Old Water Heaters - Plumbing Zone

Ron · 10-22-2008, 07:12 PM

Haul it off?
Haul off for a fee?
Leave it for HO to dispose of it?

We haul them off here, what do you do when you change out a water heater?

kellybhutchings · 10-22-2008, 07:58 PM

I have an add on price for taking water heaters out and hauling them off. Some people like to do that part to save a little money. I figure 1 hour for draining, removing, and hauling off.

22rifle · 10-22-2008, 08:01 PM

My dad saved them up, cut them in half length ways, welded on legs made from 3/4" galvinized pipe we had ripped out, and sold them once a year at a local farm auction. We averaged about $25 a piece. So that's $50 per WH minus a couple dollars worth of gas and welding rod. This was 1980's dollars.

Actually, as time went on, I had to do the cutting and welding. But he kept the money! LOL

Ron · 10-22-2008, 08:06 PM

We figure the cost in the total, so it gets hauled off unless told not to, we dump them off at our supply house fenced in yard, they in turn take care of the disposal, don't cost us to drop them there.

SPENCE · 10-22-2008, 08:07 PM

I include removale in the price. i was getting around $13. for each at the scrap yard but like everything thing else scrap took a nose dive, last week it was $4 a 100lbs. down from $11

Wethead · 10-22-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 22rifle

My dad saved them up, cut them in half length ways, welded on legs made from 3/4" galvinized pipe we had ripped out, and sold them once a year at a local farm auction. We averaged about $25 a piece. So that's $50 per WH minus a couple dollars worth of gas and welding rod. This was 1980's dollars.

Actually, as time went on, I had to do the cutting and welding. But he kept the money! LOL

We need more people like your Dad!

When I read things like that I think growth in the economy

Plumberman · 10-22-2008, 09:45 PM

Haul off is factored in, haul them to the shop and throw em in the dumpster

**Bill** · 10-22-2008, 11:09 PM

50.00 for me to get rid of it, or I leave it

Tankless · 10-22-2008, 11:16 PM

I take them with me. Drop off at supply house. Jose and Pedro come by in that poor excuse of a truck and pick them up. I have had a few clients want them....no lip out of me. I tell them that they get recycled instead of thrown in a landfill. It makes them feel all warm and fuzzy.

Every now and then the scrappers will drive by and see one sitting out by the truck and they snatch it up. Usually before I can rob the brass off it. Those little *******s are quick.

Marlin · 10-22-2008, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankless

Every now and then the scrappers will drive by and see one sitting out by the truck and they snatch it up. Usually before I can rob the brass off it. Those little *******s are quick.

That's outright theft, I'd call the police if I had their plate number and vehicle make/model. I've had to yell at guys and threaten to call the cops when they walk onto a job and start helping themselves to the scrap. Never actually had to since they didn't leave with anything.

10-22-2008, 07:12 PM	#1
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	Old Water Heaters Haul it off? Haul off for a fee? Leave it for HO to dispose of it? We haul them off here, what do you do when you change out a water heater? __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

10-22-2008, 08:06 PM	#4
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	We figure the cost in the total, so it gets hauled off unless told not to, we dump them off at our supply house fenced in yard, they in turn take care of the disposal, don't cost us to drop them there. __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

10-22-2008, 11:09 PM	#8
Bill Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I have no idea! Posts: 5,868 My Photos	50.00 for me to get rid of it, or I leave it __________________ Virginia Plumbing Codes Virginia Department of Licensing Ones intellect can often be summed up by his own words Everything in the known universe is governed by "Cause and Effect", there is no getting around it. Think about what you do before you do it.

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10-22-2008, 07:58 PM	#2
kellybhutchings Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mount Pleasant Tx. Posts: 158 My Photos	I have an add on price for taking water heaters out and hauling them off. Some people like to do that part to save a little money. I figure 1 hour for draining, removing, and hauling off.

10-22-2008, 08:01 PM	#3
22rifle Master Plumber Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,053 My Photos	My dad saved them up, cut them in half length ways, welded on legs made from 3/4" galvinized pipe we had ripped out, and sold them once a year at a local farm auction. We averaged about $25 a piece. So that's $50 per WH minus a couple dollars worth of gas and welding rod. This was 1980's dollars. Actually, as time went on, I had to do the cutting and welding. But he kept the money! LOL

10-22-2008, 08:07 PM	#5
SPENCE Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Willow Street PA Posts: 51 My Photos	I include removale in the price. i was getting around $13. for each at the scrap yard but like everything thing else scrap took a nose dive, last week it was $4 a 100lbs. down from $11

10-22-2008, 11:16 PM	#9
Tankless Always Something Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Santa Barbara / Ventura Posts: 1,347 My Photos	I take them with me. Drop off at supply house. Jose and Pedro come by in that poor excuse of a truck and pick them up. I have had a few clients want them....no lip out of me. I tell them that they get recycled instead of thrown in a landfill. It makes them feel all warm and fuzzy. Every now and then the scrappers will drive by and see one sitting out by the truck and they snatch it up. Usually before I can rob the brass off it. Those little *******s are quick.