Water Heaters - I got a biggin

Some water heaters that use hot water from a boiler to heat instead of a burner and use a copper coil to transfer the heat. I've had to replace a few large tanks like yours in apartment buildings and it is no fun getting those things out of the depths of a boiler room.

Originally Posted by KzScrapper

Some water heaters that use hot water from a boiler to heat instead of a burner and use a copper coil to transfer the heat. I've had to replace a few large tanks like yours in apartment buildings and it is no fun getting those things out of the depths of a boiler room.

I don't claim to know anything about these but I do know this had a burner in it, if you look close at the pic you can see where I removed the "control box" (have to call it that cause I don't know what it's called) and the gas pipe from it to the burner is sticking out of the hole. if it's not a burner then I don't know what it is. It had a bare copper wire connected to the pilot light that all the small ones do, an aluminum one and a small insulated wire as well. The guy I got it from said it was no fun moving it downstairs.

I don't know how many gallons it was. I actually chuckled when I saw it. It was like seeing a giant chair no one could sit in. The strangest things make me laugh I suppose. This and Smart cars are inanimate objects that do it.