Removal of Rayburn cooker

[ElizaToo]

Hi

Can anyone tell me answers to the following queries to do with removal of a Rayburn cooker (its an oil-fired one):

- which type of workman/firm would disconnect and remove it?

- how long it would take to do so?

- would there be a charge for doing this (if so - how much?) or would the owner of the cooker get paid by them (ie because the cooker could be reconditioned and sold on to someone else)?

Thank you.

 

[RigidRaider]

Look for similar cookers on Eblag to get an idea how much you'd get for it. Alongside the Eblag ads you will find ads for specialists who dismantle and refurbish Rayburns and Agas. We bought a very tidy gas Aga off Eblag, the dismantler gave it a refurb and reassembled it in our house.

Actually any Aga and Rayburn specialist advertising in Yellow Pages will do this for you and might even buy it off you.

 

[ElizaToo]

Thank you for that.

Presume by Eblag - you mean Ebay?

Will see if I can find a paper copy of Yellow Pages for the area. The area the house is in is rather remote - so haven't been able to see any Rayburn/Aga specialists nearby with online searches - but maybe I'll have a bit more luck with Yellow Pages.

Obviously, getting some money for it would be good. If all else fails - then maybe I can stick an ad. in a local paper saying that its free to a good home if someone is prepared to dis-attach it and remove it.

One safety concern I am wondering about is whether it might have asbestos in or not. I believe certain models only of Agas only do have some. But I think (hopefully) that there aren't any Rayburns with that in and, if there is, then I think Rayburns should be small enough not to need dismantling anyway to get them out.

Any clarification on that point would be useful.

 

[Nige F]

There is some asbestos rope round the hotplate and probably the flue pipe - the rest of the insulation is horrible fibre stuff . Well that`s how a solid fuel one was

 

[RigidRaider]

Yes, Ebay.

There are plenty of independent Aga and Rayburn specialists around, you just need to look hard to find them as they tend to hide in rural areas and not advertise much as everything is by word of mouth.

There's no asbestos in our Aga, only vermiculite and glass wool. The rope stuff around the lid must be the same stuff as is used around stove doors, which can't be asbestos.... can it?

 

[ElizaToo]

I do hope not....ie asbestos stuff.

Once I can get a good look at this cooker in situ then it may become clearer. Hopefully I will be able to see what model it is and the Rayburn manufacturer themselves will have it listed as to what its "ingredients" are..