antique gas stove

[lindamarie]

I have an old enterprise gas stove, there is a thing on the right outside of the oven does anyone know what this is? I have a problem with a lot of soot in the oven when baking. Don't know if the thing is some type of air/ gas controller. If I bake the area around the top of the oven door and where the knobs are get sooty. I wish I knew how to post a pic to show.

[Darren]

Soot is a sign the gas isn't getting enough air to burn completely. Burners usually have an adjustment to regulate air flow. Flame should be blue not orange.

[lindamarie]

Could the thing on the side be an air regulator for the oven flame? Burners are ok its the oven. This stove is like 70 years old.

[Darren]

Here's a couple of pictures of air adjustments. It should be close to the burner. The ones I've seen are circular on the gas tube. A screw holds the setting. Loosen the screw and rotate the air shutter until you get a blue flame. Retighten the screw.