Parts for 1965 Westinghouse Double Oven

[sansoo22]

I just bought a 1965 ranch home that has the original Westinghouse Double Oven in it. The model number is OAC21RO with a serial number of F112845. Everything on the ovens works except for the main clock. It has some faulty gears in it. One of them, I believe to be the seconds gear, is about to fall out. I would like to keep this bad boy going if I can but I'm having a terrible time finding parts for it. I have managed to find replacement elements and possibly a thermostat but thats it so far.

I have the original owners manual for it that I can scan and upload if anyone is interested.

The majority of the home is still in its original condition. I think it was last updated in the 80s when carpet was put in over top the original oak floors. I'm a huge fan of the 50s and 60s style and would like to keep as much intact as I can.

Any help locating parts for this double oven would be greatly appreciated.

 

[supersuds]

As I understand it, range clocks were made either by GE/Telechron or by a company called International Register. I don’t know which would be in a Westinghouse stove.

If the clock parts indicate it is a Telechron, I would search this forum for posts advising how to revive them. In the alternative, you can look for good used parts on eBay.

Some members have used the company linked below, General Time Repairs, to fix International Register clocks.

http://www.generaltimerepairs.com/product.php

 

[xraytech]

Beautiful oven,
We had the single oven version of this in one of the kitchens in Home Ec

 

[norgeway]

Westinghouse!

Made some of the most even heating best baking ovens ever built.

 

[sansoo22]

Supersuds - thanks for the info. I don't believe the timer control to be a GE judging by the link you sent and a further image search. It seems the GE models have the start/stop timers to the left of the main clock while the Westinghouse has them reversed. So far ebay has been a bust but I will keep searching.

I did find this site:
http://www.antiquestoves.com/toac/antiquestoveparts.htm

I will need to remove the clock/timer unit and get detailed photos for them but worth a shot I guess.

Xraytech - Thanks for the compliment. I really do like this oven. Actually the whole kitchen with this oven, the saloon doors, and the old split style farm door to the covered patio were one of the major selling points for me. And i recently learned that my homes stone facade and fireplace were all done my a local master stone mason here in Kansas City. Apparently I have the only residence he ever worked on. Nice to own a piece of local history.

Anyway went off track a bit. As i find parts for this oven I will keep this post updated for others with photos of everything i replace.

 

[combo52]

60s WH Wall Ovens

We worked on a lot of these ovens here in Maryland.

 

WH may have made their own clock for many of their ovens, to get it going again I would take it out and oil it and inspect. You might get it going again, if that fails send it off to a clock rebuilder as already suggested. Also with the part # for the clock assembly see if you can find a NOS clock or even a good used one on Ebay etc.

 

These ovens were fairly simple and worked well. Major trouble areas were bad wire connections at the heating elements, clock switch and on the thermostats.

 

After this bad thermostats and clock switches, and of course bad bake and sometimes broil elements.

 

I would not waste much time or effort fixing anything that is not broken or buying parts that you will probably never need.

 

Good Luck with your new cool home, let us know how it turns out.

 

John L.

 

[cheapskate]

I'm kind of late to the game here, but have some possibly useful information for the original thread starter.

sansoo22, I happen to be in the process of trying to restore the single wall oven version of the OAC21 Westinghouse you uploaded a picture of. Mine is an OHC21XO.

I've got the identical 'Owner's Care & Use Manual' as you do (based on the cover picture you uploaded). It's a miracle the previous home owners kept that around.

The house we're in was built in 1963, and this is the original oven from that year.

The clock/timer never worked for us from the time we moved into the place in 1982.

I've recently pulled the clock, and can say with assurance that it is a General Electric model 3AST19A55A2. They made it for Westinghouse, and it also has a Westinghouse part number of Q86353. I'm willing to bet your double wall oven uses the exact same part. I believe the clock/timer only controls the upper oven in the double oven model.

I'm thinking of contacting an outfit down in Carroll IA that specializes in fixing General Electric clock/timer units for appliances like this. The name of the place is GEneral TIME RepairS. Interesting history of that business. As I understand it, the owner worked for GE for many years, and when GE decided to shut down their clock/timer warranty shop, he purchased all of their existing inventory for fixing things, and started his own business. NOTE: I'm not affiliated with them in any way - I just find it fascinating that somebody still supports fixing these analog relics (and makes a living at it). Also though you might like to know, in case you were serious about getting it working.

I'm including a link to the GE clock/timer repair shop below ...

generaltimerepairs.com