How To Scrap A/C Compressors - Sealed Compressors - Scroll Compressors - Piston Compressors 

Awesome!! A lot of work for beginners, but it’s nothing to well experienced scrape man. Thank you for sharing!! Scraping my old unit and this video helped me and I’m sure many others. ✊✊✊😎🙏🏽🙏🏽😎😎😎

Fantastic Video, Thank you for taking the time to do this. GREAT JOB. Be safe, Be well and have an awesome day

Good video. Instructional and the production value was better than expected. I had been just turning the compressor over at about double the shedder value. Hmmm. Maybe I’ll try it. One question though. Any idea what the original weight was for the compressor. I’d assume the amount of copper is related to the overall size.

All about the Hustle its fun i enjoy it!

This is your All videos I am watching

Well done 👍

Awesome explanation. Best ever. I’m now a sub.

I have a few of these and lots of regular fridge compressors. Can you scrap them as-is? What do you get for them like that?

Great video, Just started doing these.

Wow! My bf & I do demo, & we've always wondered WHAT was inside...but we've been losing out on $ too? Never again!

I myself love to take stuff apart so it's fun. I love free money and you're actually doing something real for the environment. Nice job.

is there any way like a third party a/c compressor buyer out there that actually buys them instead of scrapping them and make a lil more and save all that hassle of dismantling them.

The steel inside a motor is high silicon steel it goes for around 1.60 a lb. You have ti serch out a yard to buy it but worth it .

That is definitely CCA or copper coated aluminum. It's 95% aluminum and 5% copper.

dont forget to collect old inverter or MCB. a lot alloy and copper inside

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What do you do with the oil?

Nice video. Now I'm subscribed

Bandsaw!

Should mention the only way you can use old cutting disks is by taking your Guard off the grinder. Not safe but I also do it. lol Guards more trouble than it is worth.

I actually watched this video for a better understanding of the inside of a scroll compressor but I learned a lot more. SUB-SCRIBED!

Where did you get the external torq drill bits? I've been looking online, but can only find the sockets. I want the ones like you used.

what blade do you use for that?

Would of been good if you called out the weight of the unit.

Now your talking Still I'm looking for advice on the freon …

Omg say water the right way

If you are working hvac, making $20-30/hr, then just keep scrapping the whole thing because its not worth it or your health.

I generally don't like creating/wasting copper dust. So I've found a fairly easy way to extract the copper without a cutoff disc. Most people here know that the strings tied around unravel very easily. Then I take bolt cutters/cable cutters to the wires, and then flip the motor over, and use a flathead screwdriver to separate each segment. And then If necessary I use a prybar. But since motors of this nature have been subjected to oil, they generally come out quite easily. From string removal, to sorted #2 copper, I have it extracted inside 10 minutes without the use of precious cutoff discs. Hope that helps. I've been experimenting with Steel demon carbide blades on my sawzall. They can definitely handle some torture, but my diamond cutoff wheel for the grinder seems to last longer. Unfortunately, it's a very slow cut.

In addition to cutting just the one side I would’ve chiseled out then the rest of it out it’s a lot easier less cuts

Nice video! Have you ever got all the way in and the windings ended up being copper coated alluminum wire?

the winding metal is #2 steel, it is not solid but layers of thin sheet metal. The casing is 1/8" steel and could be #1 depending on where you live

Thanks for making this video! I'm a new scrapper and found it very helpful in my research on scrapping compressors. Subscribed to your channel.

Good video, appreciate you telling us what you are doing and why. I don't know if you were wearing a respirator, but it is essential. Your lungs will eventually turn to fiber. Called fibrosis and lung capacity will go down making it harder and harder to breathe. God bless you and stay safe.

Lol sledgehammer is three feet long drill hammer equal around five pounds sledgehammer is three to four feet long and weighs fifteen to twenty pounds

I used to work at a large scrapyard in KC. We bought the colored or varnished wire as #1 bc it all burns off in the refinery anyway and weighs virtually nothing. Oil also was not an issue. Any yards that tell you different are cheating you.

Goota let the cutting wheels spin out on the metal, not against it on the sharp cuts it will grind the blade down too fast.

I have a 4.5 " harbor freight grinder. There discs don't last long at all. Any ideas on this? Please What copper is in the compressors. #1 or #2 👍 Any input on a plasma cutter for this project? I don't have one it was just a thought.

For years I’ve been walking right past these. Working rooftops and telecom sites the hvac guys just leave them behind. All this time all I had to do is carry them to my truck. Damn, What a waste! I cant wait to get started. My rainy day buckets are gonna get heavier.

Watching the video on my phone looked like you might have had aluminum windings instead of copper they look to white in the video. Some of them are aluminum. I just came across one that was, I was not too happy!

This is awesome, I actually have 2 of these I was just gonna scrap. I'll be cutting them up now!

I do them too. Only i use a duel voltage plasma cutter. Cut open and statoe out in a couple mins. I do a bunch at a time then go back and remove the copper

I like doing it anyhow! Stay busy! 😂

Great walk through. It's super helpful to know what goes into breaking one down, helps you know when it's worthwhile to disassemble.

I'm going to start doing the break down. I bring them in whole. Just drill and drain. About 1600lbs. Once a week. Generally 75lbs each. I just got done with one that stands 3ft .. yup..

That wire are you pulled out of the compressor is copper coated aluminum isn't it the scrapyard I go to take that out of my copper and puts it with aluminum

Totally worth it if you have the proper gear. Id invest cause it definitely adds up once you cut them open.

I’m an appliance repair tech how much would you say you get for a compressor that size

great job and thank you for tricks of the trade. Take care!

I'm a scrapper, the way I cut the compressor and how i extract the copper is different,I simplify it hope I can make video doing it

I can buy 2 liter pops. Lol

I’ve been doing this almost full time, I have a regular supply of motors, and now that summer is here i can’t even keep up with them all. I use a scissor clamp and 27 ton log splitter to pull the copper

I use my cutting wheels to little too.

Is the oil hazardous? PCB'S ECT.?

How much copper, steel, iron, silver, oil by weight

but they are not always copper

If you’re a scrapper buy a in expensive plasma cutter

13:28 Shouldn't that pile of copper tooth picks be considered #1 instead of #2, or am i missing something?

I love scrapping everything I can I found a big air conditioner in the Minnesota River today and found another air conditioner on a piece of private land easy money 😂😂

That's a lot of work for 5 bucks in copper great job taking it apart

What do you do with the oil from the compressors?

Why don't you drill a hole in it then it won't hold water?

Thank you for the video! Subbed

Thanks for showing how and what things are worth. I am going to start doing this as every penny these days help. Grinding wheels is a smart idea. How to cut was a great help.

Just a quick tip, don't cut both ends of the copper winding. Cut one end and then you can pull the other end with fencing pliers and it will save you the step of punching out the straight pieces.

Easier to only cut one side of the windings ! Modify a wide chisel and knock the winding out !!!

Good stuff

I like to drill a hole in the bottom of the compressor the day before cutting it open to allow most of the oil drain out

Thanks my guy. You're awesome. God Bless You and your family this year 2022.

Good work , keep it up . I scrap and I love it

Thanks!! That's the same compressor I was trying to scrap. I wish I would have watched your video before beating on it..ha ha! Now I can finish it. Look forward to your other videos. Keep up the good work.

What metal is what, is what’s confusing me. Iron or steel 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️that my only issues. I can only know what is copper, but sometimes brass be in the mix and the headache comes🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🥺🥺🥺🤬🤬🤬

I'm kinda new to this scrapping thing. I dont look at it like work.... it's fun for me and I find that's it's actually therapeutic for myself :-)

What kind of cutter wheel does he use

Thanks, my pops gives me so many compressors from his job and coils and wire. Ive always wondered how to make the money on the compressors. Ive never liked the whole unit scrap value. Just thought i would check how your doing yours.

What do you do with the refrigerant?

If scrapped properly how much can you make off a compressor from a window unit ac which is 15,000btu

Thank you that was very helpful for me as I am just getting in to scraping and don't know much about it and this will definitely make it easier to get the copper out!!!

what do you do with the oil??

that oil is acidic u should wear gloves

Can't you just drill a small hole

Once I get all the copper out I put the compressor back together and sell as a electric motor since they buy them as that

U talk too much just talk as you go to it

Thanks 😊

almost 4 a pound now for copper

@ 2:00 min. "See if I can't show you" wtf... I have never understood why people say "I'll see if I CAN'T" do this or do that??? Dont you want to see if I CAN blab blah blah. Sorry if I seem rude, j just dont get it... a little insight anyone??

Only cut one end of copper then while in your vise take air hammer with chisel and hook the copper end and push out...good video

Great video

Wounderful job. We have recycling factory in South Korea. We learn many good things from your vedio, thanks for making good vedio. Take care, brother God bless you.

you make an easy job very labor intensive. i am 46 years in the business. At least your trying.

reciprocating compressors/

What's that's ton of Ace 1 ton are 2 this scrap video

Say you need some copper. Go to the store and look at the prices. Take for instance 500 ft. 8/1 Solid Bare Copper Grounding Wire sold at Home Depot. Price? $259.00

Great content. Hard work is good. Just subscribed!

ZR57 compressor, that's a big one. Plasma cutter will make short work of getting that field winding out. I'd like to use a laser gun but I don't have one yet.

Those gloves have seen better days

Why isnt the copper that needed to be punched out number 1 copper or clean I guess its called? I'm still pretty new with scrapping

Great video!

Thanks for the info, I picked up a couple tricks from this, well done

Nice video

cool...i got a little pile of compressors..probably a good time to cash them in..copper is up up up