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Hi guys i'm new to this and I was hoping I could get some advice on getting the most money for some pumps I have. I have like 6 submersible sewage pumps made by gould they weight about 75 pounds each. Any advice on what to take apart and what to scrap as steel? I also have a couple booster pumps. Not sure how to go about this.
Thanks in advance.
I can only tell you, when you're taking them apart, be careful & do it outside, preferably in some kind of catch basin. The pumps you're describing are often oil filled... take apart the wrong part and you'll have a mess on your hands.
And feet.
And truck.
And driveway.
the only one I ever had was mostly stainless steel. my yard couldn't figure out what it was and dumbly bought it as clean stainless (and I was appreciative!)
Thanks for the advice. I did some research it looks like everything is cast on these but the shaft (SS) the motor and the cord. Should I try to get the copper out of the motors are just separate them?
There's no a whole lot to the sub pumps but you probably could either take them down enough to take them in as "motors". The yard you deal with may take them whole as motors if you want to try the easy way out. And you probably would get more that way unless they are all stainless steel, where pulling off stainless bits might net a little more money. (that is, if stainless is priced better than motors...)
The other thing I could suggest is to check to see if your yard has any rules about taking motors filled with oil. If so, you might have to drill the housings and drain them.
Finally, take a few precautions when working on this stuff. After all, they have been literally swimming in shzt!! Dump them in a bucket of bleach or use rubber gloves and a facemask.
Hope this helps,
Jon.
Thanks Jon,
These have oil drain plugs so that isn't a problem. These pumps come apart with ease.Good call on keeping them together until i find out. I will give the yard a shout on monday and see how they want them. As far as waste goes im not real concerned. Im a wastewater operator by trade.
Jay
"wastewater operator by trade"....AH! You probably forgot more about safety around this kind of stuff than I ever knew!!
I've got 3 or 4 sub pumps, about 2 hp, laying in my "culch pile" (Old farmer term for potentially usable scrap). Never have got up the nerve to tackle them because of their history! Probably should get them en route to the scrapyard!!
Jon.
I'm not sure what pumps you have but the bigger ones usually have SS in the inside as a gasket between the volute and the motor housing. If they have been out for any amount of time I wouldn't sweat working on them. Its been my experience if you didn't drink it your probably not gonna get sick.