weeks at a time.

Do the dollar bill test. Put a bill between the door and stove frame, close the door. If the bill can easily be slipped out then the seal is incomplete and you may need larger door gasket. But you question was about the gasket surrounding the glass and NOT the door. The stove is designed with an “air wash’ that creates a curtain of air between the glass and the fire. Air should be allowed to enter the stove at the top of the glass. If you have gasketed around the complete perimeter of the glass you have eliminated the “air wash” and you will need to remove all gasketing at the top of the glass so air can enter.

Make sure the ash drawer is shut and closed properly.
Make sure the area behind the left and right firebrick are clean AND the plates behind the bricks have also been removed and cleaned. Sometimes techs. remove the bricks but go no deeper.

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