Boiler, water heater What do I have here?

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Post by thebood » Sun. Aug. 19, 2018 2:45 pm

Can someone tell me what I have here and maybe what it might be worth? Thanks Jerry

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Post by StokerDon » Sun. Aug. 19, 2018 7:30 pm

Welcome to the forum.

It doesn't look familiar to me. It looks like it might be only part of a heating unit. I don't see any threaded pipe holes so it's probably not a boiler.

Then again, it's pretty hard to see anything with it tucked in there. Drag it out so we can see the back and a shot of the inside would help.

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Post by McGiever » Sun. Aug. 19, 2018 9:16 pm

Door opening shows a thick wall profile...double walled with water cavity for walls and whole dome???

May be a water heater much like what is referred to as a 'bucket a day' waterheater.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Aug. 19, 2018 9:26 pm

If I were a bettin man, I'd bet you're right M.


 
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Post by McGiever » Sun. Aug. 19, 2018 9:33 pm

Wouldn't be worth much w/o the grates plus the bottom support stand w/ ash door.

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Sun. Aug. 19, 2018 10:41 pm

It's a heater. To small and not enough holes in it to be a boiler.

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Mon. Aug. 20, 2018 7:44 am

coaledsweat wrote:
Sun. Aug. 19, 2018 10:41 pm
It's a heater. To small and not enough holes in it to be a boiler.

Yup.

Drag that out and you should see the water pipe inlet and outlet connections. And it seems that it's missing it's base - which would be the ash pit, shaker grates, and primary air damper, that upper section would sit on. Without that base section, it can't heat anything.

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Post by freetown fred » Mon. Aug. 20, 2018 8:23 am

If'n I had it, I'd clean it up real purty & use it for a sofa/chair side table--course this 200 yr old farm house has a pretty rustic motif--don't know if motif is the right word, but I do like it & don't get to use it much!! LOL


 
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Post by thebood » Mon. Aug. 20, 2018 6:11 pm

Being that I'm 78 and not to strong I couldn't move it much but here are a couple of better pictures. I do have the base and clinker handle.

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Post by Sunny Boy » Mon. Aug. 20, 2018 7:20 pm

thebood wrote:
Mon. Aug. 20, 2018 6:11 pm
Being that I'm 78 and not to strong I couldn't move it much but here are a couple of better pictures. I do have the base and clinker handle.

Yup, it's a "shovel-a-day" type water heater. It's very much like my anthricite Industries water heater. The top firepot/water jacket casting just sits on top of the base with the triangular coal grates built into the top of thebase that forms the ash pit.


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Post by StokerDon » Mon. Aug. 20, 2018 7:22 pm

That's a little better!

Looks like it is a "Bucket A Day" type water heater. Probably meant for Anthracite coal. We don't know where in the world you are but, if you are in or near Anthracite country I would ask between $40 and $200, if it is in usable condition. I base this on the fact that I see them on CL in that price range.

Good luck!

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Post by thebood » Mon. Aug. 20, 2018 7:55 pm

Thanks for all your help. Jerry PS I am in Michigan

 
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Post by freetown fred » Mon. Aug. 20, 2018 8:28 pm

Jerry, put it out there local--CL or whatever--tag it at $100.00 nothing ventured, nothing gained. She's been used but looks like she's all there.

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