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Jimdril 09-05-2012 19:31:24 166.181.3.218 Report to Moderator	Anyone ever take out an old octupus furnace? (the kind with the big diameter pipes in very old houses) I want to get rid of mine and wondering how much of a job it is. [Reply]   [No Email]
showcrop 09-07-2012 05:32:39 75.67.231.80 Report to Moderator	Re: Old octupus furnace in reply to Jimdril, 09-05-2012 19:31:24   As George said you will want to keep anything that could be asbestos wet. I did one thirty years ago and I sprayed dish detergent solution to help it to penetrate.   [Reply]  [No Email]
George Marsh 09-06-2012 19:59:41 50.104.246.39 Report to Moderator	Re: Old octupus furnace in reply to rustyfarmall, 09-05-2012 19:31:24   You forgot to mention that more heat went up the chimney than in the house.   [Reply]  [No Email]
barnE 09-06-2012 18:49:22 67.172.83.183 Report to Moderator	Re: Old octupus furnace in reply to Jimdril, 09-05-2012 19:31:24   Can you save it. Most have no electricity. Self generating from pilot. No motors. No belts or fans. One high temp limit. One thermostat. Last a long time with no maintenance. Yes I am and old geezer. Miss them simple furnaces. Dave   [Reply]  [No Email]
George Marsh 09-06-2012 08:45:38 50.104.246.39 Report to Moderator	Re: Old octupus furnace in reply to Jimdril, 09-05-2012 19:31:24   Jim, Forgot to mention, if there is a white tape looking material on the tin, treat it as if it were asbestose. It most likely is. The mortor holding the brick most likely is asbestose. Keep it wet and it will reduce the asbestose dust, which is what you want to keep out of your lungs. If you don't want to use the furnace, take a big hammer to it, cast will break up in to smaller pieces. George   [Reply]  [No Email]
Michael Soldan 09-06-2012 06:19:02 24.235.36.51 Report to Moderator	Re: Old octupus furnace in reply to Jimdril, 09-05-2012 19:31:24   The sheetmetal will come apart quite easily,you may need good snips,but most come apart with a bit of force.Most of those old furnaces were in two sections,a bottom firebox and a top heat collector. Those two were usually bolted together with long threaded rods,two in the one I took out.That old furnace got put behind the barn and about three years later I brought it home for my shop,bolted it together and it is still serving me 30 years later.It was a coal and wood furnace that had been converted to oil,I use it for wood burning only . Its not a hard job,snips and a hacksaw or 4"grinder will get ya done!   [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick2 09-06-2012 03:29:35 174.19.205.113 Report to Moderator	Re: Old octupus furnace in reply to Jimdril, 09-05-2012 19:31:24   When we took ours out of the basement, we pried apart the cast iron sections. A neighbor was right there to grab it for his shop and he is still using it today. We didn't know about asbestos in those days, but we did weat masks because of the dust. Getting those heavy cast sections up out of the basement wasn't any easy job even with 4 strong guys working at it.   [Reply]  [No Email]
George Marsh 09-05-2012 21:08:13 50.104.246.39 Report to Moderator	Re: Old octupus furnace in reply to jackinok, 09-05-2012 19:31:24   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Jim, It will be a mess. Dust and asbestose in pipes. Fire brick and soot in cast iron furnace. Cast iron will weigh a ton and is worth a lot a recyclers. George   [Reply]  [No Email]
Uncle Ernie 09-05-2012 20:54:11 64.38.158.165 Report to Moderator	Re: Old octupus furnace in reply to Jimdril, 09-05-2012 19:31:24   Watch out for the insulation in an old timer like that. It's probably asbestos!   [Reply]  [No Email]