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    Got a very awesome call

    Today I had recieved a call from a mantinance manager of a residential apartment tower, he was responding to my ad on Craigslist.
    This guy told me that he has 19 a/c window units and 5 of mini refridgerators, that right there made my day when i got a call like that, hopefully this might turn out to be something big, I hope.
    I start this job tomorrow and when i finish with this I hope he refers me to other places as well, just wait and see what happens.



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    seems like not only did it make your day but probably your whole week. best of luck!

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    How will you deal with all the freon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    How will you deal with all the freon?
    I will try to recover as much as I can, or I will call one of my buddies to do the recovery part

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    Quote Originally Posted by bahahaha View Post
    seems like not only did it make your day but probably your whole week. best of luck!
    I would say it made my day, today I going to get a 16 foot trailer and I am loading everything on it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XZAV38 View Post
    I will try to recover as much as I can, or I will call one of my buddies to do the recovery part
    I hope you are EPA certified to recover the freon. If not you should go ahead and get it done. It's not that hard. Find and HVAC supplier and set up to take the test. The fines are more than you want to deal with if you get cought. And they don't have to be the ones that catch you all someone has to do is take a picture of you do it and report you.
    We buy electronic scrap, Gold Karat scrap, gold filled, refined gold, silver and many other item's.

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    Recover as much as you can is not the correct answer there bud..do it properly or be prepared for some hefty fines

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    One of my friends who is certified he's doing the recovery of the units

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    Yesterday morning I got down to the residential tower and the guy there told me that he had 25 a/c units instead of 5, plus he had 19 of the mini refrigerators, as I was loading up he told me that he had a situation at another complex so i only ended up with only 9 of the mini a/c units, plus the guy there try to load up my truck with the plastic covers and I told him that I didn't want them, but he proceeded any way to put them on my truck.
    So altogether me and my friend started work in breaking them down, he did all of the freon recovery and i did the total break down of them, the first load brought in $58.78 and i still have the coils to cut out all of the copper loops out of still, I hope it brings me more than what I got off that steel casing that I had.

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    hate to tell you this XZA, but your buddy with the freon recovery is making all the money ; ) lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    hate to tell you this XZA, but your buddy with the freon recovery is making all the money ; ) lol
    Yeah, but I don't know of any places to take freon and my buddie dose

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    Oh by the way I made a goof, instead $58.78, it was $59.78, sorry about the mistake

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    Every job is a learning experience. Pay close attention to what you are doing and repeat the good and drop the bad. 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

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    Quote Originally Posted by XZAV38 View Post
    Oh by the way I made a goof, instead $58.78, it was $59.78, sorry about the mistake
    ahhhhh, ok! that wasn't so bad then ; )

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    Sweet! Congrats on the job!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by miked View Post
    Every job is a learning experience. Pay close attention to what you are doing and repeat the good and drop the bad. Mike.
    That is so true on that, it was my first big job with that many a/c units, but I was surprised that they wanted me to take all in one day, I have learned and i will better prepared in the future.

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    Thank you very much

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    Today I had nothing but the coils left out though a/c units, I took them to the yard here and just say this a made out with a total of $ 148.86, that was nothing but copper and alumimum.
    Tell you this that really made my day. Oh yeah!!!!!!

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    I only see one big mistake you made. When you get a good lead like this never turn down the plastic unless it is a large amount. You dont want them to think you are being picky and decide to call someone else next time. Accept what they want you to take and try to find a place that recycles plastic or find out if you are able to set it to the curb. Other than that sounds like a decent haul

    Edit. Just noticed this was an old post. But still some info for any new scrapper with a possible first account on hand
    Last edited by hammerdown; 10-26-2012 at 02:00 AM.

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    Well your right Hammerdown, and it is good advice regardless of how old this thread is.


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