Copper Prices!!!!

[jcb317]

I swear every time i check coppertubingsales.com it gets cheaper and cheaper. Its down to $40.05 ($53 shipped to PA) for 50 feet of 5/8" refrigeration tubing!! I checked a couple days ago and it was $65 shipped. I think its time to upgrade my immersion chiller!

 

[Duckfoot]

Even after shipping, I still got my 3/8" cheaper locally....

Still a darned good price if you aren't close to a decently priced supply shop...

 

[bad coffee]

War is slowing down, no need to use all the copper for bullets. It makes prices cheaper.

B

 

[david_42]

I wouldn't wait too long though, China has started to pull out of their slow-down and it was metal demand there & in India that drove prices up so much last year.

 

[RedIrocZ-28]

Home depot the other day had 50' of 1/4" copper tubing for like $20.xx Ridiculous! My friend hooked me up with about 25' of 3/8" though. Looks like I'll be moving to an immersion chiller sooner than I thought!

 

[Thumper]

I picked up a 50' roll of 3/8" ref. tubing for $38.41 last week @ lowes. That made a nice IC.

 

[jonp9576]

yea, copper prices were crazy last year. everything that is metal should be coming down in price. some things will, others wont.

 

[cytokine]

I just got 50' of 1/2" shipped for $41 from coppertubingsales.com.

Dancing Banana.

 

[Desert_Sky]

time for a convoluted copper IC

 

[McKBrew]

I've got copper on the way too. 50' of 1/2" baby.

 

[jonbrout]

Just ordered 50' of 1/2" as well for 40 bucks shipped! Have been looking at Lowes for 2 weeks and the copper prices there are just retarded...Like...56 for 50' of 3/8 OD. W00t.

 

[portlandbeergeek]

Dancing Banana.

I'm sorry, but I just have to point out how hilarious this is. Anyone else?

 

[cytokine]

I'm sorry, but I just have to point out how hilarious this is. Anyone else?

Thank you. I'm all about the dancing banana.

By the way, coppertubingsales.com ships very quickly. I ordered over the weekend and it was shipped Monday and arrived Tuesday.

 

[vespa2t]

Just ordered 50' of 1/2" as well for 40 bucks shipped! Have been looking at Lowes for 2 weeks and the copper prices there are just retarded...Like...56 for 50' of 3/8 OD. W00t.

The reason Lowes, Ace, Homedepot, etc.. are higher is that they dont move inventory on stuff like this quickly, so they probably put into inventory when copper prices were still high, thus the price is set at those rates. Most people going to Lowes to buy tubing probably wont know any better. A place like coppertubingsales.com does high volume of just tubing, so they can be more closely matched to the market.

 

[Homercidal]

time for a convoluted copper IC

That is a sweet design!

I may want to pick up a few feet again and see about making a CFC chiller for a friend. I've got some garden hose laying around and the price of metal was really the only thing holding me back.

 

[smokysalsa]

where did u find twisted copper at? it looks cool!

 

[kcstrom]

where did u find twisted copper at? it looks cool!

The twisted copper looks cool, but I have think that it would be that much harder to get clean.

kcstrom

 

[Ewalk02]

I just bought 50' of 1/2 copper tubing from these guys. The original price was $30 but with shipping to Denver, CO it ended up being $50. This is still WAY better than Home Depot or Lowes though so I'm happy!

 

[Couevas]

The twisted copper looks cool, but I have think that it would be that much harder to get clean.

kcstrom

It is not about how it looks.....
Without going into too much in thermodynamics, turbulence in the flow dramatically increases heat transfer.

Check out B3. They sell 50 feet of it for $175

 

[vespa2t]

It is not about how it looks.....
Without going into too much in thermodynamics, turbulence in the flow dramatically increases heat transfer.

Not to mention the increased surface area on both the cooling water and the wort side.

There is this wicked awesome tubing that Trane uses in its large (2000ton size) centrifugal chillers as condensor tubes. It has grooves inside, and outside of the tube to maximize the surface area. As far as I know, you cant buy it normally.

 

[hoss]

8 months ago I was scrapping copper for $3.10 per lb. and stainless for $1.00.

A few weeks ago copper was $1.00 and stainless was 10-15 CENTS per lb.