Cylinder insulation removal

[Scott_D]

How do you get yours off??

Just spent an hour getting sweaty and creating 4 bags of insulation that I will need to dispose of. I will probably end up with £50 for my troubles.
I use a old wood saw, large wall paper stripper and a crow bar to get mine off. Sometimes it seems like its not worth the effort and I should just take the £20 they give you if you take it in still covered.

 

[villa_tom]

I've seen it done with a spade, the bloke just hacked at it and it came off easily enough

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

They crush em with the jcb down at our scrap yard to get them off, me personally I just leave it on it's too much mess.

 

[Leo21]

I give it all to my dad, he uses an old bread knife.

 

[townfanjon]

I just get my little chopper out .

 

[Scott_D]

I just get my little chopper out .

Sounds painfull

 

[ne1ls0n]

we put our scrap cyls under a skip and let the skip down on then, the insulation pops off

 

[kay-jay]

How do you get yours off??

Just spent an hour getting sweaty and creating 4 bags of insulation that I will need to dispose of. I will probably end up with £50 for my troubles.
I use a old wood saw, large wall paper stripper and a crow bar to get mine off. Sometimes it seems like its not worth the effort and I should just take the £20 they give you if you take it in still covered.

You need to find a new scrappy mate. Most knocks a kg off weight if you leave it on.
For the sake of three quid and change for the lost kg do you want to waste time and effort removing it?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

saws? bread knives?????????????????? your all using to much effort just use a sledge hammer,takes 5 mins

 

[mfgs]

I don't bother, its not worth the time spent on it for the extra money.

 

[village idiot]

As Gas Man says, it's a breeze.
I get mine off in say 5 mins. Lay it down and whack it with a sledge hammer rolling it around to get to all the sides/areas, then just peel it off, SIMPLES.
Why would you go to the effort of dropping a skip over it?

 

[Leo21]

As Gas Man says, it's a breeze.
I get mine off in say 5 mins. Lay it down and whack it with a sledge hammer rolling it around to get to all the sides/areas, then just peel it off, SIMPLES.
Why would you go to the effort of dropping a skip over it?

No idea, but it sounds cool.

 

[PlumbersMate]

I'm sure Mike said cap outlets and put wet vac on it and it makes it all pop off?

 

[Irish]

I lay them on their side and jump on it , takes 2 minutes

 

[ne1ls0n]

boss likes to flatten them so he can get more in where we store them for the xmas fund

 

[Ermintrude]

Score it into 4 vertical segments and two horizontal. Short sharp wack with claw hammer and it's off in 8 peices

 

[Linkyplumb]

The scrappies round here wont take them if lagging still on. Sledge hammer does the job nicely

 

[Mike Jackson]

I'm sure Mike said cap outlets and put wet vac on it and it makes it all pop off?

I think I probably said it in the hints and tips thread, Cylinder collapses and insulation falls off. My scrappy knock 2 Kg off for the insulation so unless there's a skip available I don't bother.