Scored a EFM AP 520

 
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Post by Pauliewog » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 1:39 am

Tuesday Morning:

Found a EFM on Facebook Marketplace Tuesday listed as a coal burning electric furnace. Told the seller I was interested in it and made arrangements to take a look at it Wednesday afternoon once the roads were plowed.

Wednesday Afternoon:

Loaded the engine hoist and some tools in the truck with me in case it looked presentable.

The boiler was in use up until a few weeks ago and the only reason for switching over to electric heat was the owner worked out of town and it wasn't feasible for his wife to load the drum and take out the ashes while he was away. The electric resistance baseboard is temporary until they install a heat pump.

I talked to Stoker Don and he picked up from the posted pictures that it was actually a steam boiler. Thanks buddy !

The 520 was still plumbed in and under power with only the flue pipe disconnected.

I looked it over, and ran it for a few minutes before making the final decision to purchase it, then proceeded to drain the boiler, disconnected the power, and removed the steam pipes.

The domestic hot water and manual water fill were still hooked up so I just shut off the cold water, and capped the lines with shark bites.

Disconnected the wiring, removed the guages, sight glass, and limit switches , and covers

Next I removed the auger, 55 gallon drum. and stoker while the owner went to pick up the shark bites. then lifted the boiler off the base with the engine lift.

Didn't want to roll it out of the basement thru two 30" doors and up 1 step by myself so tomorrow afternoon my buddy is going to give me a hand. The engine lift is too wide to go thru the doorways, so I'll either roll it out on pipes or dig my machinery skates out of the trailer.

Its a 1967 round door plate boiler which looks pretty good and the base doesn't look too bad either.

Paulie

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Post by Sunnyincolodado » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 1:43 am

Hello. I am new to this forum and need help please. How do I make a new topic post? I found how to reply to your post but can’t figure out how to make a brand new post. I am looking for info on a stove I’d like to post. Thank you so much!!

 
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Post by lincolnmania » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 1:54 am

Excellent! Glad someone was able to get it!
my efm 350 is a 1967 model too.

 
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Post by Pauliewog » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 2:11 am

Thursday Afternoon:

Headed over this afternoon with my buddy and in about 15 minutes, we rolled the boiler out of the basement, up the step, and out to the road. Much easier with another person to help. :D

Set up the engine hoist on the road, lifted it up, and backed the truck up.
Since we were on a hill and it was still a little bit of ice on the road, I chose to back the truck into it rather than push it in on the hoist. :lol: There were quite a few cars on the road that we would have to avoid if it took off down the grade 😆

Loaded up the base, stoker, engine lift, pipes and tools, cleaned up the floor and headed back to the shop. Total load time a little over an hour.
Back at the shop only took 15 minutes to unload with the forklift. Much easier!

Now, I have to decide where I want to install it and if it's feasible to switch it over to hot water. Going to need some advice from the boiler experts 🤔

Paulie

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Post by Pauliewog » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 2:17 am

Sunnyincolodado wrote:
Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 1:43 am
Hello. I am new to this forum and need help please. How do I make a new topic post? I found how to reply to your post but can’t figure out how to make a brand new post. I am looking for info on a stove I’d like to post. Thank you so much!!
Welcome to the forum and.......No problem. At the top of the page on the left side click on Board Index.

Scroll down to the category that best describes your stove and click on that link.

There will be a button for a new post there.

Paulie

 
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Post by Sunnyincolodado » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 3:51 am

Thank you Paulie!!

 
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Post by StokerDon » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 7:56 am

Nice EFM score there Paulie!!!

These things go much easier when you have a little help. Converting it to hot water is pretty easy. You need an aquastat, a high limit aquastat and a tridicator gauge. You can use the timer in that stoker controller that was mounted on the jacket.

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Post by Dave 1234 » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 8:00 am

Great score Paul ! Be sure to keep your buddy, it's nice to have a good helper.
We cut a cast iron chimmny clean out into the back, stoker side of the base, on the last 3 EFM plate style boilers that we installed.
I'm not sure , but I think I saw ''scrapper'' do that a few years back, it works nice when you want to clean the plate section of the vessel out .

 
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Post by Rob R. » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 8:08 am

Great find. Someone already did some work on that 520 for you. It has a new style base, and a split auger coupler. With any luck the stoker won't need much either. The burn plates look good in the picture.

Converting it to hot water is no problem at all. Does your house already have hot water radiators installed?

 
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Post by Pauliewog » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 3:28 pm

lincolnmania wrote:
Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 1:54 am
Excellent! Glad someone was able to get it!
my efm 350 is a 1967 model too.
When we were loading it in the truck a guy stopped that actually helped install it about 25 or 30 years ago.
He couldn't remember exactly when but said it was a refurbished unit.

I could tell by the newer piping that it wasn't the original boiler.

Paulie

 
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Post by Pauliewog » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 3:34 pm

StokerDon wrote:
Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 7:56 am
Nice EFM score there Paulie!!!

These things go much easier when you have a little help. Converting it to hot water is pretty easy. You need an aquastat, a high limit aquastat and a tridicator gauge. You can use the timer in that stoker controller that was mounted on the jacket.

-Don
No doubt having some help definitely makes it easier 😆

It was great talking to you and I really appreciated the information and tips !

When I get a chance I'll post some pictures of the garage and my plans and options for a location to install it.

Paulie

 
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Post by Pauliewog » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 3:38 pm

Dave 1234 wrote:
Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 8:00 am
Great score Paul ! Be sure to keep your buddy, it's nice to have a good helper.
We cut a cast iron chimmny clean out into the back, stoker side of the base, on the last 3 EFM plate style boilers that we installed.
I'm not sure , but I think I saw ''scrapper'' do that a few years back, it works nice when you want to clean the plate section of the vessel out .
Thanks Dave! I like that idea of the clean out door and will definitely put one in.

When you get my age yes...... its nice to have a little help with these :lol:

Paulie

 
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Post by Pauliewog » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 3:52 pm

Rob R. wrote:
Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 8:08 am
Great find. Someone already did some work on that 520 for you. It has a new style base, and a split auger coupler. With any luck the stoker won't need much either. The burn plates look good in the picture.

Converting it to hot water is no problem at all. Does your house already have hot water radiators installed?
Thanks Rob ! Yes, a guy stopped while we were loading it who helped with the install 25 or30 years ago. He said it was a rebuilt unit. It was also serviced every year by the local EFM dealer.

I plan to install it in my stove shop which is about 3,000 square feet. I currently have two chimneys to work with and have no problem putting in a third if I need to. The building is divided into five sections plus an office so I'm thinking about 5 to 7 zones. I plan to add on two small additions and a zone for my nickel plating tanks.

Cleaned up the stoker a little today and sprayed up the bolts with some wd40. I plan to disassemble the stoker unit to make sure it doesn't need anything.

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Post by Rob R. » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 4:01 pm

I would not disturb the top ring and burner plates unless you see something amiss.

Is your stove shop detached from the main house?

 
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Post by lincolnmania » Fri. Feb. 05, 2021 5:38 pm

just out of curiousity measure the boiler.......scrapper posted many years ago that a lot of people have an efm 350 and think they have a efm 520 lol.


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