Cheeky Scrappies!

[Stanios]

Taken out an old 2300 by 300 rad early morning left outside by the road valves on and all stood there upright all day as I worked away. Near finish time I popped outside to have a look and it was gone! Hurrah I though. Full of cheer I finished off the job packed up and went to the van. There I see the old rad laying down now, with no valves now. Sludge everywhere.

The cheek!

What do you guys do with old rads?

 

[Rickster123]

That made me chuckle, even the scrappies don't want the metal now because it's all but worthless! Normally one will take them before the day is done tho.

 

[Millsy 82]

I used to have a bloke who would come and collect them. Now he wants me to pay him so I just drive them to the scrappie myself.

 

[mikeyc]

Yeah used to have 6 scraps in my phone, most have given up now and the ones that have not dont want the iron. luckily i have a scrap metal dealer on my way home from the city centre so i now just drop it off to them - for free just to get rid of it.

 

[Jay The Plumber]

store them in garage until its worth his time to visit..

 

[plumben]

Depends how full the lock up is, sometimes we store all the scrap till there's a van full sometimes we just give it away, once had 8 boilers 28 rads and a load of copper/brass, the van was on the floor, still didn't that much

 

[mountainman]

Apparently iron is £12 a tonne. Pumps and fans slightly more.

 

[Stanios]

Scrap worthless whilst shiny new tubes are as expensive as ever. Something is wrong here..

 

[Millsy 82]

Apparently iron is £12 a tonne. Pumps and fans slightly more.

£12? Haha no wonder he doesn't want it any more lol.

 

[Millsy 82]

Scrap worthless whilst shiny new tubes are as expensive as ever. Something is wrong here..

Speaking to my merchants and he was saying the price of copper would be falling by 1% soon, I said it's funny how scrap copper is worth sweet FA I've got a cylinder and a load of scrap to take in but can't be bothered with it at the moment and he said wait for a month or 2.

So hopefully the price will go back up but as I said I can't see that happening anytime soon unless China start buying like mad again.

 

[Best]

I usually drop off for free any steel (rads, boilers etc) to a very decent scrap man I know. Not worth it for him to collect it at moment.
Copper and brass I keep until it gets decent money, but not looking good yet

 

[AMW]

Took 760kgs of of rads to scrappy last Friday.................£22

 

[lame plumber]

I have an old oily boiler outside my garage worth £2.20

 

[JCplumb]

Took a big mixing bucket of brass to the scrappies today and a few bags of copper and braisery, was expecting about £150, got £70...
Either the price has gone to poop or I'm getting so weak that I think it weighs more than it does

 

[Stanios]

Took a big mixing bucket of brass to the scrappies today and a few bags of copper and braisery, was expecting about £150, got £70...
Either the price has gone to poop or I'm getting so weak that I think it weighs more than it does

I think its more hassle than its worth these days. I just give my copper to my new guy he takes the rads then and any odd rubbish

 

[WaterTight]

I had someone steal an old S trap pan outside a job I was doing. I was delighted but no earthly idea why they'd want it.

 

[thereisawizza]

I had someone steal an old S trap pan outside a job I was doing. I was delighted but no earthly idea why they'd want it.

Some muppet will probably have it full of flowers by now....

 

[rpm]

Some muppet will probably have it full of flowers by now....

Lovely!

 

[mountainman]

Peonies perhaps!

 

[paulusgg]

I had half dozen rads outside on the pavement with a sign saying "free to a good home"; no takers!

Put them out the following day with a sign saying "Offers over £5"

They were gone by lunchtime!!

 

[PhoenixServices]

Hope you got your £5