Maximizing scrap air conditioning units !!SO CALLED SCRAP!!

Being located in South Florida air conditioning is a necessity not a luxury.We do quite a few units and some of them are in good shape.we started putting the units that looked good on the side,not being a a/c tech I got one of the tech,s that work for a customer to come at night and check them out.s good percentage of the units were fine,ok so why should I scrap them when I could sell them,we'll I put a ad on Craig's list used a/c,s the phone has not stopped ringing I sell at least one unit a day,on Saturday two or three,I sell the condensers for 250.00 2,3, and four ton the five ton,s 350.00(the five ton trans have aluminum coils) air handlers sell for 100.00-150.00 so I get about 3x the scrap value,they do take up some room but I can deal with it.electric condenser motors and compressors also sell well motors I sell for 35.00 and compressors 75.00-100.00 just thought I would pass this on.this can be done on a small or large scale.

I need a guy like you.. Here in Indiana.. My home unit is on its last leg.. I'd be a guy calling you for an upgrade!! Been working on an upgrade in my mind since I bought the house 8 years ago. You know it isn't good when the "Home Inspector" says "Whoa.. That unit is probably older than YOU!"

Sounds to me like there is a void in your area get the money

How did you get into doing it? How do you get your leads on units? I have HVAC guys I know- One guy will only pull one if the homeowner demands it (He's so honest I was ready to sign papers on a new furnace.. he comes to the door with a toolbag and says- "I was up all night thinking.. I think your "A-Coil" may just be dirty.. I want to clean it and see" Next thing I know- clean- thing has been running at top performance since. The other HVAC guy I know pulls anything and everything he can get away with and installing new.. Long question is: How do you get these out of the hands of HVAC guys.. not being an HVAC guy myself! I don't have tools to pull freon :-(

We buy the units from a/c company's large ones they have sales people that just sell units if they are needed or not,we are EPA certified to recover the freon you can take a course on line p.s. I am reselling the recovered freon for 7.00 a lbs

1956: I think I need to look into this- DEFINATELY and unfilled niche here in Central Indiana.. Thanks for a new path to go down and explore!!!

You might watch for gov buildings being renovated, specially schools and learning centers. Sometimes the electrical or hvac sub will be required to remove the old units, and I've been on jobs like that where they were more than happy to give them to anybody willing to get it out of their way. I hauled 3 or 4 in the 17.5K BTU range home from one once, and when the job was over and I had time I advertised em one by one, never knew them things would sell so well. One guy wanted one so bad after he saw it running he tore the whole back end out a customized van so it would fit in there

Good luck if you would like send me a pm I will go into the pricing of units what I pay

Bear- Wow.. He must have really been hot.. But I know that "How Do I work this" when such a stellar deal in right there in front of you??" Pounce now- because you know if you don't figure it out.. someone else will in the next 60 seconds! And Poof.. It will be gone!

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Originally Posted by 1956

Good luck if you would like send me a pm I will go into the pricing of units what I pay

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Cool that, We may indeed trade some PM's.. for this evening: I'm off to dreamland.. Maybe we can catch up tomorrow?

haha, yeah, it was an ultra high effeciency unit, top of the line brand, even though I can't recall now the brand, or if it was 17'5K or 22. Almost like new. I had a 220V line outside, plugged it up so he could see it run, let it warm up on low, he asks if that was on high, after a bit I turned it to medium, he started really getting excited, asked if that was on high. I had told him earlier he could cool the whole neighborhood with it, and when I switched it over to high that thing was moving a LOT of cold air, and he couldn't get his 300 out or load that thing fast enough, haha

Here in South Florida most if not all have central air units

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Originally Posted by 1956

We buy the units from a/c company's large ones they have sales people that just sell units if they are needed or not,we are EPA certified to recover the freon you can take a course on line p.s. I am reselling the recovered freon for 7.00 a lbs

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to resale recovered freon you need a license right? & can you just sale it on CL?

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Originally Posted by MetalEarthRecycling

to resale recovered freon you need a license right? & can you just sale it on CL?

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You can get certified Online...
freon certification test online - Bing

On a side note...

I go to sales.
I sail on the ocean.
I sell on Craigslist.

KZ, the thanks is for the sidenote.

1956

Another very helpful post.

Do you have more information on the (course on line p.s.)

Thank you very much.

sledge 42, those are the kinds of techs you need to recommend to everyone. I wish the auto industry had more people like that!

1956, posts like these are encouraging me to get certified.