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AC, furnace being replaced in our house: what scrap to keep?
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Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:44 amby ilyaz
We're having out furnace and AC replaced tomorrow. I want to ask the contractor to leave behind some more valuable pieces of scrap. The question is: what to keep? I don't do steel since I have no space or ways to transport. Nor do I want to bother with freon. I am interested in copper, alum, wiring and anything else non-ferrous, also motors. So...
AC: Is there anything of value there other than the fan and wiring?
Furnace: Fan + some wiring but anything else?
Thanks much
Re: AC, furnace being replaced in our house: what scrap to k
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Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:44 pmby Hades12
To get the copper out of the unit the freon has to be removed I find that they turn off the valves on the unit so the freon is still in it.
that would leave you with the line set. IE the copper line from one unit to the other. if you dont want to steel then then that is about all you could get. to get anymore the whole unit has to be torn down.
Re: AC, furnace being replaced in our house: what scrap to k
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Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:10 pmby hobo finds
Not much as you do not want to deal with the freon or steel. Just make sure that they do not charge your family a fee to dispose of these items. If they do just keep them and put them by the curb they will be gone in a day or two!
Re: AC, furnace being replaced in our house: what scrap to k
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Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:24 amby Cptindy
http://realcent.forumco.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15553as well as
The A-frame radiators (sits usually on top) within the furnace itself and all copper lines
#2 copper is paying $3 lbs
Aluminum Copper radiators paying $1.50 and up depending on location.
The whole load separated proper should net about $100.00
Re: AC, furnace being replaced in our house: what scrap to k
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:49 amby hobo finds
ilyaz did they let you keep the stuff?
Re: AC, furnace being replaced in our house: what scrap to k
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:44 pmby ilyaz
Well they told me I was welcome to tear things apart, but I ended up passing on the whole thing: I was busy with other things, it was cold and windy outside and I realized that if I kept the units intact, I would not be able to get to them until the new year, and I did not want to hold this stuff on my patio for so long. But the advice I got here was valuable anyway, for future reference, since I am sure I'll come across an AC or furnace sooner or later.