Greetings - I had this old beauty restored this past summer and lit the first fire just prior to Thanksgiving. It is a King Kineo made by Noyes & Nutter in the early 20th century just a few miles down the road from my house in Bangor, Maine.
He has had a fire in his belly every day since then and has transformed our home with his warmth and elegance. As I become more familiar with the stove I feel I am better able to operate it to achieve the most efficient burn but there are still some things that I haven't been able to figure out and I hope someone on here might be able to steer me in the right direction.
At the top/rear of the cook surface where the stove pipe connects is a small sliding panel. Playing with it has not produced any big results that I can attribute to its being moved from one position to the other. Frankly, I'm stumped, and I wonder if anyone knows what that panel does.
I'm sure it's something silly and simple, but the only stupid question is the one you don't ask. Thanks for looking.
He has had a fire in his belly every day since then and has transformed our home with his warmth and elegance. As I become more familiar with the stove I feel I am better able to operate it to achieve the most efficient burn but there are still some things that I haven't been able to figure out and I hope someone on here might be able to steer me in the right direction.
At the top/rear of the cook surface where the stove pipe connects is a small sliding panel. Playing with it has not produced any big results that I can attribute to its being moved from one position to the other. Frankly, I'm stumped, and I wonder if anyone knows what that panel does.
I'm sure it's something silly and simple, but the only stupid question is the one you don't ask. Thanks for looking.
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