It's about 5' x 4', and I cannot find the manufacturers name. But it's sitting next to an old AO Smith heater. Both are circa 1961 or 62 and have been inactive for decades. Should I just junk them, or does anyone collect such "antiques?"
Also, it appears that the filter is simply filled with sand. If I take a welder to it to disconnect it from the old piping, is there anything in there that'll blow up?
2006-11-30 06:03:15 · 5 answers · asked by GDSMALL 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I'll bet it's painted blue or gold and will be an old Jacuzzi, with a four position dial valve on the top, square in shape. The gasket between the multiport top and the main body is worth 75 bucks believe it or not. I'd be offering that up to a local pool shop as both it and the valve top are VERY hard to come by parts and those filters are still in use, particularly for older indoor pools.
That's all that's salvageable.Yes, you can cut the top off the filter tank with no worries. That's how we do it to remove the sand, making those tanks a little lighter (300 pounds lighter) to deal with. If that is a Jacuzzi, it'll be an iron tank. You can have a scrap man come get it (he'll give you next to nothing for it) or take it into a metal yard yourself and get a better price on the metal content. You likely won't get more than 15 -20 bucks tops.
2006-11-30 17:33:07 · answer #1 · answered by scubabob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It probably ready for the trash. If, there some amount of aluminum you can sell that for scrape. The filter just a Sand Filter they work good for a cheap filter. It should not blow up, if it was pressurized or something it should have a bleed valve somewhere to relieve pressure.
If, the Heater connected to a Gas line, turn off the gas and bleed the pressure on that before removing and keep open flames away.
2006-11-30 06:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the internet under Antique Pool Filter Collectors of America.
2006-12-01 23:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by mountainriley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um... no. We actually have sensible junk in area, which include satellites and an area station. cleansing up area isn't properly worth dropping each and every of the benefits that this stuff supply us (eg. information superhighway, television, verbal replace)
2016-10-08 00:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My garbage man collects that stuff.
It's pretty worthless.
2006-11-30 06:04:51 · answer #5 · answered by ScottOttack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋