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Hassin Bin Sober

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8. The junkers here in Chicago are brutal.

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:54 AM

Dec 2019

They’ll take metal off anything. If you place a piece of furniture out hoping it will go to go use you have to post in on Craig’s list so it will go before the junkers rip the hinges off.

They break out glass of old TVs for whatever is in them. So any old TVs end up a huge mess.

I had a new large hot water heater installed in my building. One guy asked if he could have my brand new $3500 dollar shrink wrapped hot water heater. Lol. They were swarming like sharks. The plumber had a buddy that hung around for the old hw heaters. That was his job.

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Is there any recycling value for a dead condenser motor from my a/c? [View all] Beartracks Dec 2019 OP

It depends on where you are ramblin_dave Dec 2019 #1

Appliance recycler? Turbineguy Dec 2019 #2

Try your metal recyclers RainCaster Dec 2019 #3

Ditto that. Same for old transformers. Since it's largely *not* copper, you won't get much $$. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #5

Any Chance To Repurpose It Into A Steampunk ...... global1 Dec 2019 #4

If you are talking about the compressor, you might not be able to dispose of it. Kaleva Dec 2019 #6

I'll bet if you leave it in the alley (at least around where I live), it'll be gone before you ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #7

The junkers here in Chicago are brutal. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #8

Yes, I know. They'll bust the TVs apart for some of the components (I'm guessing... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #9

Home Depot BunnyMcGee Mar 2020 #10

Ooh, thanks. Cuz I've got a lot more, not just that motor. Beartracks Mar 2020 #11