Your washing machine and refrigerator have spent a good ten years serving your needs. There are other appliances too that’s been around, slowly stepping into old age. You could do with a set of new machines around the house. But, how do you know it’s time to buy new appliances and what do you do with the old ones?
Signs that show your metal appliances are young no more
An old washing machine displays these old age signs:
- It makes loud noises when its drum is in motion during the spin or wash session.
- It uses too little water indicating a leakage .
- It uses too much water, indicating that water isn’t draining.
- The machine uses up multiple cycles for washing rather than one.
An old refrigerator displays these old age signs:
- When water leaks from underneath due to a leak in the water connection.
- Water is leaking inside the fridge due to a plugged drain pipe.
- The refrigerator is not cooling anymore due to dust accumulation or a blocked air vent.
What a Scrapyard can offer you for your old home metal appliances?
Scrap metal recycling is a widely accepted operation implemented to repurpose metals. At our scrapyard, we have a ton of metals sold by countless owners. We get a lot of steel and aluminium metals sold to us. We want to help you collect more of such metals to make a fortune from scrap.
In today’s blog, we’re going to look at the appliances you can check in aluminium and steel. Their scrap metal prices differ from each other, and they are found in different applications.
We’ve provided a comprehensive list to help you understand what to look for in metal appliances at home. Keep collecting them until you can sell them in bulk.
What you should look for in steel
At Metal Force Recycling, we offer a steel scrap price for up $1.00 – $1.70. We have various steel items that reach our scrapyard. Let’s help you make a list of the things that you can sell to us.
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Washing machines
- Clothes dryers
- Dishwashers
- Bicycles
- Weight benches
- Auto parts like engines, exhausts, wheel rims
There are several other steel parts that you will find. However, much of those are found in commercial and manufacturing companies rather than homes.
What you should look for in Aluminium
At Metal Force Recycling, we offer an aluminium scrap price for up $0.80 – $1.30. The production of fresh aluminium requires more power and extracting tools for natural mining of ores. When junk aluminium is recycled, it uses up 5% of the energy used during ore extraction methods. So, opt for recycled aluminium to reduce energy consumption.
- Electrical systems
- Pots
- Pans
- Car bonnets
- Truck engines
- Gearboxes
- Old furniture
- Tyres
- Soda cans
- Power cables
- Cookware
We are a licensed wrecking company that buys metals of all kinds, ferrous and non-ferrous. Call our experts to get a hold of what types of metals you should look for around you. If you already have a bunch of scrap waiting to be sold, connect with us for a free quote.