In the near future we will (probably) be getting our old boiler replaced.
The quotes do not include disposal of the old boiler - and I am thinking of taking it to the dump myself. However, I have no idea how heavy a Potterton Kingfisher II boiler (around 16 KW) is! Is it feasible for me to lift it into (and out of) my car boot by myself?
Two people probably. It will be fairly heavy (40-50kg I would think) and awkward.
You could take it apart and perhaps lift the heat exchanger on its own, but probably not worth it.
Andy Hall wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
I hope I can get it into the car as quickly as I can get a response on uk.d-i-y! Thanks Andy - just what I needed.
Isn't the heat exchanger several units held together with threaded rods? Remove these and each section is then easily lifted. Be sure to make provision to catch any water leaking when you disassemble - old towels etc.
If it's working ok, might be worth selling the gas valve on Ebay.
Rather than water, refer to it as black permanent ink. That gives a more accurate impression of its side effects.
Yup - although if the correct inhibitor has been used and replaced regularly it won't be quite as bad. ;-)
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk:
I'm in luck here. It can go straight from the kitchen (vinyl flooring) and out through the garden. (Car might suffer a bit but it has dark grey carpets!) Yes - inhibitor used for several years, though not all its life.
Put the bits in rubbish sacks?
Heh heh - then the old Kingfisher was still working ok? Mine's pushing 30 years old. ;-)
Doesn't matter how clean the water in the boiler was when it was running, but when you take an old multi-section cast iron heat exchanger apart, lots of black permanent ink suddenly appears, I can assure you ;-).
Heh heh. I do remember some when I replaced the O rings.
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