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| Thread ID: 146437 | 2018-08-04 14:02:00 | Leaking Hot Water Cylinder | hueybot3000 (3646) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1452279 | 2018-08-06 01:52:00 | Unit plus install was $3k for the gas and plumbing side of things. Another $250 for sparky which seems a little steep as I have power on the other side of the wall from where the unit would be fit. Plus 2 bottles at $100 a pop. From what I've read cylinders usually last 15-25 years so I can't complain about getting 52 years out of mine. |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 1452280 | 2018-08-06 02:05:00 | $60 to $80 for the old one.:) Wrong. The price of copper changes a lot. Currently it isn't much at all. More like $30, and only if you strip the inner tank out of the casing. If as is they will give you less. Husband used to do this...last one he did was a couple of weeks ago. As for a cylinder install, like for like, no carpentry adjustments needed he charged $1500 for the last one, all up. That was a 135l low pressure. As for corrosion, we had soft (acidic) water down South. You can tell this because you get that blue/green in your sink etc from it leaching off the copper pipes (if you have any left). we put in a stainless steel cylinder there for that reason. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1452281 | 2018-08-06 02:09:00 | Cut you old copper in half and plant garden mint in it - terrific :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1452282 | 2018-08-06 02:12:00 | Pays to ring round the scrap guys, some give you better prices than others. Especially in the big cities. www.scrapmetalpricer.com Current rough guide: |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1452283 | 2018-08-06 04:49:00 | Cut you old copper in half and plant garden mint in it - terrific :) I'm to lazy to garden but maybe moonshine? Pays to ring round the scrap guys, some give you better prices than others. Especially in the big cities. www.scrapmetalpricer.com Current rough guide: I'm really not that worried about the scrap value of it. It's not going to make the process of removal any more enjoyable. On a side note that website was giving me some horrible scrolling issues on Chrome |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 1452284 | 2018-08-08 00:12:00 | From what I've read cylinders usually last 15-25 years so I can't complain about getting 52 years out of mine. That's because the old ones were built properly. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1452285 | 2018-08-08 11:56:00 | That's because the old ones were built properly . . . . built properly, and they didn't have such a high percentage of Daylight Savings while being run in . (I seriously doubt you'll get 52 years out of the new one, even if it's an identical twin, new-old-stock . ) ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
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