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Old water tank in loft want rid
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Poppycat
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Guys recently moved house and we are getting the loft insulated. Theres so much junk left up there with old owners or ones previous.
We are clearing it down stairs and to tip but we seen two old tanks that are not needed one we manage to get down that has some gas burner in it the other is a very large think its Zinc tank and its far to heavy to shift, and it will want breaking down.
what's bets way to cut through and into pieces bear in mind its a loft (no fires) I dont think a large hacksaw would do and OH cant do to much sawing as they as asthmatic and cant take to much exposure up there from dust and hard sawing.
Would a angle grinder fit the bill
We are clearing it down stairs and to tip but we seen two old tanks that are not needed one we manage to get down that has some gas burner in it the other is a very large think its Zinc tank and its far to heavy to shift, and it will want breaking down.
what's bets way to cut through and into pieces bear in mind its a loft (no fires) I dont think a large hacksaw would do and OH cant do to much sawing as they as asthmatic and cant take to much exposure up there from dust and hard sawing.
Would a angle grinder fit the bill
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To much risk of sparks and fire with an angle grinder.
I would go with a jigsaw and keep it cool with water.0 -
I agree, don't go anywhere near it with a grinder if its in your loft!!!!
What you need is a hacksaw or Reciprocating Saw which will cut it but it wont be easy going. I'm not sure if a Jigsaw would do the job, i know the type of water tank you mean, its a fairly heavy steel which is galvanised.
You should be able to hire these from a local tool hire shop.
http://www.hss.com/g/3121/Reciprocating_Saw__110v.html
http://www.hss.com/imagshop/guides/og_821.pdf
If you do hire, make sure they give you a metal cutting blade (or 3) with it as opposed to wood/plastic etc.0 -
Thanks for your help guys0
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We just tried a jigsaw with a metal blade and its going through slowly, gets hot the blade so taken our time, I have to go and get some more blades as I doubt one will suffice, the biggest tank isnt as heavy as the smallest one, and one has some pipes coming off. Both are riveted tanks I be glad to get rid so we can tidy up, insulate and board up for storage0
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Unless you need the loft space, just leave it up there.
Store things in it is you need the space.
You can insulate underneath it between the joists easily or raise it on some wooden battens.0 -
Errrrrr.......I sort of presume the water is not still connected !!!!!0
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unless it really has to come out, then leave it there.
seems like a lot of work to save a bit of space?Get some gorm.0 -
As the previous poster mentioned.........
A Reciprocating Saw is the best way to go.........
I have just cut up 5 tanks about 4ft square and 6ft long..........
Had to cut each tank into 3 pieces to get out of the roof........
The easiest bit was cutting them......
The struggle was getting them out of the roof!!!!
We use a reciprocating saw all the time for cutting up roof tanks........
And if we do an oil tank change we cut it in half so I can without doubt state it is the best way to go.......
We tried a jigsaw
never again 0 -
Thanks for advice the guy from warmfront came today and said loft needed clearing out, I really want rid as I want to board loft up at a later stage for storage. We managed to cut the largest lightest tank with a jigsaw but it took ages as blade got very hot after 20 secs of cutting. Anyhow we got it in 2 but it sill wouldnt go through hatch, so it ended up in quarters two are outside other half needs cutting didnt want to disturb neighbours as it made a hell of a noise.
The other one is very heavy but we are determined to get loft empty its still full of old carpets and doors, why dont people remove there own rubbish, I left my old house spotless in loft, I had same problem in that house when we first got it in 89 full of peoples rubbish.0 -
Yes both tanks are empty. Two are going out , we took a tank out a already today that had some sort of gas burner in it, it was rusty as hell. Theres two other plastic tanks one has a lid on it the other we assume is the old cold water tank that isnt need as we have a combi boiler but thats still connected to pipesErrrrrr.......I sort of presume the water is not still connected !!!!!0
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