mntrailer66
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Post by mntrailer66 on Sept 10, 2013 17:57:14 GMT -8
Hello everybody, I have a 1966 1500 and when we got it the original stove had been removed and a new cooktop put in and while the cooktop works great I have been on the search for a vintage stove/oven and found one on craigslist for pretty cheap the other day but I have some questions, the seller had never used it and did not know anything about it and my husband and resident handyman could not come with to see it so I just bought it... I know but it is done so I got it home and the spouse points out that it vents off the top back of the stove?? is this not normal and has anyone heard of Premier stove co.? I looked them up and they have been around since 1912 but I could not find anything about RV stoves anywhere, it is a three burner with oven and the enamel is almost perfect, I have not cleaned it yet but wanted to share with someone who may appreciate it.
So a few questions, any thought on how old it is? And what about the top venting? and what do you do to a stove when you first get it? The spouse says he will just hook it up to a tank outside and see if everything works or as he put it "make sure nothing explodes" and then I was thinking about removing some of the chrome and sending it for replating. Anything else needed to be safe? Thanks! I will try to post a pic in a minute, easier said then done.
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Post by mntrailer66 on Sept 11, 2013 7:23:05 GMT -8
I hope this works, I have been struggling with photobucket and posting pics, needless to say I am not a computer genius! It does not show well in the pic but the color is somewhere between yellow and green and quite neon, it is very bright.
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Post by vikx on Sept 11, 2013 22:03:05 GMT -8
I like it! The rusty piece in the front might polish out without re-chroming. (not perfect but nice: Mother's Polish and steel wool) Another option is Rustoleum hammered silver paint.
Testing on the bench is a great idea. These stoves are pretty simple and I've not seen the top burners not work. The oven can be cranky but not a deal killer even if it doesn't. Check for leaks with a soapy solution after turning on the tank.
It looks to be mid 60s to 70s, especially with the color. I've not heard of a Premier brand stove before.
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Post by kathleenc on Sept 12, 2013 5:10:55 GMT -8
Instead of rechroming you might consider the metallic ceramic coating. It looks great and is waaaay less expensive than chrome.
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Post by cowcharge on Sept 12, 2013 5:55:19 GMT -8
The old stoves are pretty simple. The burners are just on/off valves coming off a common manifold, so the only things that can really go wrong is a leak or a plugged or frozen valve.
The oven has a pilot and a thermostat, so it's a little trickier to figure out when it doesn't work, but still not bad. The symptoms will usually point right at what's wrong.
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Post by mntrailer66 on Sept 12, 2013 6:44:34 GMT -8
Thanks for the input everybody, the spouse is a sheetmetal guy and they send stuff out for plating all the time so I was hoping it would not be too costly but I was concerned about taking it apart to remove that front part so I may try the steel wool thing and see if that is acceptable and I have to do a search for the metalic ceramic coating, I have not heard of that? Thanks again!
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Post by kathleenc on Sept 12, 2013 7:38:54 GMT -8
Oh, you can make the reassembly easier by taking pictures of each piece as you remove it - and that front piece is pretty easy to get to.
Once you take off the black grates, you should be able to lift the top(green part under burners) - it likely "snaps" into a receptable on the front edge and has maybe a hinge attached at the back. Once you get that up/off, you can see how that rusty panel is attached. And then you can pull off the control knobs gently and remove a few bolts/screws to get at it.
At least that's how all of mine have been.
When you're ready to reassemble,you can refer to your pictures so you know which way bolts go, which side the washer might be on, etc. I got the ceramic coating at the same place that does some powdercoating for me. It was around $20 for each of the L-shaped side trims and $10 for each of the shorter pieces including that vented one at the back.
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