Help Identifying “American Home Heater” Stove

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nielo5

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Dec 9, 2013
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Hello, Stove Gurus!
We just moved into a house and this old stove needs a bit of repair but I can’t find anything online for it. The only markings (no plates anywhere inside or out) are on the door. I can’t find “American Home Heater” anywhere online.
Does anyone have any ideas? I would think the distinctive 3-tube heat exchanger would help but haven’t found that online either.
Thank you for any help you can give! And any advice on parts/repair is welcome as well.

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The heat tubes are not an unusual design on an old stove, but the firebox shape sure is. Does it have firebrick inside and a baffle?
 
At least carefully check the integrity; the white spots could be from having been overfired.
 
So sorry. I never got notifications that I had any replies.
It does have fire brick on the inside but no baffle. Just the intake air controller.
The metal seems ok on the walls… thanks for the heads up, though.
I’m planning on adding a door seal (maybe the old one was just removed), replacing the brick and maybe add a baffle?
 
If the metal (still) looks okay, and it's not e.g. drywall dust (i.e. you can see why it's white), the chances are that it has been too hot there. The metal then will have deteriorated properties and could crack easier. So do keep an eye on those spots. (And note if there are any on the back where you can't easily look...)