A/C radiators Seperate or turn in whole?

I have 4-5 rads would you strip them out or just sell them whole with the steel cut off?.. Looke to be a little time concuming to stip them out just wondering if its worthwhile?

I use a grinder to run along the copper tubes and cut the aluminum fins from the tubes.

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I found the gain made by separation was not worth the effort put forth.

Originally Posted by eesakiwi

Same story here,They are normally ali fins & very thin copper tube.
I just cut the copper tube loop ends off with a cut off disc
& the rest goes in with the Ali.

The mixed Ali/copper is the same price as Ali, coppers heavy so I still get a better price in the end. I tell the guy & he removes the mixed Cu/Ali after weighing & chucks it in the correct bin.

Sounds like you are getting ripped off. Aluminum for example goes for around $0.65 and ACR coil goes for around $1.75.

Oops another double post.

Copper ones, always cut the steel off. If it is aluminum, don't worry about it. At least here where I am, that is how it is.

Also, for the side pieces that you do cut off, here is 2 ways of doing it.

1. Before you cut the ends off, or even after, knock all the copper windings off. Turn them in as clean #2.

2. Turn them in with the metal still attached. Sometimes they will knock a little off and pay you for dirty #2, and other times, they wont.

George I have a receipt here in front of me from a friend. He did what you said there and turned in the ACR ends with the copper still in the steel. They payed him $0.12 a pound. The steel would have payed $0.10 alone and the copper loops would have payed him $3.55 a pound. He was to lazy to pull them out and cost himself a good amount of easy cash. He had 82 pounds of them. Now I get all of his scrap AC units for free. Now that's a good friend

Originally Posted by injunjoe

George I have a receipt here in front of me from a friend. He did what you said there and turned in the ACR ends with the copper still in the steel. They payed him $0.12 a pound. The steel would have payed $0.10 alone and the copper loops would have payed him $3.55 a pound. He was to lazy to pull them out and cost himself a good amount of easy cash. He had 82 pounds of them. Now I get all of his scrap AC units for free. Now that's a good friend

True. I was just stating how it can be done. Me personally, I always knock them off. I never turn in the copper endings with the steel still attached. To much money down the drain for me.

Oops another double post.

Joe, to delete your double post, go to your post, and at the bottom click on the edit button. When that opens go to the 3rd button on the right at the bottom, that's the delete button, hit that and it'll be like your post never existed.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Joe, to delete your double post, go to your post, and at the bottom click on the edit button. When that opens go to the 3rd button on the right at the bottom, that's the delete button, hit that and it'll be like your post never existed.

Hey thanks bro! I have taken note that you are a very helpful member here!

I also like the fact you use the thank you button, seems like there is a large percentage of members that can't seem to find it!

seems like there is a large percentage of members that can't seem to find it!

It's lost on those people just like in person, sometimes.