How to decide what to store and what to scrap?

[odom]

Bit of a strange question this but how do people decide what to store off machines and what to scrap?

I’m building up quite a collection in my workshop of old machines, some can be repaired, some are beyond repair. I’m not quite sure which ones can be thrown, though. E.g. we had a knackered Zanussi in for ages, was about to scrap it then we got another one, same model, with damage to front of tub… obviously would have kicked myself if I’d scrapped it then :).

So, how do you decide what to keep and not? I get paid for scrap so either way get some money out of it, but obviously much more lucrative selling for spares if I can get it :wink:.

Thanks.

[Phidom]

Re: How to decide what to store and what to scrap?

I know the feeling. I tend to think about what machines I want to be selling. For example, I would never sell an Indesit W103UK as they were a heap of junk so I would keep the motor, module and motorised switch and scrap the rest. I have a Whirlpool machine with a blown module which I’m keeping, hoping to find another Whirlpool with a broken spider. If it was a tatty machine I would have scrapped the cabinet but kept the tub assembly. I also use stacks of old inner drums to store smaller parts like pumps. That way they are performing a useful function whilst still being available as spare parts. I will have to have a clear out though as you end up with loads of parts for machines that are now 20 years old or more. I will sling all the old air cooled pumps, Hoover logic motors etc.

[silverbroom]

Re: How to decide what to store and what to scrap?

Correct me if Iam wrong but does your public liability insurance cover you if things go wrong fitting second hand parts.

silverbroom

[odom]

Re: How to decide what to store and what to scrap?

My public liability insurance, through Direct Line, excludes “defective workmanship” and “professional negligence”, but doesn’t say anything about second hand parts, so I assume not… it’s an interesting question though and I shall call them and check.

I would think if you specifically told a customer you had fitted a new part but didn’t you would be in trouble, but I never use second hand parts for repair jobs unless a new part would be prohibitively expensive – if this is the case I always explain that I am fitting a second hand part to the customer. I do use them for fixing recons though – in the end, the rest of the machine is “second hand” so I can’t see the harm.

[johnnyj]

Re: How to decide what to store and what to scrap?

Just a thought isnt the parts that EMW and QER supply in effect second hand parts?. Who’s liability insurance is liable there.

[Phidom]

Re: How to decide what to store and what to scrap?

I think the insurance companies would be on dodgy ground if the effectively put a stop to this kind of recycling. Perhaps builders would have to stop using reclaimed bricks, timber, slates etc. :rolls:

[Dales-Electronic]

Re: How to decide what to store and what to scrap?

Not just that but how many manufacturers do we now see supplying second hand part from appliances exchanged under warranty. Everybodies doing it etc 😀

[Martin]

Re: How to decide what to store and what to scrap?

silverbroom wrote:Correct me if Iam wrong but does your public liability insurance cover you if things go wrong fitting second hand parts.

Public liability insurance protects you from loss or damage resulting from a claim for damages by a third party arising from negligence on your part. Therefore any claimant toward your being negligent would have to prove that by you fitting a brand new or secondhand part or for that matter securing a broken component together with a rubber band or sticky tape caused the damage.

So in answer to your question the answer is yes. You can fit them all day long if you want and be fully covered, no worries! 8)

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