Older hs tarm ot 35 worth its weight in scrap $.40/lb?

I can't seem to find any recent post.....so....

I came across a CL ad looking to get rid of an older HS Tarm ot 35(1100lbs) , the boiler is still operating, now with a converted beckett waste oil burner (seller has original beckett), the seller bought it 4 yrs ago from a guy who refurbs/test them in NH I think and burned wood the first 3 yrs before the switch to waste oil.
The boiler was at 200°f and 20 psi and in pretty good shape for a late 70s early 80s keeping his 3000sqft house warm .
The visible gaskets(supply/return/domestic tank-(not in use)) and flanges all look good with no rust.
The plan is to get it removed and to my house this month, I am looking to put it in my uninsulated attached garage and poke it through the wall to my existing Weil McLain 68 series boiler (5ft-10ft away) with 3 zone baseboard and 40 gallon indirect water tank OR replace the stand alone Oil boiler with the combo. I will have to install a new class A chimney either through wall or ceiling-roof if I tie them together.

The house is a bi-level built 1985 2400sqft

I am looking for suggestions about the boiler, the installation-parallel or series piping, return protection, chimney benefits (wall or ceiling-roof).

I understand the benefits of storage, but it's not in the budget at this time so this will be an initial start up for me to make improvements along the way and eventually upgrade to a gasser. Thanks

I will have to verify codes and insurance coverage but....
Could it be a better option to put the boiler in a shed and pipe it to the existing Oil boiler like an OWB? I could eventually remove one of my oil tanks in the garage and put the storage in it place.

I dont want to rush this and it may be somethingI need to think more about as I've read and read... and read...
Another note, is it still worth picking up this tarm for under $500 to have when the project can get under way? My wife is not fully on board at the moment and see this as a toy for me to play with more then the benefit of the systems operation... I may have to agree just a little, it the pyro in me and the adventure of building the system

I would agree with that if ones wife was totally against wood, but she is actually pretty good with the whole process from felling to stove. She is just satisfied with the current set up and doesn't see the need for the boiler.... yet

The garage is out of the question in NJ I have to find out about puttng the tarm in the laundry room, moving the oil fired boiler to the garage enclosed with a fresh air intake.

No one has input as to if this boiler is worth picking up...? Anyone still running an older tarm or have any advise. I hope someone will chime in before I get it

My current Oil boiler is in the laundry room now, not my first choice, but without a basement I am limited in options. My wife will most likely be against the combo being in there also, that's where a small outbuilding would work the best.
I am not enthusiastic about having to go outside to load it and she more then likely will never load it, plus the wasted btus not in the house.

I agree, putting it in the laundry room would not be too smart. My wife parks her truck in the garage and I I have the other half as storage and work space, she would never go for parking her truck outside ha ha. I may look into swapping the garage around and building a room to house the boiler and make that side closed off from the parking side of the garage with its own access from outside. It may still be easier and possibly cheaper or close to same price to just put it in a shed of sorts outside not too far away. I'll have to get drawing up some ideas. I appreciate all the input and knowledge from everyone on this site- thank you. I hope I can come up with something to keep everyone happy (wife,insur co.,town, and myself ha)

mike van said:

A little confused by the title of this thread, as scrap is not .40 cents/ lb - Right now prepared steel is .07 / lb, Thats steel less than 3 ft long & thicker than sheet metal. If that boiler weighed 500 lbs, it'd be worth about 35.00.

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That would be a better deal for me, when I called our local scrap yard, told them what it was and was told $.30-.40/lb. I know when we bring cast iron boiler we get around the $35 mark, will double check before I pick this 1100lb beast up

I talked to the town inspector and was told the garage install would be okay as long as I was 18" off the floor, so I went and picked the beast up tonight and got her set in my garage, still have a lot of work as far as cleaning her up, making a few upgrades and piping her in but am excited to have her home, the Mrs turned out to be okay with the adventure being the boiler is free thanks to scrap copper... sounds like a win in every direction, I will post updates as they take place.
Thanks to all for your input , if anyone has any advice I have open ears as this will be first venture in the woos boiler world....