Vintage Riteway Model 37 Teardown Inspection

KingCoal · Post by **KingCoal** » Fri. Jan. 03, 2014 3:09 pm

if you're going to "go go gadget" on the riteway,

weld the flue exit at the fire brick level shut, and cover that spot with brick.

close up the holes in the combustion flue. leave the louvers for secondary, they do a good job.

set up a series of stops to regulate how far the by pass is open at any given time.

no matter what, if you get a "brick full" load of coal burning in that stove you ain't stayin in a 2 car garage with it.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Fri. Jan. 03, 2014 3:28 pm

If Ihave any #37 pieces you want you can have them for postage cost.
Have all the internals except for top slide damper.
Let me know, I 'll see if I have some pics to show.

rustyrelics · Post by **rustyrelics** » Fri. Jan. 03, 2014 3:33 pm

[quote="McGiever"]If Ihave any #37 pieces you want you can have them for postage cost.
Have all the internals except for top slide damper.
Let me know, I 'll see if I have some pics to show.

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lets see what you have, I need 2 firebricks and one brick retainer for starters. you can PM me if you want

rustyrelics · Post by **rustyrelics** » Fri. Jan. 03, 2014 4:08 pm

well I don't have to tear down this Riteway any further, to find out why I saw light in the bottom of main draft control valve, when shining a light from the top of the flue. The only thing separating the intake draft from the upper exhaust portion of the flue, is the angled firebricks that make up the mid level combustion flue exit. and if those bricks are not sealed with cement, those 2 passages are going to be "talking" to each other, main draft air leaking into combustion flue, or vice versa. Mc G's picture says it all. there is no steel separator plate there. actually there should be.

rustyrelics · Post by **rustyrelics** » Fri. Jan. 03, 2014 4:38 pm

there should be a thin metal plate for the angled bricks to lay on, to divide the exhaust flue from the lower main draft area. if I was designing the stove it would be welded in place to seal it. just laying bricks there ? what were the designers thinking ?

rustyrelics · Post by **rustyrelics** » Fri. Jan. 03, 2014 4:41 pm

looks like Hitzer 82 beat me to it, they put an above fire draft knob on the door like I said

but I'll see that and raise them...all thats needed for an old Riteway, is a Hitzer 82 fire door w/draft knob, to upgrade it

ohabanero · Post by **ohabanero** » Tue. Jan. 07, 2014 5:40 pm

Rusty where in the world are you? There's a model 37 in state college pa on Craig's right now which I just emailed the seller about. Didn't buy that one did you? I asked them to send me grate pics. I can forward to you if interested ??
Mark in pa

CoalHeat · Post by **CoalHeat** » Tue. Jan. 07, 2014 7:23 pm

He won't be answering you.

rouxzy · Post by **rouxzy** » Thu. Jan. 23, 2014 2:33 pm

I owned this same Riteway about 30 years ago and burned mostly wood in it, because when I did burn coal it blew me out of the house. If I remember correctly the owners manual stated to set the thermostat so that the damper was never completely closed when burning coal. This was done by shortening up the chain a bit.