Recently Discovered Scrapping

Originally Posted by Renaliz

I'm thinking now maybe that huge pump would be worth more but I don't know. Maybe it can be torn down into parts for a better payout ?

I'm new to this game, but I have turned up some research. I wish I knew about breaking things down when I had to change one out a couple of years ago.



Here's what I found about submersible pumps...
1. Extra heavy electric motor. Apparently most of these motors have the copper epoxied into place, so people are suggesting not to bother breaking down the actual motor.
2. Stainless steel impeller shaft with stainless steel discs separating the plastic impellers.
3. Solid core copper wire running down to the pump.
4. Although rare, apparently some older pumps use bronze impellers. Also, it seems there was something about Nickel alloy, but I can't find anything definitive about it.