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The new way to make rabbit cages out of your AC unit

By Loren Green

Home Inspector with Greens Home Design L.L.C. AZBTR #49380

November 18, 2010 11:03 AM

I was inspecting a Phoenix home today. When i came around the corner I saw what on first glance appeared to be some large rabbit cages. When I got closer I got sick to my stomach. Someone had stolen just the coils from both of these units and left everything else. The copper in the coils is unmarked and hard to tell where it came from once it is taken out and folded. The price of copper is soo high that it pays more to steel it than it does to install it.

Air conditioning units

They even pulled the disconnects out and left them inside the units where the coils where.

Air conditioner

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Jim Patton

Aspire Home Real Estate 209-404-0816 - Modesto, CA

Realtor - Stanislaus ,Merced, San Joaquin Counties

Loren - Unfortunately I have seen this too. A few years ago when there was a lot of building going on around here it was not unusual for houses under construction to have all the copper stripped out of them.

Nov 18, 2010 11:24 AM

Loren Green

Greens Home Design L.L.C. - Buckeye, AZ

Phoenix Home Inspector & Designer

Jim - thanks for commenting. It is amazing how bold some thieves are.

Nov 19, 2010 12:16 AM

Erby Crofutt

B4 U Close Home Inspections&Radon Testing (www.b4uclose.com) - Lexington, KY

The Central Kentucky Home Inspector, Lexington KY

Quite a unique use of HVAC cabinets. Rabbit cages huh. Can I use your photo on my Cockamamie Home Inspection Photos page?

Dec 30, 2010 06:10 AM

Erby, yes you can.

Dec 30, 2010 12:22 PM

Thanks. I appreciate it.

Rabbit Cages or Copper Thieves?

Dec 31, 2010 10:14 AM

The new way to make rabbit cages out of your AC unit

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