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[GQuigley67]

took some crap down the scrappies today, I had a small cylinder and a copper back boiler, the back boiler felt like double the weight of the cylinder but they both came up at 7kg ?

 

[Barry98]

seen you coming 🙂

 

[Best]

What size was the cylinder? A grade 3 indirect 30x18" I had a few weeks ago was exactly 10kilo which would have been about £43. I sometimes weigh a few things & get an idea of total weight.
Maybe the back boiler felt heavier than the cylinder because it was smaller?

 

[jtsplumbing]

Was that 7K each or total??

 

[SafeGasInstall]

just come back from scrappy £4 /kilo mixed copper and brass 🙂 happy days

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

you need to be wary of the scrapman some are a bit dodgy the thieving :censored:

 

[SafeGasInstall]

local is good , been going there for years ! i always keep an aye on the scale 🙂

 

[PlumbBobBob]

one where i go sometimes has scales that only weigh in 500g increments thieving so and so's. next time i'm weighing it first grrr.

 

[PlumbersMate]

I got £4.40 per kilo for my copper this week, but think it was because of the qpr flag in my van as the scrappy was also qpr fan

 

[PlumbBobBob]

it's not what you know it's who you know lol

 

[wiggers]

Im getting £4.30 for clean copper and £2.80 for brass but beware most of the scrappys are pure conmen!!

 

[GQuigley67]

7kg each, i go to these guys all the time they are decent enough, i got just under £4 for a kilo of "clean" copper, although it did have soldered fittings in amongst it

 

[southcoastboile]

I once took some copper alloy rads from several air con units. Took the exact same amount back a few hours later and got different prices and weights for them. That was on electronic scales, defo dodgey alot of the scrap yards

 

[justlead1]

As times are tight, some may have converted to days of old. Where manual scales could be doctored with a small magnet. By palming the magnet and placing it on the counter balance arm, as required. Had the ability to lower the reading of the scales and increase profit.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

thieving scumbags lol. welcome back by the way are you completely recovered now?