Who Did Your Install?

I bought mine used, so I got two moves out of it. Did everything else myself except sweating the copper. A plumber I know wanted to see what I was doing with a coal boiler and I bagged him.

Three of us did it. Me, myself & I.

Did mine myself.

Bk

I did my own boiler install. It was a lot of work. I took my time. I did all my own design, plumbing and electrical work. I spent about six months researching in my spare time and about six months installing. It was a labor of love. I had to install a heat distribution system too. I used old radiators that I re-fit, and then had bead blasted and painted with auto paints at the body shop ($1500). I did hire a masonry contractor to put in the clay lined block chimney($2100). He did a good job.

did most of the installs myself.....had a friend wire up the timer and the thermostat on the efm for me

My husband and the crew who put in our chimney - the first for either of them. I discovered that people really do heat their house with coal and found the stove; he did the rest. Lisa

Got to learn a shitload about plumbing I never knew before.

Amen, brother I had a good friend () help with the wiring and plumbing. I look at life as an a chance to learn as much as possible and he taught me alot during my install.

A valuable experience I wouldn't trade for anything.

My oldest son and his freinds helped move the KAA-2 off the pickup and into the boiler room.

The wife helped place the boiler on the blocks and with installing the skins.

The rest I did my self with the exception of one solder joint that I could not get to seal which was connecting to an existing pipe.

Called my daughter over and she managed to get the joint to seal.

I have 2 sons who can just barely change the oil in their cars and a daughter who can do an engine swap.

Go figure.

I installed my boiler during the summer of 2004. I did it all by myself. Picked up the boiler at AHS. Use a tractor loader to get it off the pickup and into my garage. Dug the garage to house trench by hand, installed 8" utility conduit with copper piping and electric. I have good soldering skills so working with copper was not problem. Like it better than threaded pipe. I've got tools to thread up to 2" but still prefer the copper. My design and installation was before I knew of this Forum. It's over designed and I could have saved a lot on the installation had I known about John Siegenthaler's hydronic heating book. It's still a work in progress with plans for primary-secondary piping, outdoor reset aquastat and maybe an auger.

I did my own install but I can't brag about installing a stove in the presence of people here who have installed their own boilers in out-buildings!

Had mine installed by the place I bought it, king suppy, glad I did. Could have done it all myself except for the getting it in. And then also if I ever get any hassel from home-owners or the twp. I figure I can prove it was professionaly installed. The time of year I got it I would have left it in the garage until it either dried up or froze again. Those guys worked for their wages that day.

My dad and myself installed my K-A6 on two Saturdays. During the week I worked on setting up the boiler by installing all the casing, doors, sensors, ect then we did the plumbing on Saturdays. We removed the existing oil boiler and just plumbed from the existing pipes we cut from the boiler. It was much easier than moving the circulator pumps. Neither of us had any real plumbing experience. It cost me about $550 for all the 1 1/4 copper pipe, connectors, wire, exhaust pipe, ect. Much less expensive than the $2500+ price I was given and that was not set in stone. No installer would give me a solid bid unless it was $4000.
Jon

Did it myself electrical,plumbing and a lot of sweat. I did get a little help getting it down the basement steps by a neighbor that had 1 too many he told me he'd guide it down the steps I told him if the cable broke he'd be a grease spot at the bottom of the steps. I've done maintenance for 30 years so I had all the skills that were needed and this site was a great help with all the people willing to give good advice. I did read all the posts and that was a lot of reading. I don't
know a lot because I'm a newbee and this is my first season.

Good luck be careful and all should go well.

Bill S.