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I break my gas valves down. Generally speaking the bottoms usually clean up pretty easy, the tops not so much because of stainless inserts and what not. That being said, all valves are not created...

Good question Reelman. When leak checking I always start at the bottom of a joint first, because freon sinks like a rock when in air.

Found this explanation, sounds reasonable.
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Nice deal, decent of you to take the time to share it with everyone here.

Most guys also have a recovery machine and some decent scales to reclaim freon.

The bulk of my response wasn't pointed your direction Scrapdad, sorry if you took it that way. Do you do shred also, or just cans?

I'm in Columbus also. Malicious intent is not a requirement to fit the criteria for trespassing in the eyes of the law. Private property is private property and deserves the same respect you expect...

It's pretty much the same as the house "ill" portion of your original comment.

I'm a part-timer, I work for an apartment complex full-time, that's also where I get %99 of my scrap.

I've scrapped three, all from commercial pools and hot tubs, the windings in all three were copper. The last one was an A.O. Smith 2hp bolted to a hayward super pump II, fair amount of work to break...

I get around :)

Here in Columbus they won't allow you to turn in anything off of the sealed system part of a hvac system, unless they have your certification on file. Some of them won't deal with the compressors...

I think there'd have to be a potential market for selective items, such as the motors, timers, etc; That little dishwasher motor you scrap for maybe five dollars costs me 119.00 new, I usually just...

Hi Scrapette, I'm in Columbus. Grew up in Illinois, worked the Oklahoma oilfields a few years, and then relocated here 25 years ago.

Hi everyone,
I'm a part-time scrapper, apartment maintenance is my fulltime job. I've been scrapping A/C units for a few years, (I'm certified), and the occasional odds and ends, it's all gravy....