Help Identifying “American Home Heater” Stove

[nielo5]

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.

 

[begreen]

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?

 

[stoveliker]

At least carefully check the integrity; the white spots could be from having been overfired.

 

[nielo5]

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?

 

[stoveliker]

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...)

 

[Dale6]

I found this one that needs a door. Blower motor in base.

 

[Dragonfly Lane]

I found one of those for sale would you mind telling me what clearance it is installed with?

Do the sides get really hot?

I can’t find any information on these, but I found one in great condition locally I just don’t know if I have enough clearance for it.

 

[bholler]

I found one of those for sale would you mind telling me what clearance it is installed with?

Do the sides get really hot?

I can’t find any information on these, but I found one in great condition locally I just don’t know if I have enough clearance for it.

It will need to comply with the unlisted stove clearances in nfpa211. 36" from any combustible materials. Although I dont think you can install a non epa compliant stove in California at all. Im not sure but I would check if I where you

 

[Dragonfly Lane]

It will need to comply with the unlisted stove clearances in nfpa211. 36" from any combustible materials. Although I dont think you can install a non epa compliant stove in California at all. Im not sure but I would check if I where you

We ended up going with a used 2005 Quadrafire 3100 ACT instead and we are in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE with this stove! Wow, what a great little stove. Got it for $200 and it had a tiny crack in the back that we repaired with furnace cement. The previous owner had the top ceiling brick and blanket installed in the wrong direction; you have to take out the first secondary burn tube to fit it in. This is probably why the newer models have that top brick in two pieces now.

 

[all night moe]

We ended up going with a used 2005 Quadrafire 3100 ACT instead and we are in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE with this stove! Wow, what a great little stove. Got it for $200 and it had a tiny crack in the back that we repaired with furnace cement. The previous owner had the top ceiling brick and blanket installed in the wrong direction; you have to take out the first secondary burn tube to fit it in. This is probably why the newer models have that top brick in two pieces now.

I would be very cautious of that repair and keep a close eye on it at minimum. A proper repair would be to have it welded.
If it was overheated, causing the crack, stove would serve better as an outdoor garden planter.

 

[Dragonfly Lane]

I would be very cautious of that repair and keep a close eye on it at minimum. A proper repair would be to have it welded.
If it was overheated, causing the crack, stove would serve better as an outdoor garden planter.

 

[Dragonfly Lane]

We know a welder but our repair with furnace cement seems fine for now.

This picture is pre-repair, taken when we discovered the crack.

 

[bholler]

We know a welder but our repair with furnace cement seems fine for now.

This picture is pre-repair, taken when we discovered the crack.

The furnace cement will only last a couple fires. But quad has repair kits for many of their stoves because this was a common issue

 

[begreen]

Definitely get the repair kit or make one with a stainless steel plate spanning the crack and 1/8" ceramic insulation underneath.

 

[all night moe]

I feel better that it's not an exterior panel repair, which is what I had envisioned.
I'd still opt for the repair kit as previously mentioned. it's to easy not to.......