Salvaging stuff from dead dehumidifier

[Jeff7]

I've got my eye on the very nice radiators in a recently deceased dehumidifier here; I've got the thing stripped down to just the radiators and the compressor assembly. Problem is, how do I separate the two? Any suggestions where to take it or what to do to get the coolant out?

 

[amdskip]

big sledge hammer

 

[Jeff7]

Well, I was considering asking to use my dad's 22 to shoot a hole through the compressor, because if that coolant blasts out and hits me, I could get severe frostbite. That stuff would evaporate incredibly fast and freeze anything it would touch. Plus I don't know if it's ozone-friendly.

 

[amdskip]

ehhh, ozone friendly, prob not

 

[d33pt]

dont be a girl.. just hit it with a hammer

 

[chiwawa626]

Hide behind a car or something when u shoot it... or let ur neigbors kid have a go with teh 22

 

[Jeff7]

Uh, any other suggestions?
Might just have to try the 22 idea though. Risk there is of a ricochet - damaging the radiators, property, or people (unlikely; got wide spaces here).

 

[Jeff7]

Anyone with any other ideas?

 

[BruNgoLD]

hhmm hammer and chisel?

or use the 22 and shoot the chisel to separate the two..
you can be mel gibson

if not.. paint a target or glue a picture of someone u dont like and try to hit it.. heheh
might as well have some fun with it, right?

 

[Ornery]

I thought I was the only one that did stuff like this!

Wouldn't that compressor be more valuable than the radiator? Couldn't you use it remotely and bring the refrigerant lines into the house like a whole house AC system? Guess you'd have to break into the system to do that, eh?

 

[Jeff7]

It's a dehumidifier, not a central air system.
The compressor itself is about a half of a cubic foot in size. I wonder about getting heavy duty tin snippers and just slicing one of the pipes. I'm still worried about any liquid who-knows-what getting on me - stuff like that can freeze anything almost instantly.

 

[Ornery]

It's virtually the same. Just a matter of keeping the evaporator coil in the room and balance of the system outside. It needs a fan blowing over the coil, which is how you might get around tapping into the refrigerant lines. Just run air duct from there into your house (or computer case) instead of trying to bring the coil inside. That would make for a really quiet cooler from your inside perspective!

 

[Jeff7]

I had considered that, but I'm not sure if the thing should/could be used anymore. The reason it is being stripped for parts is that the power plug split open and was burned. Don't know why or how it got that way, but it didn't work anymore. Other thing is, the thing is several years old, and there are signs of leakage already from some of the pipes.