i have a 3.5 ton a/c unit (the out side part) i want to break it down and recycle it in order to get the most out of it i know theres some copper and aluminium in it so my question isthe fins (i am taling about the out side part that bends easy if you push on it) are aluminium right? the tubes that run thru the quot;finsquot; are copper right? how do i seperate the copper tubes fom the aluminium fins?
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Usually, you don't have to strip all the thin aluminum fins off the copper tubes, all you need to do is optionally remove any steel end plates (where the copper tubes make the U turns)If they are steel, and you leave them on, they will call it dirty fins and you will get less moneyIf you want to remove them so you get paid more for clean fins You can take a metal chisel that is sharpened one side, or an OLD wood chisel (you don't care about) and you can go right down both ends and cut off the U turns and then the steel end plates will knock right offIf the end plates are aluminum, you don't need to remove themSave the copper snippets you cut off separate you'll get the 2 copper price for thoseNote that sometimes there is a little oil from the compressor in these tubes so when you cut the ends off it will come out, so you might want to throw some scrap cardboard down first and have a couple paper towels handy when you do thisAlso note that the the terms I used are what my local junkyard calls it, they might have different terms for it at yoursAlso save the various connecting tubes between the compressor, evaporator and condensor, usually these are all copperThe Schrader valves (where gas is put in or pressure tests, AN fitting nuts and any pressure-operated valves in the gas lines are usually brass, so they need to be cut off separateYou don't need to be real careful cutting these apart, they don't mind if there is a little copper in with the brass, but make sure there is no brass in with the copperFor pressure operated freon valves, the diaphragm part is usually steel and unscrews from the brass partThe in-line gas driers/filters (anurizm-like bulges in the tubing), these are sometimes copper sometimes painted or copper-plated steel, so check with a magnet firstIf copper, they need to be cut open and the molecular sieves (round beads) dumped out and brass or steel filter pulled out.
