u/Ok_Ganache_1199

Im (sadly) removing this beast from its throne as its in a space thats beginning to have foot traffic, and with the asbestos everywhere and the space it takes up they want it gone. this poses two questions for here.

1. is anyone looking for parts for theirs? i understand these are more than likely impossible to get as this is a 150 year old coal fired boiler.

2. Does anyone have any experience working on or removing the ash auger? I’m having a bitch of a time and wondering if its the ash/ I’m being weak or if i missed a ring or something. i believe it goes through the differential on the opposing side of the auger where the motor is but i may be wrong.

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I have been tasked with removing this beautiful pre 1940’s wood boiler. its approx 5’ tall, 4’long and 4’wide. it was converted to gas at some point, then decommissioned. When it was decommissioned they said it had to be removed or made inoperable, so someone in their infinite wisdom filled it to the top with concrete and tack brazed the doors shut.

i know im looking at around 3000lb for the boiler and another 3k for the concrete, but is there any chance anyone has had to do this? it has been abated (very poorly and it will be getting done properly first) but after that do i just cut the rods and wedge them apart like normal? is there anything about these bigger boilers different than a residential one?

doors and anything saveable will be removed carefully, but it is in a basement so i am limited to size of what can be brought out at a time. ive used a ramset in the past to break up cast with varying levels of success, so wondering if there is a better way than a wedge to take the layers apart and a ramset to break it into manageable pieces.

So to preface this, I am trained to remove asbestos soI know what I’m getting into there, but I cant even find a document online for this thing. It’s been decommissioned a long while, but someone in their infinite wisdom filled it with concrete.

Does anyone know what I’m going to find inside? And challenges to look out for? i understand knocking the bolts off and separating layers and know its going to be bitch with concrete involved, but is there anything else id normally be worried about running into? is there asbestos inside as well? never taken one of these apart or any boiler for that matter so this is all new to me.