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Post by jsrose on Jan 29, 2013 14:50:46 GMT -5
Hey guys, it's been awhile! I'm not seeing many of the old familiar names, but I see lots of active new ones. Pretty cool how the legacy continues. Anyway, several years ago and several generations of this forum and the other one back, I hauled a 1942 Chambers B Silverlite out of my step-grandmother-in-law's basement with great intentions. For most of that time it's been sitting with its sister stove, a Chambers C, in my basement in Tennessee, both in various states of dis-assembly and restoration. Fortunately, for the B, a couple of years ago, my wife followed through with her obsession with buying a cabin on Lake Michigan. As it's a 1933 vintage log cabin, what better place for a neat looking old gas stove? So here she is! 1942 Chambers B Silverlite by jsrose, on Flickr 1942 Chambers B Silverlite by jsrose, on Flickr 1942 Chambers B by jsrose, on Flickr But I still have work to do. One, the lights, they should be pretty straightforward. Two, the thermostat, the oven heats up really quickly and really hot but never moderates, as if the thermostat is not working no matter the temperature. It's an AQ. And three, the timer. I have it, but it's sluggish. So I need to spend some time searching this site for potential solutions. But if anyone wants to jump in with advice, please do. Jack
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Post by donmattera on Jan 30, 2013 8:18:52 GMT -5
Jack, I have rebuilt thermostats in stock. Contact me don@matterastoveworks.com
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Post by pooka on Jan 30, 2013 11:08:45 GMT -5
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Post by 58limited on Jan 30, 2013 13:18:59 GMT -5
I love the log cabin. Can you post an exterior shot?
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Post by cinnabar on Jan 30, 2013 13:47:54 GMT -5
That should be a spread in a home decorating magazine. Beautiful.
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Post by karitx on Jan 30, 2013 14:14:01 GMT -5
W-o-w! That is beautiful!
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 30, 2013 17:22:12 GMT -5
I sent you a pm.
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Post by jsrose on Jan 30, 2013 18:54:51 GMT -5
Aha! Pooka, you're a technical genius. And you gave me the perseverance to work through it. I was even able to go back and fix a broken link on one of my posts from 2007. I'll add what I figured out about posting pictures to this thread from Flickr in the Forum Issues category: chamberscommune.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=2206This stove was a NG-Propane conversion which is part of what took me so long, finding the shallow drip pans and smaller orifices and all. Matter of fact, after watching eBay for several years, someone on one of the two boards helped me out with the drip pans. As soon as I can dig up their name, I'll thank them publicly. So after owning a Chambers for 6 years or so, I've never seen one fire up. Does my burner flame look about right? And on the thermostat, does it sound like I need to rebuild mine? As stated, it gets hot fast, but never cuts back. I understand about calibrating the dial, but that doesn't appear to be the issue. And there doesn't appear to be a problem with the capillary tube, so who knows? As for the cabin, yes, we love it but I hate to hijack this thread so I'll start a new one called Bliss: chamberscommune.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=talk&thread=2205 in the This Old House category. Thanks for the compliments. It's been a long slog, but I guess that I've just proven that anyone can do it ... eventually. And Don, thanks for your reply. I'll PM you. Jack
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 30, 2013 19:34:34 GMT -5
Is your pilot light/by-pass flame adjusted correctly. It could be that that's not set up quite right so there's nothing to by-pass to. Mine was that way before we fixed it. Does that make sense?
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Post by jsrose on Jan 30, 2013 20:03:21 GMT -5
Well, I'm not sure. Unfortunately, the stove is snow bound in Michigan and I'm in Tennessee.
The pilot light stays on and seems to be adjusted properly, but there doesn't seem to be anything between off and full on with the burner flame.
As for bypass, I just learned about that since reading, here, yesterday, so I'm not sure. I don't think it ever went into bypass.
Is there a way to adjust it? I have the manuals, but they, too, are in Michigan.
Thanks,
Jack
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 30, 2013 23:01:09 GMT -5
Do you have the standing safety pilot installed? Regardless, yes, you can adjust the by-pass. It's fiddly and sometime I've shut mine off when I was trying to calibrate the oven. That's why I think it's a calibration issue as opposed to a broken T-stat. When you get back up there I'm sure you can figure it out with a little help from some folks here.
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Post by jsrose on Jan 30, 2013 23:54:00 GMT -5
Thanks Vaporvac, I think you're right. I actually have the thermostat and capillary tube with me and they seem to be intact, no kinks, bends, etc.
I just need to put it back in the stove and fiddle around some more.
So that just leaves me with the lights and timer.
Thanks,
Jack
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 31, 2013 0:10:50 GMT -5
The timer might just need oiling with clock oil. What's wrong with the lights?
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Post by jsrose on Jan 31, 2013 10:20:58 GMT -5
Clock oil? I wish I'd known there was such a vegetable.
My first inclination was WD-40, but being concerned that might leave a residue that would attract dust, I took it apart last night and doused it with carburetor cleaner.
The previously sluggish mechanism took off, and now rings with authority. I'm afraid to take it apart again for fear of breaking off one of those little tabs.
As for the lights, mainly I just need to re-wire them, though it seems one of the sockets or switches might be messed up, too. Has anyone found a replacement for them?
Thanks,
Jack
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Post by Chuckie on Jan 31, 2013 11:55:31 GMT -5
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Post by jsrose on Feb 2, 2013 16:23:06 GMT -5
Thanks Chuckie, I'll check it out. If it's just re-wiring I'm willing to tackle it. I can't remember which parts, if any, that I might need, though.
OK, now over to your thread.
Jack
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