how to re-move cast iron radiators

[svouts]

I have 14 cast iron radiators over three levels (ground, 1st, 2nd floor) in my house, in different sizes.

My rough estimation is that some of them are 130 pounds, some 160 pounds, some a bit heavier around 200 pounds and there is a big one in 2nd floor about 400 pounds.

I am planning to get a plumper to disconnect them. Then I want to get them to a company for sandblasting and powder-coating.

Any ideas how to move these heavy radiators from the house to a van?

 

[Hot&Cold]

Usually them radiators came in much smaller sections and are bolted together in the room they are to be installed in,once assembled they need careful handling to preserve the seals. They have a tendency to bend causing seal damage if not carried correctly https://www.castironradiatorcentre.co.uk/products.asp?page=handlingcastironradiators

Any ideas how to move these heavy radiators from the house to a van?

Blood,sweat & tears Come to mind. you need a few burly chaps to shift them,not gym bunnies .

 

[muggles]

If you can get a tool to separate the sections they'll be really easy to carry out

As H&C says, you run the very real risk of damaging the seals between the sections if you move them around. Between getting them out of the house, transporting them, refinishing them, transporting them again and getting them back into the house, I'd be very surprised if they didn't spring a leak, at which point you'll need to dismantle them anyway and risk damaging your new finish in the process.

 

[jeff the gasman]

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