New Guy
I'm new to this forum and I'm getting a new furnace in a few days and was wondering if I should tell the installers to leave the old furnace behind so I can get scrap metal from it. I was wondering if it worth scrapping my old furnace and if so what parts should I get out from it? Thanks.
The short answer is yes. Take it apart and see whats inside. Mike.
"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
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
There isn't anything too exciting in a furnace. Electric motor for blower and some wire. I believe that some have some stainless in them. Old ones also had some asbestos.
New Guy
Is it worth it for me to go though it or allow the installer to tak it away for me?Originally Posted by dmm2442
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Quantify "worth it"? Everyone's time has different value. Do you have more time then money or more money then time. Are you able to do any research or just good at asking questions?
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesaler
Certified Zip-Tie Mechanic
"Give them enough so they can do something with it, but not too much that they won't do nothing."
Experienced Scrapper
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I've had people want to keep the scrap on a change out before. I kind of was insulted as it cuts into my money and did not have the same outgoing enthusiasm as I would normally. I still do the job correctly and to code but I don't go the extra mile like I would have.
When the white man discovered this country Indians were running it
no taxes, no debt, women did all the work.
White man thought he could improve on a system like this. - Old Cherokee saying
I did not surrender, they took my horse and made him surrender. - Lone Watie
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Depends on how big the furnace is, if it's a cast iron sectional, if you have the right tools, and as someone else mentioned, how much times you want to spend on it.
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