Removing old boiler?

[Adam Wodka]

I'm towards the end of the demo portion of my first home purchase and renovation of a rowhome in Philadelphia, most of which I've been doing myself due to the pandemic. I'll be replacing the old baseboard hot water heating with HVAC ductwork. I've cut out most of the copper piping and need to get rid of the 25-year old boiler. Any recommendations on how I should go about getting it removed? My understanding is that it might still have some value, so I'm reluctant to pay someone to take it away. Any thoughts on how I might be able to value it? I'm not looking to make any significant amount of money on it, but would just like to be educated on its value. Thank you!

[George W.]

I'm a plumbing contractor would never pay someone for a used boiler. Or install a used one for a customer. It's worth scrap metal prices. 

I think cast iron was like $7 per 100ilbs or something like that last time I went. I think light iron has been floating around $2/100ilbs. Most steam boilers I install weigh between 300-600ilbs in a house. So figure it's worth between $20-$45 scrap maybe $60 all in if you're lucky. 

It's usually not even worth the trip to scrap yard. You're better off having some dude in a beater pickup truck take it for free just to get rid of it. 

The controls that are on most boilers are also pretty much worthless when they're used. They really arent super expensive to buy new to begin with.