How much copper in a washing machine

For each washing machine, an approximate service life is determined. With intensive, everyday use of the washer, the operational period will be about 8 years, with more rare and sparing use of 15 years. In addition, more and more functional and modern washing machines are produced every year, so even with normal functioning, you sometimes want to replace the machine.

And what to do with the old machine, which became unnecessary as a result of breakdown or obsolescence? You can simply move the device to a landfill, but this option will not work for business users. The unit can be disassembled, some parts left, some sold, and the rest handed over for metal. We will figure out how much copper in the washing machine can be detected.

Looking for copper in an old typewriter

First of all, I want to clarify that there is not much copper in the machine. Therefore, before starting disassembling the device, correlate the costs of personal time and the amount of potential earnings. Firms involved in the purchase of non-ferrous and ferrous metals offer about 360 rubles per kilogram of copper. Inside the electric motor, you can find from 0.7 kg to 1.2 kg of copper wire, that is, from the disassembly of the motor you will gain about 250-400 rubles. In addition to the engine, copper can be found in cables and microcircuits, but in these elements it is very small.

If you look, you can find gold particles in the details of the washer, however, there are so few of them that it is impossible to get a precious metal at home. When you approximately understand what revenue can be obtained from the delivery of copper wire, you should decide whether it is profitable to disassemble the automatic machine or it is preferable to hand it over in its entirety.

How is it more profitable to pass inoperative equipment

An ideal solution would be to donate the washer not for scrap, but to sell its individual parts. This option is suitable if you have a running model of the unit, and the main elements of the system remain intact: a drain pump, a motor, a main control module and others. Components can be removed independently and resold to the masters involved in the repair and restoration of SMA.

If you don’t have time to “bother” with disassembling, you can use the services of special firms involved in the purchase and removal of washers. Depending on the model and serviceability of your car, resellers can offer you from 500 rubles or more. The advantages of this method of marketing washing equipment are obvious:

• resale of a washer for spare parts will be more profitable than surrender for metal;
• personal time and energy are saved, as the main work is shifted to others' shoulders;
• you don’t have to drag the machine on the floors yourself - the called resellers will do everything themselves.

Thus, instead of long and hard searching for copper in the engine, you can just sell the machine in parts. Perhaps this method will have even greater profitability.

Alternative use of an old typewriter

We offer to consider all possible ways to get rid of become unnecessary equipment. There are a lot of them. Some sales options allow the owner to receive income, while others, on the contrary, involve additional costs. How can you "free" from the machine.

• Dispose of the unit in accordance with all regulations. Household appliances are transported to a separate landfill, before which the appliances are finely chopped with a special apparatus. This method is unprofitable, since for the services of the carrier and the procedure for processing the washing machine you will have to pay about 2 thousand rubles.
• Place an advertisement for sale on the announcement website or in the newspaper This method is applicable if the machine is functioning properly. Having set the unit for little money, about one and a half to two thousand rubles, there is no doubt that many who wish to buy it will respond.
• Take to a home appliance store. Many large sellers from time to time carry out an interesting action "Changing old equipment to new." Having passed an unnecessary washing machine to the store, you will get a good discount on new equipment. This method may be the most profitable of all.

The most economic and savvy owners can transform a washer into necessary and useful things in the household. A “second life” can be given to the drum of the machine by constructing a filter for water purification, a barbecue, a barbecue oven, and a small concrete mixer from it. The electric motor can be used for homemade wind generator, lawn mowers, wood splitters, grain crushers and more.

To disassemble the washing machine and build useful appliances from the parts, you need to stock up on free time. In addition, it is necessary to have “golden hands”, because it will not be easy to revive details. However, underestimating the potential of components of the AGR is also not worth it.