Englander disassembly to save weight

I got mine out of the back of my pickup solo... but it nearly killed my back. Bribe a neighbor with a few beers to help.

If you are going up or down steps get an appliance dolly from U Haul for $10 will make moving easier.

bookpile said:

I'm assuming the door should lift off and take out fire bricks.
Thanks

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Fire bricks?

take the door off baffle plate and wear plate out. not much else you can remove without having to regasket before reinstalling would reduce the weight by about 35 lbs

I recently move my Englander PAH to my basement and I only had my wife to help going down the stairs. I was seriously concerned as it weighs over twice what I do and I have a bad back! So I removed the door, ash pan, hopper lid, rear panel, burn pot, auger motor and auger, combustion blower and convection blower to cut everything I could. It made a big difference and I only had to replace the combustion gasket which I had on hand anyway. No one got hurt, including me for a change

A few days before I had moved an EP completely by myself onto my trailer, off my trailer and into position inside the house. The seller had completely filled the hopper so as a nice bonus I had an extra 45lbs to deal with! Fortunately there were only a few stairs involved, and the descent from the trailer. So I built a ramp and was able to manage with just my dolly and some straps to hold it on tightly.

Good luck with the move!