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So I turned in a bunch of those heating elements at a sims metals a long time ago, I think I got ss price
then I stacked up a bunch more and took them to aaron metals and they said they could only pay steel price so I just took themback home with me
???
I always get stainless price
Usually Dirty Stainless.
Thanks for the links i just picked up a pile of electric heaters from a re mod. I am assuming the outer case is aluminium and the magnetic wire running through the middle is ni-chrome although it is around 12 ga thickness.
Selling around here will be a long shot for sure.
i normally get 30 cents a lbs for them if i remember right
mine are bought as steel also, something about the stuff inside them
Going to take some down and see what they say...
Dirty stainless even though I cut of the steel ends .10 lb.
iF you ever get one off a high temp one...like a lab or somewhere I assume...the really high temp ones have a platinum center...nothing consumer has this..so dont get excited...but keep the other in ki d if you happen across some weird higher end high twmp one from somwhere...
ive always got stainless for them. if it doesn't stick. some of those heating elements are magnetic
Well if they are going to give me dirty stainless price I am going to keep them intact. I told the guy I cut off all the steel and he said dirty cause the white powder in them.... And now that I know they have a dirty stainless priece any stainless that is marked but sticks to a magnet I will try and see if I get dirty stainless price for them...
I gave up with them.. Same yards and one day they are steel other days they are dirty Stainless. Now I just throw them in my shred steel pile and save myself the grief each time I go to the yard. Take my .10 to .12 and call it-- DONE
Dirty Stainless makes me laugh! But if they pay more I will try!
Well they may just have a brain there in AZ.. seriously! Here.. just the run around.
that's rough guys , it must get frustrating
they vary in quality and value. the out side tube is usually stainless. next is a ceramic like coating over a wire that is ni-chrome. really old ones were platinum wire.
factoid: back in the 19th and early 20th century lightning rods were made of solid platinum. one company alone sold over1200 in new england. sure wish I could get a copy of their invoices :)
They usually go for a higher price, based on recovery, if you have high quantity. Also depends on the yard you take it to, a lot of the old school yards keep that stuff separate and usually takes them a long time to get a Gaylord box of them. At my yard I don't waste my time with them they go in S/S brkg. or Alum Brkg. I don't have time to keep stuff like that separate if I wanna turn my inventory and make money
Thanks I go into barns/houses from this era all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by olddude
Ive been hanging on to them because of this forum, but my yard just keeps telling me it's steel... Haven't tried another yard yet.
Last time i had a bunch (4-23-2013) with all iron removed except the wire running threw them, got 18/8 Stainless steel price here. at .45/Lb