Being new I guess I will never learn if I don't ask.Somebody offered me six dish washers.From what I have seen of dish washers they look like mostly plastic I guess my question is are they worth my time?
Being new I guess I will never learn if I don't ask.Somebody offered me six dish washers.From what I have seen of dish washers they look like mostly plastic I guess my question is are they worth my time?
Last edited by NHscrapman; 12-04-2015 at 07:30 PM.
There ain't nothing wrong with an honest days work. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool.- Old Man
If they are cosmetically aright and the door gasket looks good, dishwashers are worthwhile fixing as nine times out of ten a glass broke sending some broken bits into the water pump jamming it from operating.
Inside the pump there is macerator to grind food bits into pulp but it can not handle glass, china or broken ceramics.
The float switch and heating elements can be checked using your Multimeter.
If the water pump seal is leaking, the seal is a very economical part to purchase and easy to replace just follow the instruction sheet that came with the new seal.
If the colour is wrong you can change it, remove the door panel inside you will find spare sheets each painted a different colour on each side pick the one you need then reassemble the door panel.
If I'm working the scale when you bring those plastic ones in, I'm going to dock you at least 20# each for the plastic. not sure how other yards work and some may not even accept them.
Scrapper, Scrap Yard Worker, Horse farm worker, Cooler Puller and just plain ''tired''
Weitsman takes em as they are and would give tin price for em(so $0.09/lb) so you'd see an average price of $81 for all of em. May not seem like a lot to you, but a dollar in the pocket is better then in the tank.
Trust me anywhere near 81 bucks would be a good price for me.
I have seen posts about the racks having resale value
Currently looking for a job in or related to scrap/recycling. Relocation is possible for the right offer.
Are you sure you are getting 9 cents per pound for tin? The price here is $71 per gross ton, or about 3 cents per pound. That would cut the payout to around $27.00 if they average 100 pounds each.
Call your yard and see if they take them, some do and some don't around me... When I do bring them in I make sure they are mostly in tact just cut cord. Figure without the motor its mainly a big plastic tub,
It all depends on what you dink factor is. I have a fairly low threshold for messing around with stuff so I'll usually pick one up if its not out of a way. Various parts are probably much more valuable than scrap value. I picked one up this summer that had been sitting on the side of a guy's driveway for a day and half (I didn't see that someone had cut the motor out of it). It was an older Frigidaire that I couldn't even figure out the model number so sort of bummed when I scrapped it out. But, both sprayer arms had parts #s on them so popped them off and sold combined in 2 different ebay sales for pushing $20. I know Matador says he won't dink with ebay sales for less than $20 but I will. After all the metal was off of it, I cut the plastic tub up into 4 pieces with a z-saw for easier trashing (we're not too considered with throwing away plastic in South Dakota, even on the edge of the largest city we have plenty of room for more landfills--the city could even rent out the grass covered "hills" in the end of pasture if they wanted to re-use the land). Some dishwashers have a non-metallic stainless tub. Might not be able to get all of the insulated foam type junk off of it but can probably sell for SS breakage which was 5x shred last time I sold. Try 'em, you might like them if you have the time!!
Or like alloy2 said, maybe you can get them to work again and be way more valuable than scrap or maybe even parts!
Last edited by DakotaRog; 12-05-2015 at 01:40 AM.
I want their number so I can call them.
Our yards used to take them no problem. When prices hit $50.00 ton they decided not to take them anymore. If you sweet talk the guy on the crane that you are bringing older ones that are more metal he will still let you hide them in, but the newer more plastic ones can't come.
Yes - you're guaranteed to make at least that for mixed. He only deals in mixed.
When you have the monopoly on a market in an area you can set whatever price you want. When the exporters give you deep discounts because you have that monopoly, you're able to expand. There's no CEO or board of directors or shareholders to answer to. Ben Weitsman operates 10 yards in Central New York(Owego, Binghamton, New Castle, 2 in Rochester, Scranton, Solvay, Jamestown, Hornell, & Ithica) and each yard produces more money then most on this board will ever see. To answer your question directly though, that's his price mixed. He only deals in mixed.
I remove the tub, line it with rigid insulation.
Cut plywood a little bigger than the large opening.
Attach ridid insulation to plywood..
Paint outside black.
Put straw in bottom.
Makes a nice shelter for feral cats.
A holes are always abandoning cats on my property.
My wife and I make sure they are fixed and given their shots.
We try and place as many as we can.
Currently we our feeding and sheltering over 25 cats.
How many 40,000 pound trailer loads can I dump in your driveway. You give me 6.5 cents and keep the rest. Sounds like a great deal for me as Ben Wietsman of Albany is only paying 71 a gross ton. 9 cents is about 202 a gross ton. If memory serves me right, the mills were paying 180 to 202 a gross ton last month.
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