Window ac units

Originally Posted by hills

Well .... scrapping IS a trade.

Just like any other tradesman ... you have to develop your skills and invest in tools. You have to put something in to get something out. You can't do the job if you don't have the tool.

The other thing you need to succeed in most any venture where you are self employed is a strong work ethic. This is especially so with scrapping because it's production work. You need a certain sense of urgency. You've got to bang the work out and get to the next thing that needs to be processed. Wash ... rinse ... repeat.

Every so often ... you make a trip to the yard and get paid for the work you've put in. This is where spending your money wisely comes in. Take a portion of that money and re-invest it back into your business to make it grow. Maybe it's spending money on your truck to keep it in good repair. Maybe it's buying the RIGHT tool so that you can work more efficiently and double your production.

It's not a get rich scheme but if you work hard and consistently make good choices .... there's a better chance of building a strong business over the years. You might even end up with a profitable business that you can leave to your children someday. In this way .... you build generational wealth.



If you look at the big dawgs in the metals recycling industry .... so many of them started out as rag & bone men just like all the rest of us. It all started with the founder. This was the guy made the right life choices and got the job done.

Anyhow ... looks like we're off on a tangent again. This thread is supposed to be about scrap metal tips for processing window ac units. It looks like Mike has quite a bit of work ahead of him. I would hope that something offered up in this thread might be useful to him and make his job go a little easier. Best of luck Mike !

Oh yess all tips are useful that's for sure ��. I got a 12 inch extension today and some other things a diablo carbide blade 9 inch amped and a 12 in carbide blade had to get some new stuff anyways got some diablo Philips bits my spider ones are about done for haha. And some other blades got some diablo star blades for my front oscillator. I know the diablo sawzall blades are made in Switzerland what about the bits?

I don't know where the Diablo bits are made but i looked into the company. They're all about making quality cutting tools for the professionals. It's what they've built their reputation on. You probably won't go far wrong with their tools.

Originally Posted by hills

I don't know where the Diablo bits are made but i looked into the company. They're all about making quality cutting tools for the professionals. It's what they've built their reputation on. You probably won't go far wrong with their tools.

Sadly the bits are made in Taiwan and mayasia not Switzerland as I had hoped but still should be good hopefully. I can always buy some German bits

Originally Posted by mike1

Sadly the bits are made in Taiwan and mayasia not Switzerland as I had hoped but still should be good hopefully. I can always buy some German bits

Ahh ... see how it plays ... ya know ? It will probably work out.

I think the most of is the company and not the place where it's made. Some companies take pride in their work. Some just crank out lots of low quality junk. It's a mixed bag.

Originally Posted by hills

Ahh ... see how it plays ... ya know ? It will probably work out.

I think the most of is the company and not the place where it's made. Some companies take pride in their work. Some just crank out lots of low quality junk. It's a mixed bag.

True probably right. Question If the ac is real small is the compressor going to be the same as say a 8000 btu?. Does btu dictate the size of the rads and compressors?. I know the lower the btu the smaller the rads but is that true for the compressor as well or is it static with window units?.

Originally Posted by mike1

True probably right. Question If the ac is real small is the compressor going to be the same as say a 8000 btu?. Does btu dictate the size of the rads and compressors?. I know the lower the btu the smaller the rads but is that true for the compressor as well or is it static with window units?.

Originally Posted by mike1

True probably right. Question If the ac is real small is the compressor going to be the same as say a 8000 btu?. Does btu dictate the size of the rads and compressors?. I know the lower the btu the smaller the rads but is that true for the compressor as well or is it static with window units?.

I don't really pay attention to the btu's when i'm breaking down a Freon unit. I would imagine that everything is sized accordingly. My whole thing is to break a unit down in such as a way that the compressor and the rads can be lifted out as one intact piece with the Freon still inside.

It took a little while to get the knack of it but it all worked out.

I have noticed that some are heavier to lift than others. I'm not really scrapping them for the purpose of making money so the yields don't give me any cause for concern. I'm just prepping them for when the Freon technician comes in to do his part. He can tear through them in no time if i set the job up right for him.

I guess that's the main difference. My job and my goal is to keep everything about our whole transfer station running like a well oiled machine. Try and do a good job for the community i was hired to serve.

It's different when you're scrapping. Your main goal is turning a profit. You have to figure out if a particular scrapping job is worth doing or not. Some jobs are. Some jobs aren't. That's something that you have to decide for yourself.

Originally Posted by hills

My whole thing is to break a unit down in such as a way that the compressor and the rads can be lifted out as one intact piece with the Freon still inside.

Meaningless talk: nonsense _- don't give me that malarkey.