Amazing

Dakotaguy · Post by **Dakotaguy** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 7:20 pm

Hello my friend had just purchased a home here in our town has electric baseboard I took a look in the basement there was a very nice EFM 520 just sitting there still hooked up after a few days of honest work it's up and running hasn't ran since the early 80s

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Dakotaguy · Post by **Dakotaguy** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 7:25 pm

Rebuilt the pot changed all the oil new DHW new circulation pump new stove pipe resealed base to boiler the grates were shot running like new

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 7:40 pm

Did the house still have the original radiators in place?

Dakotaguy · Post by **Dakotaguy** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 7:55 pm

Yes it did all cast iron baseboard everything was drained down including the boiler once we fired it up it ran for about 2 hours why would you mothball a stoker

Post by **StokerDon** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 8:00 pm

Nice catch there D!

I'm sure a lot of people on the forum dream of accidentally finding an EFM all plumbed in there basement.

-Don

Dave 1234 · Post by **Dave 1234** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 8:03 pm

Dakotaguy wrote: ↑
Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 7:55 pm
Yes it did all cast iron baseboard everything was drained down including the boiler once we fired it up it ran for about 2 hours why would you mothball a stoker

Electric heat is easy-street .

Not many ppl have a coal addiction that we all seem to have here .

Dave

Dakotaguy · Post by **Dakotaguy** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 8:23 pm

According to the previous owners it was too much work we spent quite a few days giving it a once over it's a 1961

mof1964 · Post by **mof1964** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 8:31 pm

That is an awesome find. I wish I would have been so lucky when I moved into my house. Its really not a lot of work- people just don't get that. My dad that I was nuts back in 2007/08 when we put our first unit in.
The hardest part of the whole thing was/ is the one afternoon of work it takes filling the coal bin or putting the bags in the basement. Emptying ash and filling the feed barrel take less than 15 minutes per week.
really is a worthwhile heating solution.

Dakotaguy · Post by **Dakotaguy** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 8:41 pm

I couldn't agree more best heating units ever built in my opinion

ryan20strohl · Post by **ryan20strohl** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 9:49 pm

Is that the house on the corner of white street

Dakotaguy · Post by **Dakotaguy** » Fri. Dec. 28, 2018 10:26 pm

Nope down on iron street in a half double

ben · Post by **ben** » Sat. Dec. 29, 2018 9:17 am

Was there coal in the bin?

Dakotaguy · Post by **Dakotaguy** » Sat. Dec. 29, 2018 10:45 am

No drum was empty bin also he had to get 2 ton delivered

Amazing

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