If you are hoping to get more for your old water heater and taking it to a scrap yard that recycles all types of metal you may want to take apart the old water heater and separate parts.
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If you are a contractor or a homeowner replacing a water heater scrap the old one for cash.
Water heaters can be scrapped as a whole unit with the local scrap yards.
Water heater prices vary depending on the type weight and location.
There is copper brass aluminum and steel that can be removed from a disassembled tank.
The heating elements in an electric hot water heater are typically made from a stainless steel or zinc plated copper sheath that surrounds a wire made from nichrome.
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However an electric hot water heater will have other types of heating elements that it pays to know about when looking for non ferrous scrap metal to sell.
But by separating the water heater you can get the highest possible value for these metals and should still be able to scrap the rest of the tank as mixed metal increasing your total profit.