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    separate copper/aluminum coils?

    I have read a few posts here and the main consensus im finding is that is not worth it. But i have not seen the numbers on it.
    So since im a curious fellow (and bored at the moment) I chopped up a small section of one of the coils in my shop. This section took about 5 minuts to clean.

    Start weight 2lb 11.75oz
    End result copper 1lb 6.25oz
    Leaving 1lb 5.50oz aluminum



    Unfortunatly its to late for me to call my local scrap yards so I have no idea what the price diffrence is between the two. Im hopeing someone can kindly give a close estimate so i can figure out the rest.


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    #2 copper $3.25 ish a lb

    AL $0.50 ish a lb

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    Thanks, but what about the price for the coil as is(so I can compare).

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    Prices here:

    #2 cu 2.52
    Al 0.50
    mtrs 0.20
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    My yard pays 2.70 on the copper, 50 cents on the aluminum sheet and 1.50 on clean radiators.

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    Ok, so under those prices i would make about $.05 for 10 minuts of labor /sigh. Ill find out in the morning what my local yard gives. Hopefully the answer wont be so discouraging.

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    For me if one or all the coils are Al I toss it in the mtrs pile. If the coil is Cu only then I seperate the Cu. Mike.

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    My local yard pays $0.45 for clean Al sheet, $2.70 for #2 Cu, and $1.20 for copper/Al radiators.


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    2011 Avg prices by me in So. AZ
    MLC Alum .64 lb
    #2 Cu $3.00 lb
    CU/Alum Raidators/coils clean no iron $1.35
    Sheet iron/steel .10 lb

    I just cut off the iron and the copper loops and turn in the clean raidators as is.

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    I have not found a easy way to separate better to turn the clean radiators in whole

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    basically what hobo said

    you can trim off the copper loops that stick out the ends and sell them as #2 copper, then your left with cu/al fin

    sometimes you have to do that regardless because of the steel plate on the ends
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