kitchen work tops

[gaspastemania]

When lifting some of the old boilers with the cast iron heat exchangers off the wall for an upgrade what do people use to protect kitchen work tops?? Especially when some of the old ones way a ton, just curious in case i'm missing an old trick or something .

 

[dontknowitall]

Not done one of those but I'd put a well folded dust sheet (or two) on top and a 12mm or so piece of ply on top of that. Depending on the situation I just might get the customer to sign an indemnity about damaging the kitchen top.

In reality I'd probably just use dust sheets then phone my plumbing mate as another job for the pair of us.

 

[ecowarm]

When fitting those things back in the 70's & 80's they never felt as heavy as they do removing them?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

because they're full of crud now lol.

 

[gaspastemania]

I took an old ideal combi off today ,weighed an absolute ton !!!
Thing is as soon as you lift it off bracket you develope a hernia and try as you do not to damage kitchen work top , the board or cardboard usually gets pinged off with the attempted strongman lift lol.

 

[dontknowitall]

When fitting those things back in the 70's & 80's they never felt as heavy as they do removing them?

because they're full of crud now lol.

It's cos we're older ...

 

[tamz]

You just need to eat more proteins😀
Use a piece of ply if you can or cut the new boiler box up and tape it into position and cover with folded dustsheet(s)

Spacesavers, Neataheats and W2000's. Cut the flue and take a dive for the hole. I loved it when they brought out Fanfares and Elans and anything else you could put on the wall with one hand.
I hate taking them down more than i did putting them up.