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Scrapping experience is limited , what is the best way to scrap this? I see you guys post about electric motors and radiators, im not sure if either of these are classified is that.

For the blower do you try and bust out all that motor wire in there? Then on the coil, do you try and cut all the copper out or just keep it all together?

Thanks for any advice.


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I would seperate it to
copper rad an tubes
Motor
Fan as Sheet metal

Could be More to separate the Squirrel cage fan in-to

Furnace blower still work? If so, you could add a cord plug and sell it for more than scrap. They are not particularly safe, but they are often used on job sites to keep cool in the summer.

Those squirrel cage fans are plenty safe as long as you don't stick anything in them what don't belong

messymessy wrote:Furnace blower still work? If so, you could add a cord plug and sell it for more than scrap. They are not particularly safe, but they are often used on job sites to keep cool in the summer.

Maybe, but I have already cut it all and at this point wont scrap. Tried to sell it as a "leaking" working unit for a few months and no luck which is why i ended up here

You can get a decent price (something like 50 cents a pound or more) for the "aluminum with copper" that is the radiator thingy. Clip or saw off any exposed copper for copper price (@2.50/lb). The fan motor assembly should get 20 cents a pound as electric motor. Plus any electrical cord can be scrapped as insulated copper ($1/lb). Those are the main categories I would split the item into for maximized price without a huge deal of work.

EDIT: plus the steel housing if you still have it, @10 cents/lb

Ah Ive done this once or twice and its SUPER easy
cut the ends off of the radiator and that $1.50 a pound
Run your sawzall down the outsides of the rad first and collect that copper(its all #2) then take a hammer and gently beat that steel plate off the ends of it
2 ways to get mower out of housing
1. Torches
2. take fine sandpaper and sand the shaft of motor and slick it up spray wd-40 on it and unscrew the set screw on shaft and the 3 bolts on back of fan

The motor $.30 a pound
The radiator $1.50 a pound
Copper is #2 at $2.92 a pound
The shreadable metal $.10 per pound

Great thanks guys that's what I was looking for

If that radiator doesn't leak, DO NOT SCRAP IT.
In home snowmaking, those are highly sought after to make heat exchangers out of.

try snowguns.com.
I'm stlsnow on there.

It's a leaker

well then, scrap it for all its worth then. If you ever get non leaky ones, sell them on there.

stlouiscoin wrote:well then, scrap it for all its worth then. If you ever get non leaky ones, sell them on there.

I scrap about 1,000 pounds a month or rads
Can you explain to me what people make out of them?
Im currently getting around $1.55 a pound what are they worth in good shape as I have a pile right now out back

as you can see in the picture, there are two radiators, with a fan below each one. the fans blow cold air thru the radiators, which have water running thru them. the air cools the water up to 20-25 degrees. The colder water produces much better quality snow when the temps are marginal, between 30 and 23 degrees.

the radiator below is 18"X18", 130,000btu was bought for $125 on ebay. I have no idea how much it weighs, but I know it weighs less than the 83 lbs it would take for you too sell it for $125 at the scrap yard.

I bet I have scrapped over 1000 of those A-coils alone! At one time we recycled all the scrap for the 4 largest HVAC companies in Omaha. It was enough to keep a 1-ton truck and 25 foot trailer loaded every day.

If anyone needs any of these I guess I have them
Not sure how or if it worth it to ship them
but I hate seeing stuff go to waste especially if it is still able to be used

stlouiscoin wrote:If that radiator doesn't leak, DO NOT SCRAP IT.
In home snowmaking, those are highly sought after to make heat exchangers out of.

try snowguns.com.
I'm stlsnow on there.

I have to ask. Why are you making snow at home?

Thanks, Doc

You ask why, I ask why not?

actually, I snowboard and I can't always afford the 6 hours to be out at my local resort, so I made my own snow.
At one point in late January last year I had over 80 tons of snow in my back yard.

stlouiscoin wrote:At one point in late January last year I had over 80 tons of snow in my back yard.

800 cubic yards...that's pretty impressive.

yes, yes it was. try 1300 cubic yards, average density of man made snow is 4.5lbs a cubic foot. The cops almost made me get rid of all(how?) because my house backs up to a fairly busy road, and people almost got hit a couple of times slowing down to look at it