Value of used OWB

[Mountaineer]

Hey all, local old guy has a 6 year old Taylor 450 for sale . He is almost 90 and can't do the wood thing anymore. I looked at and it seems to be in good condition from what I could see.
Just wondering what you guys think it is worth?
Thanks in advance.

 

[E Yoder]

I'd really look it over for rust in the exhaust tubes and firebox. It's mild steel and Taylor is a fairly slow burning unit which can make it sweat.
Not a criticism, just saying any rust would affect the price.
Maybe $3,000?
The newer Taylors have stainless tubes ( I think) so some of the rust issues may not apply in that particular unit .

 

[JohnDolz]

Hey all, local old guy has a 6 year old Taylor 450 for sale . He is almost 90 and can't do the wood thing anymore. I looked at and it seems to be in good condition from what I could see.
Just wondering what you guys think it is worth?
Thanks in advance.

Pay him a bit more than it is worth, I see an opportunity to earn good karma.

 

[goosegunner]

I sold a 9 year old Taylor 450 in good condition back in 2010 for just under $2000.

gg

 

[Mountaineer]

I'd really look it over for rust in the exhaust tubes and firebox. It's mild steel and Taylor is a fairly slow burning unit which can make it sweat.
Not a criticism, just saying any rust would affect the price.
Maybe $3,000?
The newer Taylors have stainless tubes ( I think) so some of the rust issues may not apply in that particular unit .

This one has the stainless ... I looked. It sat in under a shed since new ...I know that doesn't really matter though.

Pay him a bit more than it is worth, I see an opportunity to earn good karma.

Nice. Always looking for a way to plant a good seed in hopes of that future harvest.

I sold a 9 year old Taylor 450 in good condition back in 2010 for just under $2000.

gg

I gave him 2100 for it today.

 

[goosegunner]

This one has the stainless ... I looked. It sat in under a shed since new ...I know that doesn't really matter though.




Nice. Always looking for a way to plant a good seed in hopes of that future harvest.



I gave him 2100 for it today.

I think that is a fair price for both of you. I think they were about $5700 new back in 2010. Taylors will last a long time if you do the water treatment. They also have a decent sized water jacket.

 

[E Yoder]

Enjoy your new stove!

 

[Mountaineer]

Update. Think I got it connected back in December, So far so good. Really enjoy it.
The coil was broke ( replaced it) and the fan motor was messed up and so I just took the fan off.

 

[mark cline]

Update. Think I got it connected back in December, So far so good. Really enjoy it.
The coil was broke ( replaced it) and the fan motor was messed up and so I just took the fan off.

I'm not familiar with this boiler so what was the purpose of the fan? If it had anything to due with combustion , replace it . Do you have any storage?

 

[goosegunner]

The fan is in the door and is tied to an aqua stat. The aqua stat stops and starts the fan to keep the water temp within a certain range.

A taylor without the fan would basically be in smolder mode all the time. It would only be able to draw a small amount of air through the tunnel that the fan is mounted to.

 

[sportbikerider78]

If you don't want to incure much expense in buying a custom fan...talk to an electrician friend. Fans are cheap and easily installed.