Getting rid of Dimplex storage heaters.

Habbakuk

As the title suggests, I'm getting rid of sorage heaters from the house. They were working and used by the previous owner but I'm going to install gas central heating. An electrician came to the house and I asked him what to do with the old Dimplex storage heaters and he said to 'skip them' ie they were pretty worthless. He told me to firstly open them up and remove the heat bricks from inside as they are so heavy and then get rid of them. I do feel this to be a bit of a shame. Might there be some parts withinin them which would be of use or do I just throw the lot away? Thanks.

shegar

Buying and selling is a funny old game, people will go out and buy brand new storage heaters , yet if you try and sell them cheaply people dont want to know..........
God knows why , as they are very expensive new for what they are .......I tried to sell mine quite while back and had that problem , so we also took the bricks out and dumped them................Never want to have storage heating in my home again...........

Richie-from-the-Boro

Put them on ebay for a tenner each - collect only

Biscuit_Tin

Habbakuk wrote: »

As the title suggests, I'm getting rid of sorage heaters from the house. They were working and used by the previous owner but I'm going to install gas central heating. An electrician came to the house and I asked him what to do with the old Dimplex storage heaters and he said to 'skip them' ie they were pretty worthless. He told me to firstly open them up and remove the heat bricks from inside as they are so heavy and then get rid of them. I do feel this to be a bit of a shame. Might there be some parts withinin them which would be of use or do I just throw the lot away? Thanks.

I've never known there to be a weight restriction on what you can put in a skip before :cool:

A quick look on gumtree showed up someone willing to pay you for them and take them away.
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/wanted-storage-heaters-panel-heaters/1056704125

Not sure how fair they are prepared to travel - this person is based in Bradford. Perhaps worth a call, or looking to see if there is anyone in your area similarly minded

thenudeone

Try ebay first (collection only) on a 99p listing (for free) then if no luck try freecycle.org

If you can get rid of them that way, it will save the cost of a skip or a trip to the skip, help save the planet, and give someone else a bargain. win-win-win!

Ilona

Biscuit_Tin wrote: »

I've never known there to be a weight restriction on what you can put in a skip before

You can fill a skip with rubble, the driver will tell you if it is too heavy for the lorry to pick it up, the front wheels will come off the ground as it attempts to lift.

The reason for removing the heat bricks is not because of the weight you put in a skip, it's because you would do yourself serious damage if you tried to pick the whole thing up. The bricks should be removed in the room they are in and carried out one at a time.
Ilona

OhReally_2

Ilona wrote: »

You can fill a skip with rubble, the driver will tell you if it is too heavy for the lorry to pick it up, the front wheels will come off the ground as it attempts to lift. ...

:eek:

I don't know which skip hire companies you are used to using, but it wouldn't surprise me if they turned up in metal spiked boots and wearing Stetson hats

All skip lorries are fitted with stabilising outriggers, and these should always be used when picking up any load. They will prevent the dangerous, unstable situation you describe.

Very difficult to overload a skip with builders rubble, unless you also over-fill it. All skips tend to state level-fill only, but operator drivers tend to be left to their own judgment when collecting over-filled skips. Usually it's only the larger skips (8 yards or bigger) that are also overfilled that can cause issues, and then it's often not the weight, but the height that hinders a safe lift (over filled skip does not fit under lifting arm).

Some 8 yard skips can cause weight issues too if the supplier is not made aware in advance of the likely heavy load. Builders rubble tends to weigh about 1 tonne per cubic yard, so an 8 yd skip could weigh 8 tonnes even if level filled ... and many skip lorries are only licenced as 7.5tonne vehicles.
But bigger skip lorries are available.

Habbakuk

Ilona wrote: »

The reason for removing the heat bricks is not because of the weight you put in a skip, it's because you would do yourself serious damage if you tried to pick the whole thing up. The bricks should be removed in the room they are in and carried out one at a time.
Ilona

Exactly. They are incredibly heavy and awkward to handle.