Should I consent to my installer thieve my older important nouns element or speck it myself, is it worth it? I have a 35 year old hot tub 1.5 ton central air...
I have a 35 year old hot tub 1.5 ton central air element that is being replaced near a new one. The installer I hired to put in the current unit keeps describing me he could "take the old element off my hands". Now i'm not an idiot and I know the copper is worth a few bucks in crumb. Could anybody tell me what I would expect to get for it, is at hand really enough copper in the section for me to drag it down to the scrap yard, or should I only let this guy take it? Thanks
If it contains no refrigerant you can cut the aluminum and copper coil out of it,at the tube sheet and expect to get around 50$ bucks for it ,at a recycle patio.Might not be worth the effort.I would let them dispose of it myself.
The first thought that popped into my head be dealing with the coolant as well ~ which can be pretty pricey. In our community, they won't even adopt AC units at the landfill or HazMat center from private parties.
I'd at most minuscule call the landfill first, and find out how much you'd be charged to dispose of the unit after you square out the recyclables. There is probably a good amount of copper scrap, but at hand is also the old refrigerant to contend with. If the guy is prepared to take it away, I'd let him and be done next to it, and enjoy your new a/c fairly than sweating your tail off for a few bucks.
Answers: if you clutch the time to disassemble it you can expect around $100.00 - $125.00 bucks for the scrap parts.