Originally Posted by
wrk101
Double check that old boiler. I had an old coal fired boiler in the basement of a 1906 house I restored. The thing was huge! All cast iron. But it turned out to be built in sections, each section was about 8 inches thick as I recall. I unbolted the sections, and moved each section out with a handtruck. Really gave me a lot of space. I replaced it with a modern hot water boiler, about the size of a trash compactor.
I've had a good look at it, it's one piece, although it takes up a lot of space, the cellar is unfinished and the space is quite large, so even with that boiler there and the massive size of it, it's not in the way.... I'll see about picking up some chain today, not sure if I should go with 1 piece about 15' long, or 2 pieces 6' long. 15' would be heavier, but could be used as part of a bike locking system in the shed in the summer, then again 2 chains could still be used for locking, just need a second lock.....