So I found this jacuzzi pump on the side of the road. The thing must weigh 300lbs. Does anyone have an idea as to what is inside it? Any brass copper or al?
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So I found this jacuzzi pump on the side of the road. The thing must weigh 300lbs. Does anyone have an idea as to what is inside it? Any brass copper or al?
pool pumps are brass. But not 300 #'s ,some filter covers are stainless steel. And a big elect motor.
I took apart a pool filter. The only metal on it were about a handful of screws and a brass/steel gauge. Your dealing with a pump, which is different, but i just thought id throw it out there.
Looking at it again is says "Laser Sand Filter" so I imagine it is filled with sand and opening it would be a mistake. I'm just going to roll it into the shread pile and call it a day. Thanks
Oh and it looks just like the one all the way to the left. I wish I could test it and try to sell it.
http://www.aqua-man.com/images/filte...ilterGroup.jpg
Here is a diagram of one. Doesn't look like a lot going on in there.
http://www.poolcenter.com/parts_filt...uzzi_laser.htm
had one not to long ago and broke it down...was full of sand ....used my hand to scoop wet sand out in hopes of finding motor...no luck...just heavy wet sand:(
If its a pump it should have a motor, or had one at one time....f its a filter, and anything like a pool filte, should be nothing but a plastic bucket of sand...
Wet sand at that.
That pic is a "sand" pool filter. The reason why the sand is still in there is because the homeowner (pool owner) could not get the thing open to empty the sand. I guess we should take these to the scrap yard with the sand still in them, should we???:D
I work with one of these everyday at my job. There is usually an external pump that pumps the water into this, and this is little more than a plastic bubble with sand in it and some mostly plastic plumbing that can move the water through or around the sand. The sand is really really heavy when wet. A medium sized one could easily hold 300 lbs of water and sand.
If your yard willingly pays mixed metal price for it knowing what it is I'd definately scrap it as is, but that said there really isn't much metal in most of them and I wouldn't feel right passing it off as metal.
Brought it to the yard today and they didn't even look twice. Ended up weighing about 260 pounds.
so they gave you shred price? or they didnt take it, im confused
say it ain't so thrxsx.....you took money for sand ????!!!!
You are probably looking at a diatomacious earth filter. Pretty much no metal in it other than a few stainless clamps.
I took money for sand and plastic, but the guy looked right at it and didn't seem to care! I got .1125 per pound
Hurts prices at some point just like shop lifting effects prices at the store...not too mention your integrity.Quote:
Originally Posted by thrsxs
Just because they trusted you enough to not carefully check everything doesn't mean it was ok to sell it. This is just as bad as someone filling up microwaves or washing machine tubs with crush rock or concrete to increase their weight.
This sort of thing hurts us all since it will eventually lead to lower prices and more scurtiny on scrappers.
OMG. when i stuff my washing machines, i try to use things like catfood and soup cans. that way i feel better about myself. sand and plastic is like selling someone a bag of fake... uhh... tobacco. they're gonna notice eventually. what if that dude who approved the unloading gets fired for that? i would feel horrible. thats that man's livelihood. i cant value his any less than my own
Im sure it just gets passed down the line. Not a big deal. If it was, yards would be checking every fridge, dryer, microwave for non metal items stuffed in them. I have had yards tell me that they cant take dishwashers as it had too much plastic, but they take a fridge! Been told bikes need to have the tires off of them but go back and see bikes with tires on them. I try to remove most anything that is non metal that I can do without much trouble, if it is a pain in the a$$s then in it goes as is!
:D HA HA HA LMAO!!! You get away with selling sand at .11lb and I get docked $20.00 on a car because it had snow on it! Just gotta laugh. :D :D :D
I picked up something similar about a year ago. When I determined it was pretty much just full of sand, I drove back that night and put it in the same person's trash that I found it in :D