Heater gas burner sealant/gasket

I’m recommissioning the floor mounted heater for my van.
The gasket that sits between the main housing and the plate that contains the burners has crumbled.

What’s the safest/best gasket/sealant to use?
I’m not sure if butane/propane gas has any negative effects on some sealants.

 

Not sure how it would react with butane either but i`ve used a good quality fireproof silicone to seal the exhaust vent pipe through the floor ...

 

Blue asbestos

 

I did guffaw

 

Do I get a prize? I merely chortled.

 

I dont think that heater needs any added asbestos looking at that gasket.


I would moisten it and work out a way to scrape it off in a bag to contain it.


High temperature oven door silicone adhesive will create a gasket.

 

Mad as a box of frogs

 

Where’s our forums gas engineers today
@Merlin Cat
@simon

 

Drinking free coffee down the plumbers merchants, probably. They did say they'd reply to the thread a week next Thursday, if they haven't got another job on.

 

Well in that case, I withdraw my request for the aforementioned prize, as I had been led to believe it was a subscription to the far superior title, ‘History teachers with leather elbow patches’

I feel cheated

 

Oi!

 

What's your position on tittering?

 

Thanks Alex I’d appreciate that.

 

Ooh.