Copper price comparisons

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Copper price comparisons

Postby crow » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:16 am

I'm posting this after discussing prices the other day on the forum hope to see everyone's buying price
These prices are per mtr from Reece's in Ballarat
25mm or 1" = $ 26 per mtr
50mm or 2" = $54
80mm or 3" = $96
100mm - 4" = $120
150mm - 6" = $255
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby maheel » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:17 am

per meter ?
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby crow » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:23 am

maheel wrote:per meter ?

:handgestures-thumbupleft: yep
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby crow » Tue May 01, 2012 11:51 am

Pumb Tech
Not trade prices so my plumber would get them cheaper
80mm = $68
100mm = $92
150mm = $153 (won't cut so $920 per 6mtrs
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby audistiller » Wed May 02, 2012 2:09 am

I found a place called Carrington Plumbing in Riverside NSW when I was looking around at bits and pieces. I don't know about their prices but there are part numbers in the catalogue. They maybe expensive, but I thought I would post this up for you lot so someone can give them a call. Some really nice shiny copper bits in there, if the prices are good, this could be a winner.

Here is the list of products in the catalogue:

Pressure Bends (1d & 1½ d radii)
Pressure Tee’s (Equal & Reducing)
Concentric Reducers & Pressure Connectors
Eccentric Reducers, End Caps & Brazing Bushes
Non Pressure Bends (plain & with inspection opening)
Pan Collars & Tundishes
Junction Bends, Junction Adaptors & Expansion Joints
Cap & Liners, Junctions, Floor Wastes, Grab Rail & Custom Manufactured Fittings
Copper Tube Table

Website - http://www.carringtonbends.com/

Direct link to PDF catalogue download - http://www.carringtonbends.com/PDF/Carr ... gRange.pdf 7.3mb


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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby Goldie » Sun May 20, 2012 12:56 pm

I was in Tradelink during the week and got this price from them;
No trade account, over the counter, per meter;

50mm - $57
80mm - $112
100mm - $140
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby MacStill » Sun May 20, 2012 2:21 pm

Goldie wrote:I was in Tradelink during the week and got this price from them;
No trade account, over the counter, per meter;

50mm - $57
80mm - $112
100mm - $140


Punch em in the head & tell em to fuck off :laughing-rolling:

They're a lot cheaper for me :D
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby crow » Sun May 20, 2012 3:25 pm

Fucking hell :o , Trade link took my number and were suppose to ring back with the prices but didn't :roll:
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby MacStill » Mon May 21, 2012 8:36 pm

Was quoted today $380 for a 6m length of 3" from Parkwood in Canning Vale
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby Goldie » Mon May 21, 2012 9:37 pm

McStill wrote:
Goldie wrote:I was in Tradelink during the week and got this price from them;
No trade account, over the counter, per meter;

50mm - $57
80mm - $112
100mm - $140


Punch em in the head & tell em to fuck off :laughing-rolling:

They're a lot cheaper for me :D


I was surprised too, not as much as he was when asked so you want a meter of each and I responded with nope. Went in to order those flange nuts you showed me to use for the element in the keg and thought I would ask while I was there...
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby law-of-ohms » Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:52 pm

Must buy 6 meters

50mm - $26p/m
25mm - $12.93p/m
20mm - $7.44p/m

50mm Elbow 90 - $6.10
50mm Elbow 45 - $3.45
Reducer 50 -> 25 - $2.30

Reducer "T" for lieburg, 25mm in, 20mm out, 20mm T, $2.30
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby crow » Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:49 pm

Hi ohms some of those prices look pretty good , where did you get them ?
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby NotBenStiller » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:21 pm

Samios Plumbing supplies
80mm straight connectors - 3 of them were $36.50
(only had $35 on me - so he did them for $11 each - noice)

Parkwood hardware
80mm cap - $6.00 or there abouts

So far in my experience Plumbtec members do things at normal prices - no stupid markups for counter sales
http://www.plumbtec.com.au/default.htm
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby law-of-ohms » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:37 pm

Thats good prices.

I've got $8.00 for a 3" cap

and

$12.00 for a 3" / 80mm joiner...


UP YOURS REECE!!!

fing pirates!
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby Aussiedownunder01 » Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:36 pm

1 1/2 copper coupling reece $16.00 bentons [plumbteck] $4.00
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby 3draws » Sun Oct 21, 2012 2:43 pm

croweater wrote:Hi ohms some of those prices look pretty good , where did you get them ?


+1, where did you get the price's from?
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby vooharmy » Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:19 pm

I did some research today.
3" $66.00 p/m
3"to1.5" reducers $11
1.5"to 1" reducers $4

These prices any good? All brand new copper.

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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby vooharmy » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:14 pm

Oh an 3" tee $33.00

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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby NotBenStiller » Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:25 pm

vooharmy wrote:I did some research today.
3" $66.00 p/m
3"to1.5" reducers $11
1.5"to 1" reducers $4

These prices any good? All brand new copper.

I got 3" for a similar price so seems as good as you'll get without a trade account :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Copper price comparisons

Postby blond.chap » Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:08 am

I just did some calling around on copper pricing in Adelaide, I'll keep names to myself for now (don't want to piss off people I'll be buying from), PM me if you want the store names. Told each one I didn't have an account.

Supplier 1:
2" - $88 /m
3" - $335 /m
4" - $463 /m (WTF, no bubbler for me)

Supplier 2:
2" - $97 /m - $195.80 /6m
3" - $311 /m - $429 /6m
4" - $430 /m - $478 / 6m (Maybe I should build a 6m high bubbler)

Supplier 3:
2" - $47 /m - $187 /6m
3" - $102 /m - $409 / 6m
4" - $131 /m - $525 /6m

Called Supplier 2 again mentioning Supplier 3's costs, new quote:
2" - $47 /m
3" - $102 /m
4" - $131 /m

Lessons learnt:
- Lots of places don't like selling less than 6m, because then they're left with a <6m piece that's hard to sell
- Retail copper prices are stupid, quote from one of the guys: "We never charge retail prices for copper"
- Call around before paying for copper
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