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  1. 05-01-2012, 01:31 PM #1
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    Water softeners

    So I had a couple dropped off the other day with some other misc. items...I havn't done anything with them yet. They have the mechs on the top with come copper and brass and the power cords, but what to do with the tanks?

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    Store copper, brass and the power cords in them.
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    in the steel tank?
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    Yea...I accidently dumped the one on the side of my garage. Theirs a pile of red crap there now lol. I don't really have a place to store them long term, I didn't know if they had to be cut before bringing in, or what they would be taken as...
  7. 05-01-2012, 02:46 PM #6
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    Oh steel tanks most I see are plastic like a half round trash can.

    Are they stainless? If not fill them with small steel and off they go.
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    I'm positive one isn't. The other may be stainless, it has a plastic outer cover.
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    The one I scrapped last week was fiberglass with the fitting and such on top.
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    Ya I usually find them scrapped. The good ones are the fiberglass, the top piece has a few lbs of brass, and some stainless, power cord, etc.
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    So, I didn't inspect them too close...one is fiberglass. I don't have much experience with fiberglass...so is it worth anything?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gnraxlrose88 View Post
    So, I didn't inspect them too close...one is fiberglass. I don't have much experience with fiberglass...so is it worth anything?
    No the fiberglass has no value, well unless it is shaped into a nice boat.

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    hey, I love those fiberglass filled Newports....oh yea and I live in Newport.
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