I got a price on pipe

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I got a price on pipe

Postby stilltryin » Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:51 am

Hey everyone :smile:

I don`t know if I`m posting this in the right place or not, but if not please shift it.

I went to my local tradelink today to see if they had copper pipe, they do have it, in 2"...3"...and 4"....but only in 6 metre lenghts :-|

The prices were about $200 for the 2"....about $430 for the 3" and about $700 for the 4"

Does this sound about ballpark pricing for new tube?....I honestly have no idea at all as Iv`e never used it before. Trying to get it second hand here from the scrap yards is a waste of phone calls...I tried :sad:
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Re: I got a price on pipe

Postby googe » Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:02 am

That's a coincidence, I was just ringing about 4' a minute ago, best I could find was $550 for 6m of 4' and $ 100 for a metre. That's in Melbourne though. Tradelink are evil money grabbers, never had a decent price on anything from them.
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Re: I got a price on pipe

Postby Sam. » Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:10 am

stilltryin wrote:Hey everyone :smile:

I don`t know if I`m posting this in the right place or not, but if not please shift it.

I went to my local tradelink today to see if they had copper pipe, they do have it, in 2"...3"...and 4"....but only in 6 metre lenghts :-|

The prices were about $200 for the 2"....about $430 for the 3" and about $700 for the 4"

Does this sound about ballpark pricing for new tube?....I honestly have no idea at all as Iv`e never used it before. Trying to get it second hand here from the scrap yards is a waste of phone calls...I tried :sad:


It pays to shop around if you are buying new pipe, the variations can be massive even between different store locations of the same company :scared-eek:

If you can find a plumber etc that has a trade account and get it through them, it will work out cheaper :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: I got a price on pipe

Postby stilltryin » Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:13 am

:think: Thanks Googe.

I might have to try other places.

It sucks here though, you either can`t source stuff locally, or if you can, they charge like a wounded bull and use the old "freight across bass strait" excuse

One of the problems when I phone about it is everyone...so far... wants to know what I want it for :oops: I have to think fast before I answer :)) ..My stock answer now is "for heating under a concrete slab" ;-)

Thanks Sam and Liv....I`m going to have to do some more hunting....I don`t want or need 6 metres of it and I sure don`t want to pay those prices :sad:
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Re: I got a price on pipe

Postby blond.chap » Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:14 am

I had a look around Adelaide and the best prices I could find without a trade account were:

2": $47 /m - $187 /6m
3": $102 /m - $409 /6m
4": $131 /m - $478 /6m

I played around a bit and told one a quote from another, he immediately said he'd price match, worth a shot.
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Re: I got a price on pipe

Postby stilltryin » Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:16 am

blond.chap wrote:I had a look around Adelaide and the best prices I could find without a trade account were:

2": $47 /m - $187 /6m
3": $102 /m - $409 /6m
4": $131 /m - $478 /6m

I played around a bit and told one a quote from another, he immediately said he'd price match, worth a shot.



:think: Hmmm...I never thought of that, you might be on to something there :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: I got a price on pipe

Postby stilltryin » Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:54 am

Hey everyone :greetings-waveyellow:

I got a price from Plumbtec here.

Price for 2" was $295

3" was $719

4" was $899....and they will only sell at 6 metre lenghts :scared-eek: :scared-eek:

Of course my reply was a polite "stuff that" :text-lol: ..And on top of that they said they could`nt get it in the shop until after the new year :roll:
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Re: I got a price on pipe

Postby blond.chap » Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:24 am

Just got to brag for a second here, got the following quote today:

2": $35 per meter
3": $85 per meter
4": $110 per meter

Totally feels like bartering in an Asian country: Walk in and ask what the price is and they charge you 5 times the worth, walk in and tell them what the price is and you get that.
Man, who knew procurement could be such a rush :happy-partydance:
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