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How do I dispose of my old plasma tv
My old plasma tv has died and I wondering if there is anywhere I can take it to dispose of it.
I suppose I can take it to the local municipal tip place but is there anywhere specialist that will take it? I sense this may be a dumb question but what the hell.
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Sell it on ebay or a gumtree ad ?
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My old plasma tv has died and I wondering if there is anywhere I can take it to dispose of it.
I suppose I can take it to the local municipal tip place but is there anywhere specialist that will take it? I sense this may be a dumb question but what the hell. ![]() Quote:
Sell it on ebay or a gumtree ad ?
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And who would buy a dead tv?
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My old plasma tv has died and I wondering if there is anywhere I can take it to dispose of it.
I suppose I can take it to the local municipal tip place but is there anywhere specialist that will take it? |
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In what way is it actually broken? One option might be repair it rather than scrap it.
Your local tip will collect them and take them for recycling, they don't just get burried in landfill any more. But sell it on ebay. Plenty of people (me) buy faulty tv's and repair them. Even if not repairable, I can always get my money back (and often still make a profit) selling the working boards from them and scrapping the rest. If you actually want to get something for it, tell us what's wrong and we might be able to advise which parts are likely to be faulty. You could then sell the good parts and take the rest to the tip. |
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Your local tip will collect them and take them for recycling, they don't just get burried in landfill any more.
As a retailer we pay towards the recycling facility, yet we aren't allowed to take stuff there for recycling, the customer has to do it themselves
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They don't collect them for free though do they?.
As a retailer we pay towards the recycling facility, yet we aren't allowed to take stuff there for recycling, the customer has to do it themselves ![]() For a private individual disposing of 1 scrap television, this service is free (well paid for by your council tax) For a dealer with a lot of scrap, have a look at these http://www.weeeco.co.uk/ I've never tried them, but another forum tells me they will collect scrap tv's and circuit boards for free and take them to be recycled. |
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They don't collect them for free though do they?.
As a retailer we pay towards the recycling facility, yet we aren't allowed to take stuff there for recycling, the customer has to do it themselves ![]() If you get any work done at home you now have to check whether they will take the rubbish away whereas it used to be assumed. Without a car that then means you have to pay someone else to take it away including the dump fee which you wouldn't have to pay if you took it there yourself. |
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Even leaving it out for the dustmen doesn't always work.
We left the plastic shell of an old hoover (already gutted out the electrics) for them but they didnt take it. They did however take the cardboard box the bits were left in. |
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For a private individual disposing of 1 scrap television, this service is free (well paid for by your council tax)
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My old plasma tv has died and I wondering if there is anywhere I can take it to dispose of it.
I suppose I can take it to the local municipal tip place but is there anywhere specialist that will take it? I sense this may be a dumb question but what the hell. ![]() |
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If you still have the box it came in put it in, tape it up and leave it outside your house. It'll soon vanish.
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Whats the problem with the television? A lot of people would be interested in it with the view to attempt to fix it. I know some who has 42" Panasonic plasma that someone through out via gumtree. Just needed a fuse and he now has a lovely TV for the price of a spare fuse lying around his house.
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And who would buy a dead tv?
Only a couple of years ago, I sold a faulty CRT widescreen set on Ebay for £11.50. Quote:
surely this would be the first thing most people would think to check?!
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It's 9 years old and has been buzzing and wheezing for about 10 days when I turn it on until it eventually powers off again. Occasionally it offers a tiny corrupted image before turning off. Up until Tuesday it had been taking increasing numbers of power off/on cycles before eventually it came to life. On Tuesday I had about a dozen goes before I gave in. I think it is stuffed. I doubt it's a fuse in the plug.
I am aware that my local tip has a corner for old tvs but I drive a Smart car. I reckon a 42" plasma will tip a Smart over!!! It's huge and probably 50% heavier than the current equivalent. Selling it on ebay is an interesting idea. I suppose an enthusiast might fancy the challenge of repairing it, although it isn't really worth much any more even if it was working. Not such a daft question then. |
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My money is on power supply capacitors as being the fault.
Give it a try on ebay. "buyer collects" |
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My money is on power supply capacitors as being the fault.
Give it a try on ebay. "buyer collects" I doubt the cost of a repair could be recovered on an ebay sale so I may as well sell it as is. |
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Whats the problem with the television? A lot of people would be interested in it with the view to attempt to fix it. I know some who has 42" Panasonic plasma that someone through out via gumtree. Just needed a fuse and he now has a lovely TV for the price of a spare fuse lying around his house.
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Whats the problem with the television? A lot of people would be interested in it with the view to attempt to fix it. I know some who has 42" Panasonic plasma that someone through out via gumtree. Just needed a fuse and he now has a lovely TV for the price of a spare fuse lying around his house.
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He was lucky
![]() There's usually a damn good reason why they go. |
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My money is on power supply capacitors as being the fault.
Give it a try on ebay. "buyer collects" |
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You know what, I just had a google and found a thread talking about the red light / power symptom
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But it does make you wonder why the fuse blew in the first place.
There's usually a damn good reason why they go. because some of the caps were bulging, and (not sure about this bit) were obviously drawing more current because they were bulging |
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My LG pc monitor would cycle on and off making a hissing noise on each change.
I had it repaired by LG as part of the 3 year warranty, and that was duff capacitors too. It does seem likely to be the cause. Quite cheap to fix too. |
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