Old water heater add-on heat pump

[Donald]

I have moved an old add-on,heat pump for a water heater from house to house without hooking it up as it has a water leak but the compressor and heating part work fine. I think I left it in an unheated garage and so that is probably the reason for the water leak.

Its got a mfg date of 1981. Has not been used in two decades.

I am thinking a "project" listing on CL for $200.

 

[walterjay]

IMHO not worth much but scrap. Probably an old E-Tech unit.

 

[Donald]

IMHO not worth much but scrap. Probably an old E-Tech unit.

Yes E-tech.

 

[Rand]

at this point anything more than scrap value would be a leap.. but who knows.

 

[Donald]

I was hoping someone would say "oh that is worth fixing as the refrigerant they used back then was much more efficient than the ones they are forced to use today."

 

[walterjay]

The water pump in that unit will likely not work at this point

 

[blkwtr]

I was hoping someone would say "oh that is worth fixing as the refrigerant they used back then was much more efficient than the ones they are forced to use today."

The refrigerant they used back then is no longer made. You can probably get it but it's expensive.

 

[Donald]

The water pump in that unit will likely not work at this point

It actually works fine. I will pull the electric water pump before I junk it.

 

[CDX825]

I was hoping someone would say "oh that is worth fixing as the refrigerant they used back then was much more efficient than the ones they are forced to use today."

Actually todays refrigerants are more efficient. Part of the reason we have such high SEER air conditioners and heat pumps now.

 

[Donald]

I sold it on CL for "free". I probably should have done that a few decades ago before I lugged it from house to house as I moved hoping one day I would get the time to fix it.