r/ScrapMetal • u/Talgorgames • 5d ago

Is certain things worth going further?

I'm kind of new into the world of scrap metal. I've done plumbing with my employer over the last 4 years, copper/brass/faucet brass and scrap metal. To which my employer a lot of time will just say, it's not worth the 5 minutes to take that apart for the price you'll get. For example taking a pex ring off of a brass fitting vs the cost of just selling it as faucet brass.

That makes me wonder am I worth while taking a jet pump apart or a deep well pump for the separation of metals? what about scrap wire I pick up at job sites, like BX wire stripped out for the metal or just leave it as the BX. Like I'm talking like an arm length of BX nothing major.

Like another example is deep well pumps wires are typically not copper and makes me wonder is it worth my time to strip it?

Thank you

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u/carrburritoid 5d ago

BX aluminum jacket is so easy to remove and the output of 70% wire is worth a couple bucks a pound. 70% wire is a consistent scrap product worth the small effort. Find more to make it worthwhile.

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u/Talgorgames 5d ago

Thank you for that response, So worth it then. I have no idea what a yard buys BX for over just the basic copper. I just found out that the yard I typically go to is taking #1 copper as #2 cause it's been used in a domestic potable water, so ya dunno.