Removing a hot marine cistern? How heavy is a hot water cistern. It has been empty and...

How heavy is a hot water cistern. It has been empty and ready to be disposed of. Problem is getting it downstairs. Would my other half and I mange it. Also would this be something the council would pick up
Check the weight first! I live within a chalky water area and my cylinder have a load of glass-like formation inside. It weighed a ton. If it is chunky you could hire an electric sheet metal 'nibbler' from a tool hire firm for half a day and cut it up into endurable pieces. You & your other half will be able to transport it,but don't let the council collect it you can get roughly speaking lb30 scrap money for it & the council would charge you lb10 for taking it away but the blokes that take it would pocket the money
They're not heavy, assuming it's standard size (36x18) you should be able to hack it it by yourself. If it's got foam insulation then knock it adjectives off with a sledge hammer or axe and take it to your local scrap metal merchant, copper prices are relatively high at the moment, I weighed a standard cylinder contained by this afternoon and got 40 pounds so definitely not worth departure it for the council to collect. Is it a direct or indirect?
If its indirect you will have to drain the coil which is part of the ch/hw circuit via the boiler.If its indirect you wont own to.
It will have a bit of water departed in the bottom so be carefull but yes 2 people can elevate them easily! Dont leave it for the council though! Its worth at least possible lb20 -lb30 at a scrap merchants!!
A hot water cistern weighs about 80 pounds free.you should be able to handle it.


I reflect on you can manage if you have or rent one of those sweet moving furniture dolly. Be sure you are behind the dolly as you move it down the stairs, not in front of it. 2 associates can move it no problem-set it out by street someone will pick it up for scrape metal
Answers:    If it's a lag copper cylinder, firstly don't let your local council take it, it's worth fairly a lot in sliver terms, most common sizes are 36x18.
Take it along to your local bit merchants, i think their current value is around lb30.00 in London; their's a copper shortage in the UK, at the moment, hence the virtuous prices they are giving for scrap.

Syphon the water out near a hose pipe, (once the immersion as been removed that is) or drain it off from the drain stale tap at the bottom of the cylinder.
Once empty the cylinder is slightly light in lingo of bulk weight, it's just a short time cumbersome for one person to carry, and can be comparatively messy if there's a spillage.