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Posted by Jeffrey Lebowski on April 25, 2007, 12:28 am
> Geoman wrote:
>
> > Quoting a job with 2-1/8 inch copper tubing. One stick of 20 feet was
quoted
> > @ $ 240.40
> > Need 20 pieces plus fittings and liquid lines, $5860 just in copper for
400
> > feet of copper!
> >
> > Amazing, I quoted the whole job two years ago for $6500 installed, now
that
> > won't even cover the copper and brackets.
> >
> > If you bought any copper lately let me know what you paid before I
wonder
> > out for more quotes.
> >
> > 20 foot refrigeration copper prices
> > 2- 1/8 $ 241.60 (a Tee is $13)
> > 1- 5/8 153.41
> > 1- 3/8 119.76
> > 7/8 61.66
> > 5/8 39.29
> >
> >
> > Ps, Paul, just received your email, will get back with you tomorrow,
I've
> > got to get these quotes out.
> >
> > Later all
> > Rich
> >
> >
> >
> It's probably not so much that copper is getting dearer as that
Speculative investing...but fwiw, the bubble appears to be bursting :
http://futures.tradingcharts.com/chart/CP/M
> the dollar is cheapening.
Why gasoline has gone up..
Sadly, and with the mass exportation of manufacturing capacity this leaves
us precious little in the way of exported goods to trade for to get those
dollars back.
> You can't throw a trillion dollars out in the
> desert to burn in the sun and expect them to maintain their value.
>
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