I scrapped a dishwasher just to see what it weighs in stainless steel.
This job is something you will definitely need proper work gloves for.
All of the stainless edges are razor sharp on one side.
Theres a few strips of magnetic stainless holding the front door seal on & I needed to use a angle grinder to cut off the zinc plated sheetmetal spotwelded to the bottom of the dishwasher.
That zinc plated steel is the hardest part about it actually, everything else is screws & clips.
Theres a layer of tar glued on the outside of the stainless liner
I just bashed the inside of the liner & it cracked & broke off. If its warm it'll go soft & won't crack.
I think the two stainless parts weighed 8 Kg, it worked out as NZ$12, a bit under US$10.
Easyish work, theres other metals on it, so a dishwashers probably worth about US$18. Copper/Stainless/Ali-Magnesium.
Theres a bit of a market for used dishwasher parts, the spinner & plastic trim, maybe the hose etc.
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