We recently bought an Elmira Oval Model 1903 cookstove (circa 1990) from a friend who has had it sitting in his garage, crated, brand new, never been used (the cabin he intended to install it in was never built). It’s a beauty.
We are renovating our kitchen and replacing our very old, much used, and loved The Great Majestic cookstove with our new gorgeous Oval. The problem: it has a water reservoir attached to the right side that makes the stove about 10” too wide for the space we have. It appears that heavy duty screws attach this water reservoir to the stove body. There is a lever built into this water reservoir that appears to open or close a flap (flap not seen from the outside) in order to control the amount of heat going to the reservoir. If I remove the reservoir, I expect to see an opening in the cook stove that would need to be sealed. Could a welder patch this opening with steel or cast iron? Suggestions anyone?
We are renovating our kitchen and replacing our very old, much used, and loved The Great Majestic cookstove with our new gorgeous Oval. The problem: it has a water reservoir attached to the right side that makes the stove about 10” too wide for the space we have. It appears that heavy duty screws attach this water reservoir to the stove body. There is a lever built into this water reservoir that appears to open or close a flap (flap not seen from the outside) in order to control the amount of heat going to the reservoir. If I remove the reservoir, I expect to see an opening in the cook stove that would need to be sealed. Could a welder patch this opening with steel or cast iron? Suggestions anyone?