We Scrapped Two Water Heaters, Wait Until You See What We Pulled from One!

📈 Check Scrap Prices: iScrapApp.com/ - Tom takes some time to take apart two different water heaters, one from a home and one from a pool. The results, good and bad. The bad was that there is very limit value when scrapping a residential water heater. You will find very limited copper and mostly garbage attached to it. Be sure to remove the brass and copper from the top, though! The second, which was a pool heater, was where the treasure was found. A massive copper coil was hanging out inside. This serves as a lesson that sometimes, it's worth taking it apart, other times it's not.
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[@John-pn7bh]

I have been scrapping for 15 years and don't think I have ever seen a water heater like that blue one. Last year I took two very large water heaters from an apartment building (probably about 350 lbs each) and only took off the obvious brass. I now wish I'd have checked the burners.

[@tjwhite6429]

In ten years of scrapping I have never come across one of those. I'll be on the lookout, though.

[@TB-Metals]

Never found one of those yet, but always hoping

[@steelisthemeal]

Rare. Very very rare to find these type of water heaters Steel is the meal 💲💲💲

[@billfitzpatrick6202]

Haven't seen a water heater like that since the 70's

[@dr.a006]

I found an old rusted out boiler type water heater by an apartment dumpster. Super heavy, but when I took it apart, it had 75 lbs. of those copper pipes with fins!

[@EricScrapping4Dinidog]

Great video my friend

[@4UHR121]

Great information - thanks!

[@brian56]

The one's with the stainless tanks with plastic over the foam have a nice copper coil inside. Also, I've found older heaters with a copper tank inside that weighed 60 pounds.

[@fvrrljr]

i remove the sheet metal and used it for repairs (cars, roofs, etc.) tank for shooting practice out in the boonies, diy furnace. 17 lbs copper that was a nice score 👍

[@Vanwilder22]

Speaking of "nuggets of brass". I have about 40 to 50 lbs of what I believe is brass. No yard in my area can accurately tell me what these nuggets are. Can you help and / or how do I find the proper make-up of this material?

[@iScrapApp]

we'd recommend finding a yard with an XRF analyzer and having them take a look at it

[@johngay1981]

What are the stove heating elements made of and do they scrap?

[@fleshbag7754]

I have read it's called inconel. Not 100% on the spelling. Hmm I just looked it up.. i don't think i am correct.... more research needed.

[@williedoyle2721]

I enjoy your wealth of knowledge we don’t have them in Ireland just pure copper tanks

[@onTVChampagne131]

Is tankless water heaters

[@slh48]

I have commercial water heater my dad ordered for my house now he passed away in 2010 the house burned down in 2008 seven the brand new water heater one up a couple years ago because the sub pump water hit the heater and rusted it so I had to buy another one it was a $1300 water heater

[@alexmurphy9025]

Looks like the same plate that is on boilers. Good thing to watch out for

[@mysterybuyer3738]

I never find water heaters like that let alone even common ones. I guess no one thinks people would just pick these up because they are ruined. So many people think people only pick up things because they work or you can fix them. I am always surprised what little people know about scrap.

[@jamesfinch7311]

Thanks Tom never ran across one but I'll be on lookout great information.

[@markridenour4047]

I have been scraping about 20 years never saw a water heater like that

[@hisandherscoins]

I do full time for living my yards like them to put on top of loads to keep stuff from flying out

[@unknownlegend6275]

I recently sold some of that type of copper to a my local yard which they usually accept as #2 copper. This time the paid me less because they themselves were down graded on price when they sold it because they were told that it contains a lot of nickel. You typically find it in those types of water heaters, pool heaters and broilers. They literally paid me nearly half the price per pound vs #2 copper. And I sold them roughly 50 lbs of it. A little disappointing. Do you know anything about this? Love the vids thanks Tom

[@MrScrappity]

I thought nickel was usually more exterior pieces. Faucets and such. Never heard it used as any sort of heating element 🦧

[@mysterybuyer3738]

Nickel is actually a more valuable metal than copper but the only thing I can see is its something they might not get very often and is costly to deal with.

[@brian56]

Next scrapyard! Have a nice day!

[@wuz2do]

Tankless water heater because that is pipe coming from a boiler to heat water in several different places at once.

[@justinreed7093]

the blue one is a boiler mate and most hvac guys know this and arent letting that copper go