AC, furnace being replaced in our house: what scrap to keep?

[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

[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.

[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!

[Cptindy]

http://realcent.forumco.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15553

as 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

[hobo finds]

ilyaz did they let you keep the stuff?

[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.