Scrap time

[Riley]

I've just finished refurbing three houses and have acquired three copper cylinders and a shed load of scrap copper. I'm lazy and don't take my stuff to the scrappies very often so am not up to speed with scrap prices can anyone help as a guide so I don't get ripped off.
3 xcylinders
bout 37 kg of copper pipe.
Any guidance appreciated

cheers

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

roughly £35 per cylinder

£3.50p per kg

Very rough figures, depends clean pipe/brasery etc

 

[Linkyplumb]

make sure you take off the lagging and emty any scale out of the cylinders, and taker off any brass fitting, then you will get top whack for them.

Although it does take a bit of time, I like to sort all mine out into clean, brazery and mixed brass to get the top prices.

 

[emergencyman]

So, to get top money should fittings be cut off copper pipe as well? Do taps and old part1 ballvalves all go in the same pile?Cheers

 

[kay-jay]

So, to get top money should fittings be cut off copper pipe as well? Do taps and old part1 ballvalves all go in the same pile?Cheers

Look at the prices at your scrappy, i used to cut all nuts of pipe ends tap connectors etc and separate clean copper from soldered joints til i found out the difference was 10p per kilo...how much do you value your time? At least ten mins per kilo to clean up for ten p.....pffft

 

[Reg Man]

Definitely worth a little time cleaning the copper from brass, scale and lagging. I usually give it a quick run through separating the copper and brass and go down to the scrappy with bags of clean copper and a bag of mixed. Get the best price without spending to much time cleaning it all up.

 

[Kev the gas]

Don't forget to take proof of id and your debit card for payment. :cuss:

 

[tamz]

I use a cheap evolution chop saw for cleaning it. I can clean a cwt bag in no time (wear goggles tho)

 

[tamz]

Btw no id or debit card rubbish up here. Nice crisp 50's :wink:

 

[kay-jay]

Btw no id or debit card rubbish up here. Nice crisp 50's :wink:

Scottish 50's worth a tenner down here.....

300 plus vat for the van...lmao

 

[kay-jay]

I use a cheap evolution chop saw for cleaning it. I can clean a cwt bag in no time (wear goggles tho)

Good stuff that evolution for the price. I got a ripsaw for forty odd squids and its great as is the mitre saw

 

[GQuigley67]

i love scrap, one of the perks of the job! cash in hand and it covers my van, diesel and insurance! BOOOOM

 

[GQuigley67]

don't bother seperating it anymore, not got the time, dont even strip boilers down just get a price per boiler and scrappy takes my rubbish too