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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 8, 2016 16:25:02 GMT -5
The Stove Lady has a video on YouTube showing all the burners in action. Would that help? (Sometimes I watch it just for kicks, while I'm waiting for my stove to arrive - schedule in a week or so!) On Youtube just search by 'Chambers Stove' Yes! "Seeing" what it should look like would be perfect. Thanks!
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 8, 2016 16:29:47 GMT -5
It is PERFECT!!!!! Finally. Sigh of relief and happiness.
Now just waiting for Amazon to sent me my oven stuff so I can get that taken care of.
My cabinet maker is going to build me a skirt that matches the rest of the toe-kick!
Dwayner found some parts for me. What great folks you all are!
Thank you everyone for your patience with my many and frenzied questions. No one growled. I love that. No other site I have ever been on has had such friendly and helpful folks.
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Post by vaporvac on Feb 8, 2016 16:54:16 GMT -5
What finally did the trick? You should consider adding a drawer underneath like mine. it's super convenient especially for a small space. I'd be happy to send you pics if you're interested. It's integrated into my toe-kick.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 8, 2016 17:20:44 GMT -5
What finally did the trick? You should consider adding a drawer underneath like mine. it's super convenient especially for a small space. I'd be happy to send you pics if you're interested. It's integrated into my toe-kick. I think snugging it down helped. Just seeing that video of the burner going and showing the same flame level I had was what I needed. I was thinking it needed to be little locational jets rather than the wall curving up and around the burner. Shoot me a picture of the toekick drawer. My builder/cabinet maker can make anything from a picture.
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Post by nana on Feb 8, 2016 18:30:44 GMT -5
Don't forget that you can adjust the broiler and thermowell burners just like you do the top burners. I feel like my thermowell burner is still a little high, but I like it when I want something to boil quickly, and I can adjust it as needed for other purposes. If you open the service cabinet door and get down you can peek in through the opening where the burner enters the well and see what you're doing. The broiler is harder to adjust because with propane it seems to matter a lot if the burner is level, or tilted. I mostly adjust it, then wait a minute and see how the drop of water does.
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Post by vaporvac on Feb 8, 2016 21:21:41 GMT -5
I'll try to remember to have my PICC take a pic on Wed so hold off on your skirt! Try being the operative word as it's about the 4th time we've both forgotten to give him my ancient Bernina for his friend to service.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 8, 2016 22:10:00 GMT -5
Don't forget that you can adjust the broiler and thermowell burners just like you do the top burners. I feel like my thermowell burner is still a little high, but I like it when I want something to boil quickly, and I can adjust it as needed for other purposes. If you open the service cabinet door and get down you can peek in through the opening where the burner enters the well and see what you're doing. The broiler is harder to adjust because with propane it seems to matter a lot if the burner is level, or tilted. I mostly adjust it, then wait a minute and see how the drop of water does. Thanks, Nana! That makes me feel better. Propan cooking is way different than natural gas. I learned that when we moved into our guest cabin. I thought most of the problem was the cheap, small stove. Some of the inability to adjust to very low simmering is the stove, but the yellow tips and fast adjustment I never experienced on natural gas.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 9, 2016 21:12:49 GMT -5
Silly, but I "visited" Patience again today on the pretext of grabbing the oven burner to season it in preparation for getting the tubing and moving on from there, and I checked all the burners again to see if they really were calibrated well. ;D. They STILL are.
Checked storage facility where our home stuff is stored, to see if there was earthquake damage and to clean up if needed. My husband stacked things pretty high in order to utilize every cubic foot. No damage! Yippee. But also-no visible boxes marked Chambers stove. Sigh. I have doubles, and triples, and singles, and a thermobaker with all my instruction manuals and cookbook. Somewhere. Big sigh. Well, guess when I visit Patience to put her oven back together, I can admire her but not cook. Pout.
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Post by chipperhiker on Feb 9, 2016 21:23:36 GMT -5
Well, the cook books and manual can all be found online, so you've got that going for you.
As for the pots and t-baker, they surely aren't mandatory. Lots of good cooking has happened around here without the official pots. Use whatever you've got and go have fun!!!
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Post by vaporvac on Feb 10, 2016 13:20:09 GMT -5
sent you a pm, kellyjo40.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 10, 2016 14:44:19 GMT -5
flic.kr/p/D3FhZtNoticed pin in right side of door is out much more than the other. Will this be a problem? Can I knock it in without disassembling the entire front?
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 10, 2016 21:54:18 GMT -5
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Post by chipperhiker on Feb 10, 2016 22:20:37 GMT -5
WOW!!! That chrome is blinding!! I assume it's been redone?
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Post by vaporvac on Feb 10, 2016 23:39:33 GMT -5
Wow is right !Don't worry, I dressed Althea in her jewelry before she even had her clothes, errr, I mean panels on. The oven burner looks really nice, btw.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 11, 2016 0:55:50 GMT -5
WOW!!! That chrome is blinding!! I assume it's been redone? Yes, the top was rechromed, and the burners and pans reporcelained. That is why I bought this particular stove (and probably paid too much for her). Unfortunately handles, latches were not redone (and look it). He said no parts were missing-they were. He said "only one small chip"- multiple (one 50 cent piece sized). Oh well, that is what happens when you have no choice but to buy sight unseen. He also said he had the t-well pan. He obviously sold it to some one once I bought the stove. And I am stupidly infatuated anyway.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 11, 2016 1:09:12 GMT -5
Wow is right !Don't worry, I dressed Althea in her jewelry before she even had her clothes, errr, I mean panels on. The oven burner looks really nice, btw. Thanks, Vaporvac. I worried that I would be the only person in the world who couldn't adjust her Chambers. Cooktop-check. Oven next. We shall see. But I am pretty stoked right now (I am sure it isn'the obvious or anything.) You would think I had a baby or something. ;D Seriously, I can't believe I have pulled it off so far.
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Post by nana on Feb 11, 2016 7:55:07 GMT -5
That Patience is a real looker!
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Post by chipperhiker on Feb 11, 2016 10:52:36 GMT -5
You're doing great, kellyjo40!!! It's a beautiful stove.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 11, 2016 16:48:44 GMT -5
flic.kr/p/E34sVBGot pin out of timer dial. Split pin. Timer ticks away when I turn it with pliers, shaft just won't "grab." Wish there was an easy fix for this. LOVE that sound.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 19, 2016 0:47:16 GMT -5
flic.kr/p/DjqcFBThis is the end of the oven gas line that goes into the Robertshaw thermostat. Is this a broken breakaway ferrule? Can it be reused on new tubing? I have a pinhole in that aluminum line. I have new line, and one 5/8" ferrule, can reuse the other fitting, but this one looks like it cannot be reused. Thoughts?
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Post by mach12 on Feb 19, 2016 10:06:44 GMT -5
They're not made to be reused. Because they crimp down grip the tube they generally won't fit on the new tubing.
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Post by vaporvac on Feb 19, 2016 14:41:27 GMT -5
flic.kr/p/E34sVBGot pin out of timer dial. Split pin. Timer ticks away when I turn it with pliers, shaft just won't "grab." Wish there was an easy fix for this. LOVE that sound. Somehow I missed this post. Maybe someone can comment if there's some way to fix this as it's a split shaft. I read that most of the problems were with the solid shafted ones. I know we're dealing with the oven now, but could revisit this when that's all set up.
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Post by mach12 on Feb 19, 2016 17:01:05 GMT -5
I don't know whether I mentioned it before but I bought a couple of used timers that were locked up tighter than old uncle Bob's hatband so dropped them off at a friends clock shop for him to look at and let me know whether they were worth messing with. He fixed them both in less than an hour and said they were basic and well built. When this issue on the shafts came up I sent him an email asking what he though and he said it'd be an easy fix but that he'd have to disassemble the timer to properly swage the shaft pieces together. He figured he'd be into it for about 3 hours, which would make it a costly repair so I don't think having him do it is feasible but if he says it's repairable then that's reliable. He won't hesitate to turn away something that he can't guarantee. I'm planning on looking at mine and see if I can figure something out but it'll be a bit since I'm down with a bug. I've got bench and floor presses, swaging tools, drill presses and so on and may well be able to come up with something but am in no shape right now to go out to my shop and move the junk around but will as soon as I can. Not sure what this bug is but it's not fun.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 19, 2016 18:15:41 GMT -5
Mach12, sorry to hear you are under the weather. Hope this isn't the full on flu. That can be a bear.
Seems like a good plan you have with the timer! I would rather fix mine than get new (at$100).
Anyone have a source for fine thread breakaway compression fittings? I have bugged my eyes out looking online, and sourced four potential places locally-not a bite.
Otherwise I need someone with a donor stove or a great number of parts to sell me the u-shaped gas line and fittings for a 90C robertshaw 2200s.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 21, 2016 21:33:16 GMT -5
Big question. I had a terrible time with oven temps, but as I was cruising through some old posts I saw a picture dug bug posted of his oven floor damper open and closed. It was a subtle opening. Mine is a giant maw when opened. Could that be a part of my oven difficulties? Does anyone else have a picture of their damper open and closed?
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Post by vaporvac on Feb 25, 2016 19:27:35 GMT -5
It's page three of the manual. The main thing after getting the 1/8" by-pass flame is to set the oven for 400 and take a reading at 20 min and 25min.If the temp is off by more than 20 deg, pull off the dial, loosen two small calibration screws and recalibrate by moving the front sub-dial plate to correspond with the temperature in the oven. Do NOT move back dial plate and shaft (fastened together). Tighten screws and replace dial.
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Post by chipperhiker on Feb 25, 2016 22:10:23 GMT -5
I took pictures, Kejjyjo, but they didn't come out well at all. That said, the oven damper on my stove lifts up at least 1 1/4 inches, maybe a bit more, and the oven work great, so the actual opening may not be all that critical. When closed, it rests flush with the oven floor.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 25, 2016 22:18:12 GMT -5
Chipper, got my stove calibrated, so if it mattered I would have found out by now. Thanks for the info. Whatever I learn about this stove gets stored away.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 25, 2016 22:26:27 GMT -5
flic.kr/p/E34sVBGot pin out of timer dial. Split pin. Timer ticks away when I turn it with pliers, shaft just won't "grab." Wish there was an easy fix for this. LOVE that sound. Somehow I missed this post. Maybe someone can comment if there's some way to fix this as it's a split shaft. I read that most of the problems were with the solid shafted ones. I know we're dealing with the oven now, but could revisit this when that's all set up. Now that I have Patience calibrated (pardon me while I throw an elbow out congratulating myself), I am back onto the timer. I have a split shafts that failed. The stem has a circular interior, but the timer attachment areally is a circle with two flat sides. The stem spins,without catching the timer. The time itself works great when I turn it with a pliers, and rings beautiful and long. Anyone with an idea how to repair the stem?
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Post by mach12 on Feb 25, 2016 23:27:41 GMT -5
Dang - I just locked up the shop and forgot to look at one of my timers. I have a really cool crimping tool for crimping the ends on steel cables and keep thinking it might just be the answer. This is one that really needs to be solved. I've always said that if something can be built, it can be repaired. It just comes down to economics.
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