i am renovating an older condo which has all copper piping - it will be replaced with pvc piping - what is the scrap price for the old copper piping that is being removed
Call your local salvage yard, but you should get at least $2.00 to $2.50 a pound. Check if copper pipe with solder is less than pure copper, in which case you may want to do the work of cutting off the solder joints and separating them.
I've never heard of any entity government, local or federal that recommended replacing OLD metal piping with new copper pipes. To a great extent, the longevity of any pipes, other than plastic, like the new PEX stuff, is quite dependent on the quality or lack thereof, of the water in your particular area. I live in a house built in 1904, and most of it is still using good old galvanized pipe to supply water all over the place. We have plenty of pressure and flow out of both the old and the newer pipes which have been installed in the last 10-15 years. In the 40 years I've been working with plumbing, I've only seen two galvanized pipes that had rusted through to the point where there was actually a hole that leaked water. I have, however, seen a hundred copper pipes, most of them in walls, that have corroded small little pin prick holes in them and then sprayed all over the inside of the wall pocket between studs. That makes a mess of drywall and basement ceilings if they're finished. If you're seriously considering replacement of your pipes, I would very much recommend the new PEX materials. It's flexible enough to be installed very easily in places where pipes previously dared not go. I believe it's also less expensive than copper, by a bunch.
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Scrap copper is one of the most valuable scrap metals you can sell in large quantities to a scrap yard. They have a few different grades of copper you will want to be aware of listed below. Scrap prices are entirely dependent on which yard you are selling to, so you MUST call them for a price quote. A decent price estimate is provided below. ? Copper #1 Tubing is free of soldered joints and paint, and is the most valuable you will get. Expect at or above $3.40 per pound ?Copper #2 Tubing contains leaded/soldered joints, is painted over, or is very corroded. Expect over $3.00 per pound. ?Brass valves are often found on tubing, and are close or above $2 per pound. If you have Copper #2 that is full of leaded joints, there is an easy fix for that! Just cut out the joints! What is left over will be clean copper #1. Everything you cut out can be sold as copper #2. You may come across some different brass valves. These must be removed from your copper before it is sold! The valves are worth brass price, and will fetch a decent price as well, so hold onto them!
