Cheap Copper

[mfeighan]

dropped into bunnings today thinking of buying a roll of annealed copper as a pre-chiller for my immersion chiller and was pleasantly surprised at the price of $30 for 18m of 1/2" (12.7mm) pipe so i bought 18m instead of the initially planned 6m

this is a heck of a lot cheaper than when i bought the copper for my immersion coil last year in march i seem to remember paying roughly $100 then

no affiliation etc, not sure if it is in all bunnings but it was the one in balcatta that i got it from

 

[Henno]

Thanks Mikey,

I'll drop into the Bundy bunnings and see if they have the same price there. I need to make an immersion chiller so I can return the one I have borrowed off QldKev. Is 18m enough for an immersion chiller do u think? I am doing 46L batches in a cut and shut keggle. I suppose I could join two lengths and have a 36m immersion chiller.

 

[Georgedgerton]

Mate, not sure what the current price is, but $30 for 18 metres - sounds very cheap to me. Think I would be heading back and grabbing a little extra, you could probably flog it off for a profit. For me though the air fair to WA would make it a tad expensive.

 

[gava]

i JUST brought 18m of 12.7mm for $109 OUCH! wish it was only $30

 

[brettprevans]

Last time I checked Bunnings for copper it wax $90 for like 12m so u got anabsolute bargin. I think they mismarked it

 

[mfeighan]

hehe i reckon it was marked clearance with a special sticker on all their rolls of 1/2" copper

 

[Margwar]

Yeah I got 9m for $18 last weekend and made a small immersion chiller for my extract brews...

Dietz

 

[woodmac66]

Cheers , Will be headed to Bunnings tomorrow for copper for an Immmersion Chiller and a Herms,.
.

 

[bradsbrew]

hehe i reckon it was marked clearance with a special sticker on all their rolls of 1/2" copper

How did you get a 10% discount? Best Ive ever done is a 4% trade discount.

Brad

 

[mfeighan]

friends staff discount card

 

[user 14216]

Well my local bunnings was selling the same pipe for $180 and wouldn't beleive that another bunnings was selling it for $30. Ah well, one day.

 

[Henno]

My local bunnings has that roll at $109 like somebody else mentioned.

 

[brando]

dropped into bunnings today thinking of buying a roll of annealed copper as a pre-chiller for my immersion chiller and was pleasantly surprised at the price of $30 for 18m of 1/2" (12.7mm) pipe so i bought 18m instead of the initially planned 6m

this is a heck of a lot cheaper than when i bought the copper for my immersion coil last year in march i seem to remember paying roughly $100 then

no affiliation etc, not sure if it is in all bunnings but it was the one in balcatta that i got it from

I strongly suspect that it is a pricing mistake. If I were you I would look into it further. Perhaps you could buy the whole lot they have and sell at a big profit.

 

[BEC26]

I strongly suspect that it is a pricing mistake. If I were you I would look into it further. Perhaps you could buy the whole lot they have and sell at a big profit.

Or . . . . .. pass it onto AHB members at cost +postage :icon_cheers:

Puts name down for 1 :beer:

 

[paulwolf350]

$109 here too, Henno, you are not on your own :huh:


Paul

 

[mfeighan]

Or . . . . .. pass it onto AHB members at cost +postage :icon_cheers:

Puts name down for 1 :beer:

it would probably negate the savings with the postage, quite large and heavy. i can check if you like

 

[Henno]

$109 here too, Henno, you are not on your own :huh:


Paul

Shut up, you just bought an entire brewery for $600, I'm not talking to you anymore! :angry:

 

[Henno]

And didn't that come with an immersion chiller anyway Paul? I'll give 20 bux for it.

 

[Henno]

it would probably negate the savings with the postage, quite large and heavy. i can check if you like

I'd buy the lot up and sit on it myself for a rainy day or offer it at a small profit to ya local sand groper mates.

I'd have a prechiller in my toilet a spare herms bucket for brew days a magic bucket for parties it would copper madness at my place!!!!

 

[Redneck Brewer]

Yep, went down to my local Bunnings, (Rockingham WA). All the copper tubing is on clearance special, no 18 metre left stacks of 6 metre tho for $15. Going to try another store for the 18 metre, if not! out comes the oxy set!!

p.s: I still think bunnings is a rip of for gas!!!