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Today I had recieved a call from a mantinance manager of a residential apartment tower, he was responding to my ad on Craigslist.
This guy told me that he has 19 a/c window units and 5 of mini refridgerators, that right there made my day when i got a call like that, hopefully this might turn out to be something big, I hope.
I start this job tomorrow and when i finish with this I hope he refers me to other places as well, just wait and see what happens.
seems like not only did it make your day but probably your whole week. best of luck!
How will you deal with all the freon?
I will try to recover as much as I can, or I will call one of my buddies to do the recovery partQuote:
Originally Posted by Bear
I would say it made my day, today I going to get a 16 foot trailer and I am loading everything on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bahahaha
I hope you are EPA certified to recover the freon. If not you should go ahead and get it done. It's not that hard. Find and HVAC supplier and set up to take the test. The fines are more than you want to deal with if you get cought. And they don't have to be the ones that catch you all someone has to do is take a picture of you do it and report you.Quote:
Originally Posted by XZAV38
Recover as much as you can is not the correct answer there bud..do it properly or be prepared for some hefty fines
One of my friends who is certified he's doing the recovery of the units
Yesterday morning I got down to the residential tower and the guy there told me that he had 25 a/c units instead of 5, plus he had 19 of the mini refrigerators, as I was loading up he told me that he had a situation at another complex so i only ended up with only 9 of the mini a/c units, plus the guy there try to load up my truck with the plastic covers and I told him that I didn't want them, but he proceeded any way to put them on my truck.
So altogether me and my friend started work in breaking them down, he did all of the freon recovery and i did the total break down of them, the first load brought in $58.78 and i still have the coils to cut out all of the copper loops out of still, I hope it brings me more than what I got off that steel casing that I had.
hate to tell you this XZA, but your buddy with the freon recovery is making all the money ; ) lol
Yeah, but I don't know of any places to take freon and my buddie doseQuote:
Originally Posted by Bear
Oh by the way I made a goof, instead $58.78, it was $59.78, sorry about the mistake
Every job is a learning experience. Pay close attention to what you are doing and repeat the good and drop the bad. Mike.
ahhhhh, ok! that wasn't so bad then ; )Quote:
Originally Posted by XZAV38
Sweet! Congrats on the job!!!
That is so true on that, it was my first big job with that many a/c units, but I was surprised that they wanted me to take all in one day, I have learned and i will better prepared in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by miked
Thank you very much
Today I had nothing but the coils left out though a/c units, I took them to the yard here and just say this a made out with a total of $ 148.86, that was nothing but copper and alumimum.
Tell you this that really made my day. Oh yeah!!!!!!
I only see one big mistake you made. When you get a good lead like this never turn down the plastic unless it is a large amount. You dont want them to think you are being picky and decide to call someone else next time. Accept what they want you to take and try to find a place that recycles plastic or find out if you are able to set it to the curb. Other than that sounds like a decent haul
Edit. Just noticed this was an old post. But still some info for any new scrapper with a possible first account on hand
Well your right Hammerdown, and it is good advice regardless of how old this thread is.
thats true just take every thing. i had a job in a apartment building were i had to take some garbage but man i had a garbage can and two buckets of copper. made a killing then 6 month later which is basically around now i cut a huge water tank out and over charged the owner being that the custodian said he would pay no more than 2000 he talked me down to 1900 i was like deal. i like scrapping more than welding