Mama bear info please
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Maybe coaly can say whether it was made in Georgia or where. It has been in auburn Alabama for twenty years she said and that’s real close to the Georgia line.
Todd67
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It is a Fisher Stoves South East / Georgia stove. The name on the bottom welded the box, (possibly his 5th stove welded?) the initials under ash fender is the finisher who vented and hung the door.
The hinge ears are closer together on the older flat top doors. The door seal (1 inch channel iron) is the same, but when doors are hung, the stove is laid on its back, door centered on seal and hinge plates are tacked in place. Doors came from different patterns and different foundries, so they are all slightly different. Even a door that looks identical usually cannot be attached to a stove that wasn't welded for it. Repositioning of hinge plates is necessary.
Burning with a screen in place allows the fire to burn freely, losing far too much heat up the chimney. They are not considered radiant heaters with the door open. You would need a home made screen, and a flue damper to slow the draft. The flue damper becomes your only air control when door is open. It does help get it going if you have damp wood, but once going you will find closing the door is best. When it burns down to the coal stage, so much indoor air leaks up the chimney, your efficiency numbers are going to be like a fireplace, loosing the heat you have put into the building.
This is the older box style with angle iron legs. They were offered by many fabricators $100 cheaper than the UL listed version with shields and bent corners. It was not necessary to have a listed stove back then when installed on a non-combustible hearth or cement floor.
It should be connected to an insulated 6 inch chimney.
The hinge ears are closer together on the older flat top doors. The door seal (1 inch channel iron) is the same, but when doors are hung, the stove is laid on its back, door centered on seal and hinge plates are tacked in place. Doors came from different patterns and different foundries, so they are all slightly different. Even a door that looks identical usually cannot be attached to a stove that wasn't welded for it. Repositioning of hinge plates is necessary.
Burning with a screen in place allows the fire to burn freely, losing far too much heat up the chimney. They are not considered radiant heaters with the door open. You would need a home made screen, and a flue damper to slow the draft. The flue damper becomes your only air control when door is open. It does help get it going if you have damp wood, but once going you will find closing the door is best. When it burns down to the coal stage, so much indoor air leaks up the chimney, your efficiency numbers are going to be like a fireplace, loosing the heat you have put into the building.
This is the older box style with angle iron legs. They were offered by many fabricators $100 cheaper than the UL listed version with shields and bent corners. It was not necessary to have a listed stove back then when installed on a non-combustible hearth or cement floor.
It should be connected to an insulated 6 inch chimney.
Thanks coaly great info! Must have been same man the initials are the same, too much coincidence not to be. Have you ever seen whole names welded on before?
Running a Mama Bear with doors open will not overfire it. In fact the opposite will happen.
If you want to cool a over heated stove you open the doors to allow more air to push the heat out the flue.
I often run my Mama that is in my room in the shed with the door open to keep it from getting to hot in the 300 sq. ft. room. To me it seems like a better option than closing the air down and smoldering the fire.
Todd67
Minister of Fire
I've had the opposite effect with my Mama Bear. If I load the stove and leave the door open, the stove pipe thermometer quickly goes from 200 degrees to over 500 degrees. It would absolutely over-fire if I didn't close the door.
Bit, if there are only coals left in the stove and I leave the door open, the temp only goes up a little.
Todd67
Minister of Fire
It's not an argument or a debate. Both of us can be right. I'm not saying you are wrong. Don H saw the same thing happen with his stove. There are many factors and conditions that can determine how your stove performs with the door open. So yes, we can both be right
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